NakamuraMcGwire Comes Clean
After countless accusations of steroids use, Mark McGwire, arguably one of the best hitters of his generation, has come clean. I think it's great that the truth is finally out. But here's the one thing I have to say.
TOO F(rea)KING LATE NOW
I don't care why you took it. You took roids, end of story. You cheated. Done deal. End if you're so sure that you took steroids for the right reasons, why hide it all these years? I think steroids users are dumb, but people who hide it are down right stupid. Think of the steroids users whom we tend to hate as fans of the game. Barry Bonds. Roger Clemens. Rafael Palmeiro. All people who used the method of "deny, deny deny".
But let's think of the people whom we've come to respect or the people whom we have let slide. Jeremy Giambi. Andy Pettite. Paul Byrd. These three gentlemen have come clean and are considered by many to be great players. When Giambi's steroid rant died down, people started calling him a good player. Stories were written about his mustache, not his drug use. Today, people are concerned more about Pettite's age than his mistakes in the past. And when Byrd apologized, he didn't give some half a**ed, fake teared, "I'M SO SORRY MOM, DAD AND
...BUD SELIG" speech. He apologized to the kids he ran charities for. He apologized for giving the fans a distraction from a crucial Game 7 in the ALCS. He came clean and apologized for the right reasons. Sure, he said he took them for medical purposes. But that was his reason, not his excuse. There's a difference. Because bottom line, there is no excuse.
Does this hurt McGwire's hall of fame bid? Of course. He won't be getting in any time soon. But the man could hit. His swing was a work of art. It wasn't poetry in motion, it was Picasso in 3-D glasses. There is no doubt in my mind that he is more talented than I could ever be. There is no doubt in my mind that he would've gone down in history either way. He said he was using it to cope with injuries. Kirby Puckett made it in with a very short career. Lou Gehrig was literally dying while on the field. With your accomplishments, did he honestly think we would have doubted his talent?
-Written by: Nakamura. This article is copyrighted © by Nakamura and may not be reproduced, recopied, or used in any form without permission from Nakamura
TOO F(rea)KING LATE NOW
I don't care why you took it. You took roids, end of story. You cheated. Done deal. End if you're so sure that you took steroids for the right reasons, why hide it all these years? I think steroids users are dumb, but people who hide it are down right stupid. Think of the steroids users whom we tend to hate as fans of the game. Barry Bonds. Roger Clemens. Rafael Palmeiro. All people who used the method of "deny, deny deny".
But let's think of the people whom we've come to respect or the people whom we have let slide. Jeremy Giambi. Andy Pettite. Paul Byrd. These three gentlemen have come clean and are considered by many to be great players. When Giambi's steroid rant died down, people started calling him a good player. Stories were written about his mustache, not his drug use. Today, people are concerned more about Pettite's age than his mistakes in the past. And when Byrd apologized, he didn't give some half a**ed, fake teared, "I'M SO SORRY MOM, DAD AND
Mark McGwire said he was cheating to cope with injuries. I say that's a steaming pile of BULL and still isn't an excuse
Does this hurt McGwire's hall of fame bid? Of course. He won't be getting in any time soon. But the man could hit. His swing was a work of art. It wasn't poetry in motion, it was Picasso in 3-D glasses. There is no doubt in my mind that he is more talented than I could ever be. There is no doubt in my mind that he would've gone down in history either way. He said he was using it to cope with injuries. Kirby Puckett made it in with a very short career. Lou Gehrig was literally dying while on the field. With your accomplishments, did he honestly think we would have doubted his talent?
-Written by: Nakamura. This article is copyrighted © by Nakamura and may not be reproduced, recopied, or used in any form without permission from Nakamura
