They uncritically chronicled the McGwire and Bonds home run record chase, never questioning how much bigger these guys were. You never hard a sportswriter say, "Zit faced Sosa MAY BE juiced, with acne as a side effect?"
Just why is that?
2007-12-16 05:19:47 · 4 answers · asked by Stewie Griffin 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
All sportswriters had to do was use photographs of Mantle, Aaron, Banks, Robinson, Mathews and Maris from the '50's and transpose them against McGwire and Sosa without worrying about libel or losing their clubhouse access Not even that was done. Killebrew was regarded as a really big guy in the '60's, he'd be regarded as small now.
2007-12-16 06:01:08 · update #1
That's their job.
Handed out MVPs to Canseco, Vaughn, Caminiti, Sosa, Giambi, and multiples to Bonds, as well... all without asking questions. But self-criticize their own fraternity's complicity? Not in this universe.
They all know what a Pulitzer is. They've all heard the names of Woodward and Berstein. They did nothing, and this is one party not named in the Mitchell report.
2007-12-16 05:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Yak, 'roids were illegal LONG before 2005. They just weren't against MLB rules......
As for Sosa, why do you suppose he spent so much time in the Dominican in his off time? Less scrutiny, obviously.
Sportswriters as a group aren't the brightest bulbs either, but they DO have to be careful about what they write. They can't make unsupported accusations without opening themselves up to lawsuits. They CAN report what others have said, but until BALCO and Canseco, there wasn't much to report.
That said, it was obvious to anyone with a pair of eyes and half a brain that 1998 was not an all-natural season.
2007-12-16 13:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by silverbullet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Major League Baseball DID NOT have a steroid or HGH policy intact until the 2005 season. For the League to try to punish or expose players who took steroids or HGH before the 2005 season is insane. The fact of the matter is that it WAS NOT ILLEGAL AT THE TIME. If the League cared soooo much about the players they would have had a steroid policy intact a long time ago.
2007-12-16 13:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Yak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They wrote what people wanted to read. For baseball fans ignorance is bliss. JUICERS
2007-12-16 13:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by bootcuted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