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by Kyle Finck
Daily News
July 14, 2009
"We're in the first inning of what could be an extra-inning ball game." - House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, referring to the fight against steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in youth sports.
Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield and Manny Ramirez are all members of a special club. Unfortunately, they all belong to the "Future Hall Of Famers tarnished by performance-enhancing drugs" club. Thanks to unrelenting journalists, congressional probes, and former players, the public is beginning to know the truth behind the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs during what many call "The Steroid Era" in baseball.
Major League Baseball is not the only party affected by this disgraceful controversy. For decades, youth all across America had looked up to these players in their dream of becoming big league ballplayers. Kids and adults who had grown up saying, "I want to do everything my favorite player does," were now saying, "If my favorite player is taking steroids, then it's okay if I do."
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