Friday, June 19, 2009

Steroid Accusations and HGH in MLB

I know for many years it was easy to say that players were using steroids and we know who the culprits were. Sosa, Bonds, Conseco, and McGuire. We knew they used PED's. Its hard to say current players are using them when they get tested though. I was watching a game and saw that some blogger accused Ibanez of using them. As a Mariner fan I always knew he was good. Going to a hitters park made me pick him up for Fantasy Baseball. I knew his numbers would improve greatly. The biggest issue I have is with HGH. When a test for HGH is viable it needs to be administered without anyone knowing it is being given. Then when the test results come back surprise they are caught. Since most players know it is hard to detect I believe it is the current PED (Performance Enhancing Drug) of choice. I am not an expert, but I coach youth baseball. These kids look up to MLB players. They loved Sosa, Bonds, and many other cheaters. I also am disappointed in ARod. While I don't think his performance improved much, he played more games at Texas and didn't need as many off days. That helped his overall numbers. Lets make sure that our youth are aware and not going to take this same road. Testing needs to start in High School and somehow needs to be affordable. PED use can not be tollerated at any level.

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