Tribune News ServicesMark McGwire finally came clean, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
McGwire said in a statement sent to the Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade. During a 20-minute telephone interview shortly afterward, his voice repeatedly cracked.
"It's very emotional, it's telling family members, friends and coaches, you know, it's former teammates to try to get a hold of, you know, that I'm coming clean and being honest," he said. "It's the first time they've ever heard me, you know, talk about this. I hid it from everybody."
McGwire said he also used human growth hormone, and he didn't know if his use of performance-enhancing drugs contributed to some of the injuries that led to his retirement, at age 38, in 2001.
"That's a good question," he said.
Photo: Mark McGwire, who refused to discuss steroids before Congress, admitted Monday to using them. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
He repeatedly expressed regret for his decision to use steroids,
which he said was "foolish" and caused by his desire to overcome
injuries, get back on the field and prove he was worth his multimillion
salary.
"You don't know that you'll ever have to talk about the skeleton in your closet on a national level," he said. "I did this for health purposes. There's no way I did this for any type of strength use."
McGwire hit a then-record 70 homers in 1998 during a compelling race with Sammy Sosa, who finished with 66. More than anything else, the home-run spree revitalized baseball following the crippling strike that wiped out the 1994 World Series.
Now that McGwire has come clean, increased glare might fall on Sosa, who has denied using performing-enhancing drugs.
"I wish I had never played during the steroid era," McGwire said.
McGwire's decision to admit using steroids was prompted by his decision to become hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, his final big league team. Tony La Russa, McGwire's manager in Oakland and St. Louis, has been among McGwire's biggest supporters and thinks returning to the field can restore the former slugger's reputation.
"I never knew when, but I always knew this day would come," McGwire said. "It's time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected."
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig also praised McGwire, saying, "This statement of contrition, I believe, will make Mark's re-entry into the game much smoother and easier."
He became the second major baseball star in less than a year to admit using illegal steroids, following the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez last February.
Others have been tainted but have denied knowingly using illegal drugs, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz.
Bonds has been indicted on charges he made false statements to a federal grand jury and obstructed justice. Clemens is under investigation by a federal grand jury trying to determine whether he lied to a congressional committee.
"I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids," McGwire said. "I had good years when I didn't take any, and I had bad years when I didn't take any. I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn't have done it and for that I'm truly sorry."
Big Mac's reputation has been in tatters since March 17, 2005, when he refused to answer questions at a Congressional hearing. Instead, he repeatedly said "I'm not here to talk about the past" when asked whether he took illegal steroids when he hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 or at any other time.
"After all this time, I want to come clean," he said. "I was not in a position to do that five years ago in my congressional testimony, but now I feel an obligation to discuss this and to answer questions about it. I'll do that, and then I just want to help my team."
McGwire said he wanted to tell the truth then but evaded questions at that hearing on the advice of his lawyers.
"That was the worst 48 hours of my life," McGwire said.
La Russa immediately praised McGwire's decision to go public.
"His willingness to admit mistakes, express his regret, and explain the circumstances that led him to use steroids add to my respect for him," the manager said.
McGwire disappeared from the public eye following his retirement as a player following the 2001 season. When the Cardinals hired the 47-year-old as coach on Oct. 26, they said he would address questions before spring training, and Monday's statement broke his silence.
"I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989/1990 offseason and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again," McGwire said in his statement. "I used them on occasion throughout the '90s, including during the 1998 season."
McGwire said he took steroids to get back on the field, sounding much like the Yankees' Andy Pettitte two years ago when he admitted using HGH.
"During the mid-'90s, I went on the DL seven times and missed 228 games over five years," McGwire said. "I experienced a lot of injuries, including a ribcage strain, a torn left heel muscle, a stress fracture of the left heel, and a torn right heel muscle. It was definitely a miserable bunch of years, and I told myself that steroids could help me recover faster. I thought they would help me heal and prevent injuries, too."
