Lakeland Mirror

Issue date: 1/28/10 Section: Opinions

People, whom I agree with, think that he "came out" so he could get a job as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Yes, Mcgwire is taking heat again right now, but recently, other big names in baseball have come out or tested positive for steroids. The last big-name player was Manny Ramirez. Because he got caught during the playing season, he served a suspension of 50 games starting May 8, 2009. I was still cheering him on after he was caught, and I still do. The same thing is true with Alex Rodriguez, who admitted in Feb. 2009 of steroid abuse in 2001-2003 when he was with his former team, the Texas Rangers, where he said he felt pressure to perform well. Yes, he admitted to using them, but I still like him. He hasn't used them since 2003; give him a break!

These players are paid hundreds of millions of dollars to be a piece to a puzzle that, when completed, should equal a trip to the World Series. The pressure of playing for such lofty goals must be intense. I see how it can become stressful. True, it's not fair to the players who don't use steroids, but these "juiced" players knew what they were getting themselves into. I don't feel bad for them, but I'm not against steroids and the people who use them, even though they are illegal in the baseball world. It's their life; if they want the life of pressure and notoriety, let 'em have it.

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