8.29.2006
'Nother Log on the Fire
Anytime we come across a thoughtful piece on the subject of steroids we'll do our best to help echo-chamber it. We don't always necessarily agree with Jason Whitlock, but today's piece in the Kansas City Star is worth a look at the absolute least.
The latter-day incarnation of the steroids issue is one of the more fascinating topics to come through the sporting mill in a long time. It may be impossible to determine why such a fuss is being made about performance-enhancing drugs now, as opposed to a decade ago; why baseball is subjected to the majority of the overly preachy coverage, as opposed to any other sport; why Barry Bonds is suffering the brunt of the public's aggression, as opposed to the slew of other players that have been implicated directly or indirectly of steroid use; and similarly, why the federal government has gotten involved, as opposed to spending their resources on any number of more practical issues.
So many unanswered questions. Would it be giving our president too much credit to suggest that he started the whole thing with his highly random and unexpected mention of steroids in the 2004 State of the Union?
The latter-day incarnation of the steroids issue is one of the more fascinating topics to come through the sporting mill in a long time. It may be impossible to determine why such a fuss is being made about performance-enhancing drugs now, as opposed to a decade ago; why baseball is subjected to the majority of the overly preachy coverage, as opposed to any other sport; why Barry Bonds is suffering the brunt of the public's aggression, as opposed to the slew of other players that have been implicated directly or indirectly of steroid use; and similarly, why the federal government has gotten involved, as opposed to spending their resources on any number of more practical issues.
So many unanswered questions. Would it be giving our president too much credit to suggest that he started the whole thing with his highly random and unexpected mention of steroids in the 2004 State of the Union?