Since the congressional hearing, baseball owners and players toughened their drug program twice, increasing the penalty for a first steroids offense from 10 days to 50 games in November 2005 and strengthening the power of the independent administrator in April 2008, following the publication of the Mitchell Report.
"Baseball is really different now -- it's been cleaned up," McGwire said. "The commissioner and the players' association implemented testing and they cracked down, and I'm glad they did."
"You don't know that you'll ever have to talk about the skeleton in your closet on a national level," he said. "I did this for health purposes. There's no way I did this for any type of strength use."
McGwire hit a then-record 70 homers in 1998 during a compelling race with Sammy Sosa, who finished with 66. More than anything else, the home-run spree revitalized baseball following the crippling strike that wiped out the 1994 World Series.
Now that McGwire has come clean, increased glare might fall on Sosa, who has denied using performing-enhancing drugs.
"I wish I had never played during the steroid era," McGwire said.
McGwire's decision to admit using steroids was prompted by his decision to become hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, his final big league team. Tony La Russa, McGwire's manager in Oakland and St. Louis, has been among McGwire's biggest supporters and thinks returning to the field can restore the former slugger's reputation.
"I never knew when, but I always knew this day would come," McGwire said. "It's time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected."
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig also praised McGwire, saying, "This statement of contrition, I believe, will make Mark's re-entry into the game much smoother and easier."
He became the second major baseball star in less than a year to admit using illegal steroids, following the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez last February.
Others have been tainted but have denied knowingly using illegal drugs, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz.
Bonds has been indicted on charges he made false statements to a federal grand jury and obstructed justice. Clemens is under investigation by a federal grand jury trying to determine whether he lied to a congressional committee.
"I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids," McGwire said. "I had good years when I didn't take any, and I had bad years when I didn't take any. I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn't have done it and for that I'm truly sorry."
Big Mac's reputation has been in tatters since March 17, 2005, when he refused to answer questions at a Congressional hearing. Instead, he repeatedly said "I'm not here to talk about the past" when asked whether he took illegal steroids when he hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 or at any other time.
"After all this time, I want to come clean," he said. "I was not in a position to do that five years ago in my congressional testimony, but now I feel an obligation to discuss this and to answer questions about it. I'll do that, and then I just want to help my team."
McGwire said he wanted to tell the truth then but evaded questions at that hearing on the advice of his lawyers.
"That was the worst 48 hours of my life," McGwire said.
La Russa immediately praised McGwire's decision to go public.
"His willingness to admit mistakes, express his regret, and explain the circumstances that led him to use steroids add to my respect for him," the manager said.
McGwire disappeared from the public eye following his retirement as a player following the 2001 season. When the Cardinals hired the 47-year-old as coach on Oct. 26, they said he would address questions before spring training, and Monday's statement broke his silence.
"I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989/1990 offseason and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again," McGwire said in his statement. "I used them on occasion throughout the '90s, including during the 1998 season."
McGwire said he took steroids to get back on the field, sounding much like the Yankees' Andy Pettitte two years ago when he admitted using HGH.
"During the mid-'90s, I went on the DL seven times and missed 228 games over five years," McGwire said. "I experienced a lot of injuries, including a ribcage strain, a torn left heel muscle, a stress fracture of the left heel, and a torn right heel muscle. It was definitely a miserable bunch of years, and I told myself that steroids could help me recover faster. I thought they would help me heal and prevent injuries, too."
Since the congressional hearing, baseball owners and players toughened their drug program twice, increasing the penalty for a first steroids offense from 10 days to 50 games in November 2005 and strengthening the power of the independent administrator in April 2008, following the publication of the Mitchell Report.
"Baseball is really different now -- it's been cleaned up," McGwire said. "The commissioner and the players' association implemented testing and they cracked down, and I'm glad they did."
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Wait--he DID use steroids?
Whoa. I gotta sit down.
I'm stunned. STUNNED, I tell you.
(Wonder where my ex is, so I can collect on that $20 bet I made when McGwire testified?)
