More Users Revealed?

Written by jpilson on June 30, 2009 – 9:57 am -

Rotoinfo.com released a list of baseball playerswho are rumored to have tested positive for steroids in 2003.  At this point, seeing any current or former major leaguers implicated as a steroid user is not all that shocking.  There are, however, a couple interesting things about this list.  There are a number of former and current Orioles on the list including Melvin Mora.  Perhaps we finally know the cause of the Mora quintuplets.

Secondly, there are more pitchers on the list than I would have expected.  It seems that the benefits of PED’s are often thought of in the way they benefit hitters, but clearly the use by many pitchers muddies the water in terms of how much of an advantage is gained.  If both batter and pitcher are juiced who has the advantage?  We often think of PED’s creating an uneven playing field, but perhaps the field is more level than we realize.


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4 Comments to “More Users Revealed?”

  1. Sadler Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    Not sure how I feel about this list. In a lot of ways, it makes sense. In other ways, it seems unreal. Sure we know B-Rob and Pettite used PEDs, but those were supposedly in small dosages and limited time periods. What are the chances of them testing positive if it was such a small sample.

    I also can’t believe the media is refusing to address this at all. Colin Cowherd mentioned that the list was out and he wanted nothing to do with it.

  2. Sadler Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Deadspin thinks the list is a “Crock”

    http://deadspin.com/5304675/why-the-new-alleged-steroids-list-is-a-crock

    Thoughts?

  3. TheVoiceOfReason Says:
    July 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    The media is avoiding this list because it’s authenticity would end the multi-million dollar potential the list would represent being secret. They would rather one name at a time came out and they could maximize their profits on each single name.

    I personally don’t care. I just wish we could get it all out in the open now rather than continuing with this endless cycle of recrimination.

    The Show must go on!

  4. jpilson Says:
    July 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    I agree “the show must go on.” The problem is even if a list like this is verified we still will never know who did and did not use because the list is in no way complete. Like the Mitchell Report it names some names, but it does not mean the names not in the report or on the list never used PED’s.

    It might be best to just assume that everyone used and move on.

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