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Secondly, any player in the majors who knew someone using steroids and said nothing is almost as guilty as the player using them. As anyone who graduated High School knows, peer pressure is one of the most powerful forces of persuasion.
If the majority of athletes in the Major Leagues had called out their teammates for their actions, I can almost guarantee that the problem would not have escalated as it did. Sometimes being a good teammate and friend means standing up for what is right, even when its an incredibly hard and unpopular decision. Thirdly, much of the blame rests on the Commissioner's Office.
Steroids have been an ongoing problem for over a decade and nothing substantial has been done by management to address this crisis. Baseball instituted a series of convoluted tests with no real consequences, and more importantly has been dishonest with both the players and the public about the results. Also, when players were found guilty, they were not punished accordingly and although the problem may not have started with upper management, it should have ended there.
Finally, we are to blame. Fans everywhere who wanted to see more home runs and higher slugging percentages. While it is true that we did not stick a needle in anybody's arm, we were the driving force behind the steroid problem.
Why hasn't he come forward to lead baseball out of this steroid shadow? We baseball fans have so many questions. These are the kinds of issues Selig needs to address. Instead, he isn't stepping forward at all; taking no responsibility for the whole debacle.
The MLB is his organization. Like any CEO of a company wrought with fraud, he is responsible for his business and its employees. Until Bud Selig steps up and truly addresses the concerns of baseball fans, the game will have a dark cloud hanging over it. This is not something that will just blow over with time. If he continues to do nothing, it will haunt him and his legacy for the rest of his life; a scarlet asterisk on his chest.
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