the steroid issue has become popular in MLB, will it get bigger in the NFL?????
554102
The steroid "issue" came about in football long before the present MLB situation. The NFL has been addressing roid use for quite awhile now. There's always ways to beat the system (like HGH), but they do a much better job of testing and addressing the problem than baseball has done thus far.
439395
Palmeiro suspended for steroids policy violation\n\nfirst "big league" player
499487
Wondering that exact same thing.\n\nSupposedly its been happening a lot recently in different yahoo leagues, which isnt a good sign.
340328
That is a difficult question, because it depends what your definitoin of famous is.  When it comes to baseball, i would say about 60 to 70 percent easily.  Maybe not necessarily anymore, but definately took it during college.  Football is another one that doesnt seem quite as freaked out about it as baseball, but in football i can definately see a pretty good percentage as well.  When it comes to other sports, the numbers are much lower because steroids arent necessarily needed for sports that actually require more skill than just a fat lard on front tackle of a football team.
449869
OF COURSE!!  I love the St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols is the best player who hasn't been suspected of steroid use!!  HE's even one the best players compared to those who did use steroids!!
278894
The business itself is growing more lucrative. But if you are talking about expansion through franchising, I would say I strongly oppose. The system in place would be ruined with an extra team, and it would further delute the talent pool of the NFL, that means worse football all around.
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I think they'll honor it just like any other record, if he does break the record.  They didn't say that wouldn't.  Steroids were banned just recently, and they can't go back and enforce something that was legal back then.  Otherwise, they would have to go back and investigate every single player since the start of baseball in order to have no discrimination and that's not going to happen.
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look at shaq, the big unleaded got a ridiclous deal, the only player right now that deserves that is kobe bryant, i am not a kobe fan at all but he is the best. yao ming in very popular and watch hell get kobe type money. so it is very important, nba, mlb and nhl are all put people in the seats sports so getting popular players is a priority. the nfl is a tv sport, you have the luxury of not having to put superstars on a team and you can just put the best team possible out there.
411448
Probably not. The NFL is to tuff of a league for just anybody to win it all. I'm from Minnesota and if you can't win it after going 15-1 in a season. I don't see it coming for a long long time.
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Sosa, Bonds, Giambi, Sheffield, Palmiero are all pretty well busted. There is little doubt about any of these guys. Same with a number of less well known players like Grimsley who was also busted using HG. \n\nGuys that just scream steroid use are \nDerek Lee and Frank Thomas. Especially Derek Lee. People don't suddenly learn how to hit at 29 years old. Not with at least five years in the majors, five pretty miserable years batting wise. Thomas mostly from the kinds of injuries he suffers. Reminds me of McGwire and Canseco. The inconsistancy also being a possible sign of getting on and off steroids. \n\nI don't know enough about Howard to say. Delgado has raised a few suspicions.  Luis Gonzales and Shawn Green's sudden rise then decline is supicious. One day thier both average players, then for a few years they hit like superman then they are back to average players. Kind of suggests a Cammineti syndrome. Camminetti an admited steroid user suddenly became a star after he got juiced. \n\nI would say most stars today would be smart enough to not use steroids during the season. Many may be using them in off season regimes. They bulk up big. Come into the season strong then rely on normal weight lifting to carry through the year. Those kinds of players are going ot be hard to spot as lots of players have schitzo splits. Some are notorious about it. \n\nI would be very surprised if Pudge were on steroids. That doesn't sound like Pudge. Longevity is not a typical hallmark of steroids. Many players like McGwire probably hurt thier careers using steroids. The injuries doing more damage than the benifits of steroid use.  Too early to tell with Ryan Howard. \n\nWhat I personally support is that any player who is in top 20 in a major stat should be tested every week they are in the top 20. Every player when they show up for spring training should be tested and every player should again be tested at the all star break. Inbetween random tests on at least five players on every team every week. That would end steroid use in a hurry. Also saving samples for when they come up with an HG test would do a great deal to elimanate HG use. \n\nThis is important for many reasons. Trust being one of the biggest. In ten years these athletes are going to start keeling over right and left from Steroid related cancers. The same types of cancers that first brought steroids under fire and got it banned in most other pro sports. Many of the records are going to be long contested. I am one of many that think Bonds, McGwire and Sosa's HR stats should be removed from the record books. I also feel that anyone caught using steroids should be banned from the HOF.  While it is hard to compare stats from various eras. When you add steroids then the stats become meaningless. Records lose all significance. Might as well allow bionic limbs and robots on the field if your going to allow steroid users like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, Palmiero to keep thier records and stats.
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i think those were steroid induced .........he was after all was said and done using steroids and it showed on the field of play in the nfl
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If they cheat then that's sad they are not good enough to make it to the NFL so they cheat. I think that they should give them a years suspension the first time. The second they should suspend them for life.\nMost likely steroids but it could be drugs such as Marijuana, or X.
572743
I totally agree with you!  I am so sick of players retiring and "un-retiring"...Boxers used to be notorious for this, but now, it's extending to all sports, with the latest two examples being Clemens and Favre.  And in Clemens' case, they stopped a World Series game for his 'last pitch'.
301796
Yes. The way baseball is now teams that can spend a lot of money, and do it wisely, stand a much better chance of being competitive. I expect that both teams will be in the playoffs this year and I'd give it a 1 in 4 chance that there will be one this year.
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No, not "make or break", but they could potentially AFFECT the career, degree of success and longevity of that career.  If a player (to a much lesser extent a coach) has a problem, depending on the level of interest that the public might have in knowing about that problem, the "assasination of character' a player most certainly would face (the media is like a pit-bull on a pork chop when it comes to trying to "scoop" each other) would not only affect the fans interest (and hence attitude, i.e. booing vs. cheering), but coaches, general mgrs., and owners become jaded - and many athletes are psychologically fragile (touchy/sensitive), and their performance could very well suffer.
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Athletes are getting better and better but their cheating the game. It has gotten to the point that any time someone has done something great, people in the back of their heads are saying" Are they on steriods?" People/Fans are always going to wonder, this was never like this 10 years ago, but now, its a main stay in all sports. Unfortunitly it has really hindered sports, esp baseball, with the whole Barry Bonds thing.
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A combo of the two... Baseball wrestling!!! When you get home to try to score a run, you need to wrestle with the catcher... If the runner wins, it's a run, and if the catcher wins, its an out... If multiple runs score, it's a however many runners score v. the catcher match... For a home run, the pitcher can elect to wrestle the hitter to see if it will be a home run or an out... Might actually make baseball worth watching!!!\n\nOh yeah, steroids would be mandatory for all players... Now, that would be great!