How did steroids spread through MLB. It started in college and high school where coaches and parents looked the other way. And it continued in The Show where management from the GMs to the owners knew about it and did nothing. Retired players who I know realize that 'roids were and are illegal but have said that a clear no tolerance policy would have wipe them out a long time ago.
Meanwhile Senator Mitchell's report has some very interesting things to say about how easy it is for players -- or anyone -- to get steroids and HGH through internet pharmacies and Canada. What sort of signal does it send when Congress handcuffs the federal law enforcement agencies and the FDA from intercepting such products in it's stupid pursuit of drug importation. The same signal MLB ownership sent to players when it said it wanted to crack down on steroid use but never really got tough.
Here's a link to the Yahoo sport site that in turn has a link to the report.
http://sports.yahoo.com/
Meanwhile Senator Mitchell's report has some very interesting things to say about how easy it is for players -- or anyone -- to get steroids and HGH through internet pharmacies and Canada. What sort of signal does it send when Congress handcuffs the federal law enforcement agencies and the FDA from intercepting such products in it's stupid pursuit of drug importation. The same signal MLB ownership sent to players when it said it wanted to crack down on steroid use but never really got tough.
Here's a link to the Yahoo sport site that in turn has a link to the report.
http://sports.yahoo.com/