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Aug. 9, 2007 Well, it’s finally happened. Hammerin Hank’s 33 year record has finally been broken by Boldebal Barry. I say who gives a used syringe? I am so tired of the excuses and the hypocrisy of professional sports. Its starting to sound like the congress and the senate. First of all we have the excuses of those actually caught using performance enhancing drugs. The old “I didn’t know what (fill in name here) was injecting in my butt cheeks.” I’m sorry, let me first write stupid across my forehead…or yours. First of all, how many people will just allow someone to inject something into their body without knowing what it is? Second of all common manners should always be that it is polite to request what is in the syringe that your friend is injecting into your body. In conclusion unless you are living that sort of lifestyle the phrase “bend over Bob, I have an injection,” should always require some follow up questioning. It seems that the mentality of some professional athletes is that if it’s not specifically forbidden by the sport then that they now live in some bizarre world where the laws that govern the rest of us are suddenly null and void. So there are those that are saying that it’s the commissioner of baseballs fault. I’m sorry is stupid still written across my forehead? Why does baseball need special rules to inform its players that certain activities are illegal? Steroids are illegal unless proscribed by a physician. Therefore unless you are suffering from some ailment that requires a short term prescription, then common sense should tell you that they are still illegal. When I got married, I was not specifically forbidden from snorting blow off a hookers butt while watching Monday night football. I took it as a given that such activity wouldn’t be tolerated. Then there are the doctors that are dispensing legally some of these substances. They are also to blame. In most athletic endeavors you get the occasional bumps, bruises and dings. I was even a walk on football player at a division one college team. Numerous times I walked off the field wishing I had been fortunate enough to have been involved in a high speed car wreck. It would have been less painful. In these cases, I was given the prescription of ice, ibuprofen, the occasional splint, getting taped up and rest. I have yet been prescribed steroids for any length of time. It is difficult for me to believe that these professional athletes are suffering from some injury that requires years to heal. Especially if you consider the fact that unless you are lifting weights, which should be an obvious sign that the injury is better, steroids don’t just increase muscle mass all by them selves. Any ailment that takes years to heal should probably be diagnosed by a specialist. If sports really wants to clean up its image then make the punishment worth it. What is a 10,000 dollar fine to someone that makes millions? What is a 5 game suspension to a 162 game season other then a paid vacation? Another option is simply let it go and let’s have 2 leagues. Let’s have one group that is completely drug free and one where it’s not only legal but encouraged. The players are tested to ensure that there are the proper amounts of enhancing substances or any substances for that matter in their system. Think about it, a baseball game completely filled with steroid enhanced hulks, hitting pitches thrown at 140 mph, the balls leave the bat at such speeds that they actually ignite from the friction. The fans are dressed in class 3 body armor for their protection. Does golf want better ratings? What says TV ratings better then a golfer missing a simple putt, beating his caddy to a pulp and then throwing his golf bag while in a golf cart into the water hazard. Let’s have some track and field events in the Olympics where the sprinters are not only encouraged to take steroids but are given massive doses of speed before the event. The gold medal is awarded not only to the winner but the one that can stand still long enough for the ceremony. How about before the marathon the runners are encouraged to smoke a few bowls before and during the race? The starting gun goes off and the runners jog slowly from the starting line and are seen 3 days later. The winner is the first one that can find and enter the stadium with the fewest receipts from fast food places. ------------ About the author: Tracey Stevens is a longtime contributor of Useless-Knowledge. Email: phoque62@hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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