Steroids in Baseball: A Compromise

[MankyJimy]

This may sound kind of off the wall, but hear me out:

What if MLB legalized steroids and other PEDs, only the catch was the batter gets just two strikes instead of three?

This would effectively penalize players for their use but without tarnishing the game. (It is a shame that two of the game's best hitters of the last 20 years had to retire in disgrace due to positive PED tests, and people will assume anyone that failed a test juiced their entire career).

Under this plan, it would be up to the players and their coaches to weigh the benefits and costs of use. Teams could submit, before the season lists of all players that plan to juice to MLB. There would still be testing, under the testing regime any team that has a player caught juicing that was not on their list would forfeit the entire season. Because of how heavy this penalty is, it would effectively never be used - no player would want to jeopardize the success of the entire organization and the careers of their teammates.

What do you think?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Steroids are out of baseball.

 

[MankyJimy]

Steroids are out of baseball.

I'm referring to all PEDs, actually. Fan interest is greater when home run races are happening. The home run leader this year will top out at around 45 homers...that's a long way from 73. This policy would allow a top slugger like a Sosa or McGwire to do their thing but not compromise the integrity of the game.

 

[MankyJimy]

By the way, Moderator, if you're reading this: Thank you for upgrading me to Jr. Member!

 

[Cubbiebum]

What do I think? I think this is a really stupid idea.

Yeah! Let's change the most basic of rules in baseball just so people can use things that are awful. Let's teach kids that they should **** up their bodies and there is nothing wrong with it!

"For it's one, two and maybe three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."

 

[mb]

We've had some stupid ideas here through the years.
Some really, really, stupid ideas.

This one's waaaaaaaay up there on the short list of stupidest of all. Probably one step behind Chef's self-mutilation.

 

[MankyJimy]

We've had some stupid ideas here through the years.
Some really, really, stupid ideas.

This one's waaaaaaaay up there on the short list of stupidest of all. Probably one step behind Chef's self-mutilation.

I'M not saying MLB should adopt this proposal but I think it's worth discussion.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Here's a compromise -- you quit posting stupid crap, and I quit calling you stupid. Win/win.

 

[spikechiquet]

Two stupid posts in one thread:
1)

This may sound kind of off the wall, but hear me out:

What if MLB legalized steroids and other PEDs, only the catch was the batter gets just two strikes instead of three?

This would effectively penalize players for their use but without tarnishing the game. (It is a shame that two of the game's best hitters of the last 20 years had to retire in disgrace due to positive PED tests, and people will assume anyone that failed a test juiced their entire career).

Under this plan, it would be up to the players and their coaches to weigh the benefits and costs of use. Teams could submit, before the season lists of all players that plan to juice to MLB. There would still be testing, under the testing regime any team that has a player caught juicing that was not on their list would forfeit the entire season. Because of how heavy this penalty is, it would effectively never be used - no player would want to jeopardize the success of the entire organization and the careers of their teammates.

What do you think?

Dumb...not worth discussing. Period.

2)

By the way, Moderator, if you're reading this: Thank you for upgrading me to Jr. Member!

Another idiot post. Mod has nothing to do with it..you are over 500 (mostly idiotic) posts now. Congrats...you trolled your way to a new title.

 

[Matt1735]

i just knew this post was going to be... Jeter gets to use, everyone else doesn't.