The only people that seem to care are Yankees fans and ESPN. Everyone else? We know he's a confirmed cheater so his "accomplishment" means little.
What's that got to do with it? He's a great athlete, but I agree with Tschmal, and have little/less reverence for his milestone under light of his missteps. It's always a shame to see someone tarnish what would have been a great career without cheating.
Still a great career. Didn't think anyone outside of the media really cared about steroids in baseball. As far as I'm concerned more players should use them. Sacrifice your bodies for my entertainment!
he is/was still an amazing athlete. Although he did get on the juice for a while, he was still a 40 HR hitter before them...assuming he didnt use in seattle. He had spikes in 02, 03 and 07 but he's been fairly consistent throughout his career.
A cheater is a cheater in my book. While it's easy to dismiss the cheating because so many players were doing it and you only know about some of the big ones, and that even with the cheating, being an all-time great takes a ton of talent...to me, it is a permanent scar on his record that completely diminishes his accomplishments in their totality. Steroid use is a serious issue that impacts the lives of young adults, and adults generally, and all the people around them. Moreover, the culture of cheating they created effectively ruined the chances of some of those slightly less talented kids who might have otherwise made the pros, but refused to cheat their way there. There's a reason why these types of steroids are illegal not just for athletic purposes, but across the board.
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