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Originally Posted by spk7951
The bottom line is he cheated the system which prompts the question did he cheat to get where he was?
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I'm not defending his drug use. He violated the rules and will be punished for it. He will lose a lot of money.
The question of whether or not he cheated to get where he is, is a valid question, but it is only a question. There is no proof that he would not be in the major leagues without PEDs.
If when he comes back, he is not able to perform at an appropriate level, the system will take care of him.
In my opinion, if he is caught with illegal substances in his system in the future, he should be banned from baseball for life.
My post was more to address people who don't watch sports, or say they don't watch sport because the athletes are paid too much. If people are turned off of baseball because the players are paid too much, then I have to assume that they don't watch any professional sports at all.
By the way, did anyone see the article where Phil Mickelson will take home less than 40% of his earnings from the British Open? I'm more concerned about systems that take 60% of people's earnings than how much people make.