A-Roid (YEAH I CAME UP WITH THAT MYSELF)

I am so amped that A-Rod took steroids, and not just because I hate him and can't wait to hear all the bad press he gets. Mainly, however, this story pleases me because now people won't be cheering for A-Rod to break Bonds' (aka the most electrifying performer in baseball entertainment history) all-time home run mark. Continuing in this line of thinking, I think this whole development forces everyone to realize how insanely systemic the issue of steroids was.

Furthermore, I think it is stupid if players don't make it into the Hall because of steroids. Fuck that, that's bullshit, what that smell like? My argument is that it is fully legal to get laser eye surgery or take "legal" muscle supplements, and any player that does these things to get an advantage might do better but won't be considered a cheater. The only difference is there is this stigma around steroids (obviously because they are pretty dangerous, although I imagine some of the legal muscle supplements aren't the most safe things you can put in your body), and I think the amount of difference they actually do is exaggerated because of this. A shit player can't become the next Bonds just by taking steroids. My point is that the idea of "natural" versus "unnatural" improvement is largely an artificial one in today's game (because of the above mentioned "legal" enhancements available to athletes), and furthermore the idea of a level playing field for players is silly, because obviously some players are "naturally" better than others. It makes no sense to ban a player from the Hall, even if he improved his game through an illegal method. If caught, the player should be penalized with suspensions and fines, but he shouldn't get this insane lifetime judgment. Should we then remove anyone from the Hall who ever used a spitball or used sandpaper to scuff the ball or did any number of illegal things to get ahead in baseball? No, that's insane, you would probably have to remove half the pitchers that pitched before 1950. Suck a nut baseball, FREE BARRY!