Mark McGwire now admits using steroids throughout his career including the 1998 season when he broke Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61. Credit McGwire for going public and admitting his guilt, but he is just part of an era that has torn the game of baseball down in such historic fashion there is nothing to compare it to. At this point Major League Baseball needs to do the right thing and return the single season home run record back to Roger Maris' 61 home runs. This is where the record should be and what many fans view as the true record anyway. Stop playing the innocent until proven absolutely, positively guilty game and then still doing nothing. Even track and field has stopped taking that old approach. Track and field regularly expunges records and takes medals from big name athletes when steroids are connected to their name. Come on baseball, stop pretending anyone has hit more than 61 home runs not named Maris and stop pretending anyone has hit more than 755 career home runs not named Hank Aaron. It is insulting to Hank Aaron and insulting to the Maris family. Wipe steroid users from the record books completely or put an asterisk next to their name. Let steroid users live with their inner guilt and shame, but put rightful legends, such as Maris and Aaron, back on their deserved pedestal.
I give no credit to Mark McGwire simply for the fact that he believes he still could have hit all of the homeruns without the steroids. Stop lying to yourself and everyone. Half ass appologies are worthless.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the records need to be wiped plain and simple.