Getting What They Deserve

After spending more than 35 years covering sports, I can honestly say I am fed up.  Fed up with the entitled babies who are making millions and cheat if they have to, to get those millions.

Now Major League Baseball for years turned their heads about drug and steroid abuse in the game, so now when some of its’ superstars are being exposed, Bud Selig, the used car salesman, who runs the league, should not only speak out against the use of performance enhancing drugs, but be a man and step forward and admit the leagues part in this problem.

Testing has brought about suspensions.  Proving time and again many of our “superstars” are not the brightest bulbs on the tree.

The latest is a former Red Sox, Bluejay, Yankee, and Astro , Roger Clemens.  Roger the Rocket has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly lying to Congress about his use of steroids.

He still denies it and says he will fight the charges.  He joins Barry Bonds who will go on trial for lying to a grand jury about his steroid use.

When will athletes start being concerned about what they are doing to their bodies?  Players have died, had heart transplants and gone crazy because of performance enhancing drugs.  We the sports fans have tolerated this abuse by going to games and watching them on TV.  Yes I am one of those who watched, and still do.  There is room I believe for forgiving those who have admitted the use and abuse.  Those who lie about it should be delt with accordingly.

Maybe some of us have to realize we are responsible for this rampant abuse.  I know one parent who gave his son steroids in elementary school because he was going to be the next baseball star.  The poor kid was done with organized sports before junior high school  because of the affects of steroids and the injuries which went along with them.

Now that the likes of Clemens and Bonds will go on trial, maybe just maybe we can begin turning  around this abuse.  They should be punished if they did In fact lie, but I will be happy if just one athlete turns away from performance enhancing drugs and uses his or her God given talents to compete in the field of play.