Major League Baseball: Stopping Steroids and Barry Bonds Because it Has to

Jason Grimsley was a 39-year old pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 2006 season marked his 15th year in the major leagues, a career that was spent with seven different teams. It is needless to say then that he has seen just about everything, everything but this.

After a recent investigation of his home that proved he had access to steroids, Grimsley asked the Diamondbacks to release him. This comes during the investigation Major League Baseball has begun to conduct as its attempt to prove that it is actually doing something to prevent steroid use in the game. The truth of the matter is, quite frankly, Major League Baseball could not care less about steroid use (or any performance-enhancing drug) in the game. The only reason that Commissioner Bud Selig called for such an investigation was from media pressure and the possibility of the game’s image being tainted. This is of course why this recent story of Jason Grimsley’s steroid use will fade into the woodwork with no apparent repercussions.
One person that will never be able to shake the steroid accusations is, obviously, Barry Bonds. Here’s a thought: because there is proof he did it! Countless books are being produced on the subject, not to mention that former teammates have provided accounts of Bonds’ steroid use. Rick Reilly from Sports Illustrated often voices his opinion on this topic. He is absolutely baffled at the fact that this country would cheer for the man, currently number two on the all-time home run list, when most of his numbers are skewed by the use of steroids. I suppose the pursuit of another home run record outweighs the fact that a man cheated to achieve a goal (true capitalism at its best).