Since there were over a hundred replies to Curt Schilling, I am pretty sure my post was overlooked, and I thought I would go ahead and post it on my blog as I am looking for replies from anyone reading this. Thanks!
Curt,
Nice post.
I just have a couple comments/questions.
I believe the Mitchell report is accurate about its findings, and with new evidence of more and more players being linked to PED’s in the past, there must be a lot more players who have also ‘dabbled’ and have not been uncovered yet. Because of this, do you think that the players uncovered should lose their awards (Clemens’ cy) while it is highly possible that the runner up also dabbled but we haven’t found out yet? When does this award stripping cease?
In my unbiased opinion, I feel that PED’s are simply a sign of the times. They were uncontrolled for a while because not too much was known about them, but now that everything is said and done I don’t think players who have been found to do PED’s in the past should be condemned. These players were obviously playing against others doing the same drugs, and the ones who prevailed and came out on top definitely says something about their abilities and they should not be looked down upon because they were the ones caught.
I feel that the game of baseball is the most well-rounded game in the world, and no matter what drug any player takes, their pure ability and hard work is what is going to get them to the top.
-jb