McGwire says he "was not in a position" to tell the truth during his congressional testimony five years ago? Why not? Because his lawyers told him to evade the question.
Another shameful chapter in the steroid era. Was there anyone among the top hitters during the '90s who wasn't using steroids?
Not one of these guys is worthy of the Hall of Fame.
"There's no way I did this for any type of strength use."
STOP LYING, MARK!!!!!!!!! Jesus! We're not stupid!
Apparently the steroids have atrophied his brain.
So he used steroids....who cares?? When it was going on, it was so obvious that Ray Charles could see it. Guys that the year before were 15 HR guys, now banging out 40+. And a lot of others that flew under the radar. All the people that could have said something and done something about it: the writers, the reporters, the players, the commissioner, all chose to act in the their financial interests and look the other way. Now all the writers will get sanctimonious and say they won't vote him into the HOF because of it. Such hypocrisy. Not that it makes any difference in Mac's case: Other than the big HR years, his overall body of work really doesn't warrant HOF.
...And this is just another reason why I stopped being a baseball fan.
the steroid era is just part of the evolution of sports. brodeur just broke all the goalie records. goalie's bodies and equipment got "maxed out" in similar fashion to roid effected players. patrick roy used to wear a size 66 jersey stuffed with padding and who knows what. opposing players don't complain because their own guys are doing it.
He's copping a plea just to try and make the Hall of Fame.
The Big Idiot didn't even need the steroids; he should be kept out just for his stupidity.
"I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids," (Mark) McGwire said.
No. They really won't, Mark.
We're shocked!
McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, Caminiti, A-Rod, Giambi, Palmiero, etc. The list goes on... And please, no more retarded media claims that cheaters McGwire and Sosa "saved" baseball in 1998. After the 1994 strike, baseball was still profitable from 1995-97, with per game attendance at 25,500 (down from 32,500 in 1994). The two cheaters helped raise it to 28,500, but didn't save anything.
Poor Mark McGwire: Listens to his liars--er, lawyers--but five years later he has a change of heart.
A grown man who doesn't know right from wrong and does what the suits tell him to do.
And we're supposed to feel sorry for this multimillionaire who garnered tons of publicity from his homerun derby with another famous juicer? (I won't even say his name, he is so repellant to me.)
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Aaaaahhhhg! You call this a confession? Saying he did not use steroids for strength, only for "health purposes?" Health purposes??? This is not coming clean. This is just a pathetic cry for sympathy. Sniff...There was so much pressure... sniff... I just wanted to stay healthy and play ball... sniff.
How about: I loved the ego-rush of becoming an artificial behemoth and hitting more cheater home runs than anyone ever dreamed of. The cash they doled out was pretty nice too, but I will repay it all to all the fans who thought I was legit. Now THAT would be coming clean.
Hey, take some more guy, what do I care!
I'm a Cubs fan and it is obvious now (and has been for awhile) that Sosa was on the juice. Anyone who denies that is blind. Good thing that Sosa magically forgot how to speak English when he was testifying before Congress.
As far as Mark McGwire is concerned, too little to late Big (phony) Mac.....he can cry himself to sleep every night on his piles of ill-gotten money.
Give back the money Mac and maybe people will forgive you. All of McGwire's records should be expunged from the record books.
Barry Bonds is next up on: "To Catch a Cheater," stay tuned.
SAM-MY!
SAM-MY!
SAM-MY!
All of you are JEALOUS!
Re: Mark McRoid... Wow, my boys love baseball. It teaches children that they need to cheat at almost everything to get ahead. That you can't grow up without lieing & stealing, that is what cheating is. I taught my children to follow rules and to honor other people. We do not enter the express isle if we have 11 items. We do not skip a place in line. We are patience and wait our turn without complaining. We let older folks go first... WOW! Cheaters are everywhere! From the White House to the Golf Course! Bankers & Brokers! It makes me so very sad. :(
PS> I believe Mark McRoid will soon have a book and more fame soon... somehow America will make him a Hero again. sad :( Give back the Vet!!!! Jeanne
and no where do i see, the cubs fans admit to cheering another steroid bum in SOSA. call out palmero, clemons, bonds, who ever you want, but don't forget your beloved slammin' sammy. suckers.......... don't worry though this is your year. ha ha ha.
