Ex-Cub on Steroids

[mbyron]

Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
How about Mr. October, Reggie Jackson or Dave Winfield?

You neglected to include Dave's moniker: Mr. May.

I've been searching the 'net for photos of Barry when he was with the Pirates. When he came up, he had the same body type as his dad, Bobby: skinny as a rail. Now look at him: Mr. Universe. Too bad the media won't do more "before and after" comparisons of some of these clowns - no need to pick on Barry, you can find dozens of 'em.

Steve Martin wrote a hilarious op-ed piece, published in the NY Times some time ago, in which he imagined performance-enhancing drugs permeating wider society.

I can see the argument that says, who cares what athletes do to themselves in the name of making sports more entertaining? But I would have thought, in the aftermath of the latest natural disasters, that this country might have had enough of this "every man for himself" mentality.

For MLB, wouldn't it be great to see the players' union get out in front and say, drugs are bad for baseball and bad for players, and we won't tolerate their use. I know, I know, I'm dreaming.... but it's a great dream...