Musburger: Steroids misunderstood by media

Or, we're looking live at someone trying to cling to relevancy ... epic fail!

Right, Herbie?

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_ff977c10-d101-11df-92b3-001cc4c03286.html

 

The rules of the game ban steroid use, no? That would seem to make it fairly "wrong" in a sporting sense, regardless of what the doctors or journalists think.

If a league doesn't think steroid use is wrong, then let it change its rules.

 

They might be. It's such a polarizing issue that you can never really have the other side of the discussion. There are medical benefits to both steroids and HGH that needs further investigation.

Today you have a better chance of having a discussion about race that steroids.

 

I've been saying since the beginning of the so-called "scandal" there will be a day when drug-testing is more about ensuring players stay within specific (safe) ranges of substances. The media, in a general sense, has been absolutely horrible on this topic. First, missing it altogether, then the silly mea culpas, then going overboard as if that somehow makes up for missing it in the first place. It comes down to the fact that moralizing (Steroids are bad! They use needles!) is easier than doing research and understanding fairly complex issues.

 

That's a great line.

 

The federal gov't says that Steroids are not illegal. They have limited but legitimate medical uses.

 

The game says no, then no.

I'm sure some pitchers could pitch and smoke at the same time as well or smoke in the dugout. It is legal, but the game says no.

 

If I'm not mistaken, there has yet to be any medical proof of negative effects of using HGH. Granted, we could find out in a couple years that those who used it will have big issues, but we don't know that yet.

 

Of course they shouldn't break the rules. But should the rules be examined? Why are PEDs against the rules in the first place?

If it's to protect athletes from the health effects, then we are reaching the point where that may not be necessary soon.

 

There's a very convincing argument to be made that there's no medical proof of positive effects from HGH for athletes, either.

 

Meanwhile, thousands upon thousands of wealthy middle-aged men swear by the stuff.