Tuesday, June 16, 2009

My Reaction to the News That Sammy Sosa Cheated


As you already know, The New York Times is reporting that Sammy Sosa tested positive for steroids back in 2003. This is the same list that brought out A-Rod as a steroid user.
As a Cubs fan who vividly remembers that 2003 season, I feel like I should let you know how a true Cubs fan like myself feels about this news.

Sosa and McGwire were both caught in the magical Homerun chase of 1998. Sosa is the only player in baseball history to hit 60 homeruns thrice.

I want to know who the other 102 names are, and pronto! It doesn't matter to me anymore who tested positive. It's not a suprise. After A-Rod, then Manny, now Sammy. I would still like to know who the rest of the names are.

(For now, refer back to "Can You Believe It has been Ten Years since this Happened?")
("Steroids ruined the game. They have ruined many people's trust in the Homerun, as people want to check the slugger's arms now to see if the homeruns are legit. Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa were all caught in the steroids cloud. It was guilt by Association for them.

In 2005, after Rafael Palmeiro vehemently denied using steroids in front of congress, Major League Baseball then announced that Palmeiro had tested positive for Steroids, continuing to destroy the game. Palmeiro hasn't found a job since.

Steroids have killed the game. It may never again get the same type of mentioning it got back in that Sensational Summer of 1998 because all of us were so blind to what was going on behind the scenes.")

I believe that even more now than I did when I wrote that last September.

Baseball needs to reveal the rest of the list so that Baseball can try, (Key word: TRY) to put "The Steroids Era" behind them. Everyone playing in this era is under suspicion. Just ask Raul Ibanez of the Phillies about suspicion.

I'm not suprised anymore. Bring on the rest of those names so we may find out who else juiced!

The faster baseball reveals the rest of those names, the faster they can move on.

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