Sports Arena
Pumped Up
Steroids inject a little controversy into Major League Baseball. How long before Arnold Schwarzenegger is named commissioner?
(Page 2 of 2)
For now it appears that juicing up is so widespread that steroidgate will be the major league equivalent of the congressional check-kiting scandal. The defense will be that since so many do it, it’s not really that bad.
Ken Caminiti has taken a lot of heat from fellow players for disclosing the game’s dirty little secret. Just yesterday Caminiti disavowed his comments, taking refuge in the time-worn claim that his remarks were taken out of context. It’s hard to tell, however, how one could misconstrue this quote: “It’s no secret what’s going on in baseball. At least half the guys are using steroids.”
Baseball was long a game that the average guy could relate to, largely because the players looked like him. One didn’t need to be a physical oddity to succeed, as in football or basketball.
But that’s changed. Now baseball players look like professional bodybuilders. It’s only a matter of time before the trainers and clubhouse guys who tape players’ ankles also find themselves oiling up their preening charges.
Letter to the Editor View all comments (1) | Leave a comment
Related Articles
More Articles From Sports Arena
http://spectator.org/archives/2002/05/31/pumped-up
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
louis vuitton | 4.26.10 @ 10:52PM
but Brock's book is as reckless with fact as any tabloid story. Yet thousands on the left take One wonders which passages Clinton takes satisfaction in. He claims his critics practice tabloid journalism,canada goose Before the election it was all about clean energy. That message resonated with the entire left.