Mark McGwire and Pete Rose
So, let me get this straight. Everyone and their mother knows that Mark McGwire took substances in order hit home runs. The legality of it all, which substances, for how long, etc, we’ve never gotten a straight answer on and never will. He admitted to at least taking something, though, and that particular something was probably not all he took. Regardless, it’s safe to say that good eating and a better workout regime is not what caused him to bulk up and run down Roger Maris. Despite the fact that it’s a bad move for the Cardinals as he has no professional coaching experience and he wasn’t exactly known for his hitting prowess as much as his propensity to strike out, I’m more surprised that Bud Selig has nothing to say about it and let’s him into the league as an assistant coach with no reservations. Is betting that much worse than steroids? They both violate the “integrity” of the game (which I’ve already blogged about a while back that baseball has never had very much integrity to violate) and both won’t fully admit to what happened or apologize. And yet Pete Rose, who could hit, is banned for life and can’t be admitted into the Hall of Fame and Mark McGwire, who can’t hit, can easily become a hitting coach with no apprehension from the league? What a sham of a league. Just another one of the many reasons why baseball has fallen from it’s status as America’s Pastime and is falling further behind football in our collective sports conscious. I don’t have any experience as a professional hitting coach, but I’ve taken leadership classes, coaching classes, and watched a ton of baseball. Also, in little league, I was known for my ability to strike out against any pitcher, am I qualified to coach in MLB or do I need to have done steroids and lied under oath about it first? Wait, wait, never mind, I always participate in March Madness pools, so I’m technically banned for life from baseball.
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