Comments on: Thoughts on Raul http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/06/12/thoughts-on-raul/ Covering America's Favorite Pastime Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:04:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Wade http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/06/12/thoughts-on-raul/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 David Wade Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:28 +0000 http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/06/12/thoughts-on-raul/#comment-3684 A lot of that's true Mr. Curse. It seems at least a possibility that some ownners may have had an idea about this stuff, but let it go because tickets were selling. However, I think I could make a case that these gate-keeping beat writers in particular dropped the ball in the '90s when very few dared whisper steroids- either through ignorance or by protecting the players. Either situation is embarassing in hindsight and I have to wonder if they are now holding out votes to make up for their own sins. I agree that the tough questions should be asked- but as I was saying, ask every sport.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3684','David Wade'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3684','David Wade','A lot of that\'s true Mr. Curse. It seems at least a possibility that some ownners may have had an idea about this stuff, but let it go because tickets were selling.\r\n\r\nHowever, I think I could make a case that these gate-keeping beat writers in particular dropped the ball in the \'90s when very few dared whisper steroids- either through ignorance or by protecting the players. Either situation is embarassing in hindsight and I have to wonder if they are now holding out votes to make up for their own sins.\r\n\r\nI agree that the tough questions should be asked- but as I was saying, ask every sport.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A lot of that’s true Mr. Curse. It seems at least a possibility that some ownners may have had an idea about this stuff, but let it go because tickets were selling.

However, I think I could make a case that these gate-keeping beat writers in particular dropped the ball in the ’90s when very few dared whisper steroids- either through ignorance or by protecting the players. Either situation is embarassing in hindsight and I have to wonder if they are now holding out votes to make up for their own sins.

I agree that the tough questions should be asked- but as I was saying, ask every sport.

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]]> By: Hilds_Curse http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/06/12/thoughts-on-raul/comment-page-1/#comment-3683 Hilds_Curse Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:06:52 +0000 http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/06/12/thoughts-on-raul/#comment-3683 Good points. I think what irks people the most about steroid use in MLB is that it was ignored (possibly even condoned) for so many years. Other professional sports, the olympics, cycling, the NFL to name a few, have tested for years and never made excuses for the BIG Mac's, Barry Bonds' & Sammy Sosas' of their respective sports. The steroid era in MLB has compromised not only the record books but our national pastime. An argument can be made that media folks, baseball writers in particular, are the gatekeepers of all things sacred to the sport. Afterall, where else can a beat writer or radio broadcaster be nominated for the Hall of Fame? These guys have every right to police the sport because MLB dropped the ball for so many years. If they don't ask the tough questions, who will? We've been duped too many times....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3683','Hilds_Curse'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3683','Hilds_Curse','Good points. I think what irks people the most about steroid use in MLB is that it was ignored (possibly even condoned) for so many years. Other professional sports, the olympics, cycling, the NFL to name a few, have tested for years and never made excuses for the BIG Mac\'s, Barry Bonds\' & Sammy Sosas\' of their respective sports.\r\n\r\nThe steroid era in MLB has compromised not only the record books but our national pastime. An argument can be made that media folks, baseball writers in particular, are the gatekeepers of all things sacred to the sport. Afterall, where else can a beat writer or radio broadcaster be nominated for the Hall of Fame? These guys have every right to police the sport because MLB dropped the ball for so many years. If they don\'t ask the tough questions, who will? We\'ve been duped too many times....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Good points. I think what irks people the most about steroid use in MLB is that it was ignored (possibly even condoned) for so many years. Other professional sports, the olympics, cycling, the NFL to name a few, have tested for years and never made excuses for the BIG Mac’s, Barry Bonds’ & Sammy Sosas’ of their respective sports.

The steroid era in MLB has compromised not only the record books but our national pastime. An argument can be made that media folks, baseball writers in particular, are the gatekeepers of all things sacred to the sport. Afterall, where else can a beat writer or radio broadcaster be nominated for the Hall of Fame? These guys have every right to police the sport because MLB dropped the ball for so many years. If they don’t ask the tough questions, who will? We’ve been duped too many times….

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