Who gets the most blame?

Question

For the steroid fiasco that has overshadowed the great game of baseball this past decade? Who deserves the biggest slice of blame pie? The players and trainers for doing it as long as they could get away with it? Major League Baseball for being asleep (or awake and blind) at the controls until the poo hit the fan? The fans and media for perpetuating the controversy?

What do you say?

Answer 1

I think the owners should get a lot of blame for turning their backs on the issue and filling their pockets with money, which in turn leads to Selig because he was the owner of the Brewers so he had to have known about it. I don't blame the trainers as much as I blame the player's association and union because they are the most powerful union in sports and could have taken preventative measures to stop all of this but didn't. I think MLB has taken such a reactionary response that it's too late to do anything about the people who have already used. They're trying to fix a past that has been tainted and not concentrating on the future stopping of drug use. As a result, the technology in labs like BALCO are always going to be one step ahead of testing because they're going to be working the next undetectable drug like the cream and the clear. Everything has snowballed and MLB has been slow in their approach to this epidemic. The only solution, which the player's union would never go for, is to do blood testing. The media covered it up also back the in the steroid heydays of the early to mid 90's. Now they're reporting it like it's such a shock. The wool was pulled over the eyes of the fans and now we're skeptical of any performance by a baseball player that is considered all star worthy because we don't know if it's been artificially enhanced or not.

Answer 2

All of the above. The MLB wasnt blind they just didnt care. it was all about money and bringing people to the park, and they were doing that. Now congress got involved so they have to pretend that its some horrible thing they didnt know about. RIIIIIIGHT!!! The players new better but if you know youre not going to be caught and it gives you an advantage wouldnt u do it. and really its wasnt even an advantage since so many did it i think it just put most of em on a level playing field. Finally the media, they blow it WAY WAY WAY out of proportion. making it sound like these players are serial killers who should be in jail for life. saying that baseball used to be pure, again yeah right. there have been amphetamines and other advantages used for decades. pine tar, corked bats. and then there was that little thing like a team throwing the WS almost a century ago. its never been "pure" its about money and winning, but mostly money. just like any other business.

Answer 3

listen, just my opinion if any baseball team would have allowed Canseco to play and get his 500th homerun, none of this crap would have made print! Canseco had a major problem being so close and knowing anyone who had 500 homers was a automatic lock into the HOF , so what did he do to retaliate!so blame the owners, the g.m.s........ and dont ever forget how much speed was used in the 50s 60 s 70s 80s! plus the pitchers using nail files to change the ball, the spit ball, its all part of the game,,,whos got the EDGE! is it right? not really but all sports has drug probs , what will we do have asteriks on all records???

Answer 4

MLB DESERVES the blame. First the strike that KILLED fan interest THEN MLB wanted something to bring BACK fans. So they used HRs. They KNEW what was going on and didn't care. It was putting fans in the stands. Now that they are THERE they don't care if the poo hits the fans because the fans aren't leaving. Mostly saying Selig is at fault. Remember McGwire was CAUGHT with over the counter ROIDS in his locker. Roids that were against NFL and IOC standards. Roids that were OK by MLB standards because MLB didn't CARE about Roids.

Answer 5

It's our fault [the fans] plain and simple.

The long ball brought fans back to the stadiums. McGwire, Sosa...we loved those guys in '98 and now we talk about them like they're second rate human trash.

Before that, we had Canseco and McGwire in Oakland [thats what made me a baseball fan] and dont tell me that you weren't doing the Forearm Smash with your friends when you did something good, everyone was.

In essence, MLB and everyone involved was just giving us more of what we wanted. We wanted the long ball, and they obliged. We were mystified then, but now everyone is hurt like we're watching a magician and he's showing us how he does his tricks. Then all of a sudden, you dont believe in magic anymore.

ESPN has a big article on their website today talking about cheating and whether or not fans still trust sports.

I still trust sports, because I know that for the most part, they just want to play the game and play it "right"...but I'm still cheering for the long ball.

Answer 6

Used car salesmen have some job demands that most people never encounter. They are legally obliged not to lie to potential customers; to help in this cause (from their side), they prefer NOT to know more about any given car than they absolutely need to know in order to make the sale. It's not possible to lie about something one does not know about. "Was this car wrecked?" "Not to my knowledge." That's not a lie; it is defensible ignorance. It skirts the core issue, but is a fair legal standing.

Bud Selig was a used car salesman, and the lessons he learned there continue to serve his business imperatives. If he doesn't want to know something, if he is better off not knowing something, he makes sure he doesn't know it. And that way, he doesn't have to lie (not that he hasn't done so, many times).

We're a long way from the coda to the steroid era being written, and it doesn't make any real difference. It happened. Nothing that occurred on the field will be changed; only our perspectives of it.

Answer 7

The biggest blame is Bud Selig.

Who deserves the biggest slice of the blame pie? Bud Selig.

No matter how many crazy plans Bud Selig comes up with to stop sterioids sterioids are always going to be around and players are never going to stop using them!

Answer 8

I dont think of William Gallas feels sorry for William Gallas so why ought to we? He speaks, and little doubt expects to get reactions. I have no probs approximately what he needs to assert. think thats his way of somewhat influencing a set that he can now no longer actually impact. Fabregas or Toure for Captain while Gallas leaves (in the event that they are nonetheless there themselves). COME ON YOU GUNNERS!!!!

Answer 9

i think everyone should be blame: the players for using steroids, the trainers for giving it to then, and the MLB for not doing anything about it

Answer 10

Bud Selig and MLBPA.

Children only get out of hand when there are no set rules and consequences.