On Media and Griffey

Media only focuses on the bad. While this could be an annoyance all in itself, I will condense such annoyance to one of baseball’s deceit and how media focuses all the attention to the steroid users.

Griffey differs from Sosa and McGwire, besides that no one remembers his numbers from 1998, in that he has yet to show up in steroid investigations. The game of baseball lost it’s true meaning as a game to watch and instead became the sideshow. The actual show that fans stick around for is finding out which baseball player’s career will be destroyed by another steroid investigation and/or book published by Jose Canseco. Twelve years following the 1998 season, five years following the steroid hearing in Congress where McGwire said, “I’m not here to talk about the past,” three years following the infamous George Mitchell Report that stated over 100 baseball players that have used steroids came out in 2007. Retired players like McGwire has more publicity about his steroid filled 70 home run season 12 years ago, than Griffey’s 56 in 1998 and Ryan Howard’s 58 home run season four years ago in 2006 (both steroid free we believe). Ryan Howard is an MVP first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (for those who may be unaware since his name does not appear in the media on a daily basis as he has chosen to stay away from steroids).

Steroids were a problem in 2005 and needed recognition I get it. I understand the problems in baseball, and thank you for the intense investigation done in order to tell us what athletes’ numbers are deceitful and what athletes should actually be considered role models, however let’s now go back to the “show” as the game of baseball and not the steroids in the locker rooms. I don’t know how exactly to say it, let’s . . . Move On!

I’m tired of hearing about the steroids. I’m tired of wondering which of my once idolized players used steroids this time. Personally I watch the game because I enjoy it. I enjoyed playing it and still enjoy watching it. I don’t give a shit which player used steroids, they are only hurting themselves in the long run and the true test will come out when those steroid users begin to die at a younger than normal age. Sorry to be so blunt but until then, Play Ball.