I KNEW IT!!!!
THIS PROVES ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT SAMMY WAS A BETTER PLAYER THAN MAC!
SAMMY DIDN'T NEED ANY STEROIDS TO HIT HIS HOMERS!
I disregard all comments made by Cub fans about a Cardinal.
What a joke. He says he didn't take them for added strength, but rather for health reasons. What an idiot. I almost would have excepted his apology if he weren't still lying through his teeth in his apology. Blackball all of them. Don't let any of their records be printed in the books. And don't ever let the cheaters into the Hall.
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Whats even more sad, is that he has to explain this to his children and the young people who idolized him. Shame on you Mark, Shame on you.
Does this mean he officially committed perjury? What a knucklehead.
MCGWIRE SAYS QUOTE" I WISH I DIDN'T PLAY IN THE STERIOD ERA". IS HE CRAZY? IT'S GUYS LIKE HIM THAT MADE IT THE STERIOD ERA, STILL HE SEEMS TO BE BLAMING THE TIMES RATHER THAN HIMSELF. BASEBALL IS TURNING INTO THE WWE, ALL FAKE
His name should be REMOVED from the record books. His only reason for taking the steroids was greed - more runs bigger paychecks. Very bad example for today's youth - he should be ashamed of himself and just fade away from the baseball scene.
McGwire you're a real stand up tell the truth kind of guy aren't you. 5 years later since the Congressional hearings you decide now to tell the truth, why didn't you do it when you were testifying? You're doing it now to get a position with the Cardinals? We all know you're a washed up has been.
Do you think MLB will fine McGuire 50 days for admitting?
Good for McGwire. He's one of the few steroid users to actually come forward. Does anyone really believe that there weren't hundreds of other steroid users at the time? The fans didn't care and MLB didn't care at the time, so who are we to judge the former players. McGwire belongs in the Hall of Fame. If he is kept out, then so should Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa. I also think that Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio probably also juiced and deserve the same fate at Big Mac.
The only reason why these athletes take these drugs is because we want to see homers and willing to pay millions of dollars to hit home runs. Do you think little Johnny in HS is not doing something like this to make his dad proud and trying to get a scholarship.
If you were paid $10M to take a drug to advance your job for 1-2 years, would you?
I sick and tired of people blaming the athletes, the fans are more to blame.
Halfassed admission at best. "I did it to recover from injuries." So what if an added benefit was millions of dollars! You want to impress someone? Give it back.
There is little actual evidence to suggest any correlation between McGwire/Sosa's home runs and a boost in attendance. In fact, there have been several solid studies showing the opposite. The more the press repeats it, the more we have to tell them to knock it off.
KNOCK IT OFF!
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/do-chicks-dig-the-longball/
GRUNGALUNGA!!
I took that stuff for one year and at it got me an MVP and into the HOF even though my horrible excuse for a team still finished last.
Once again another healthy person. It's concussions (football, pro wrestling) that make you do crazy things, not steroids. Mark McGwire is a hero for showing us that.
Yeh, what I meant was, I would rather joke about morons, like myself. My name is TOD, and I don't mind telling everybody that I'm a jerk! So there!
Well, since there was no ban on these substances there is really nothing that can be done. If he has any class he would give back the titles and such because he only broke records because of the drugs and not on his own merit. If the sport wants to have 2 seperate categories, one for those who don't use drugs and one for those who do then he could accept the awards under the drug category.
tod on January 11, 2010 3:43 PM
TOD - IT'S A JOKE, DIPSH*T.
(now i know why i hate guys named TOD)
Yeah joking about a disease like a Diabetes yeah that's real class right there, too bad it's all lowclass, what's next, joking about people with Cancer? Idiot.
Liar, liar, pants on fire. Shame on you, and may you NEVER get into the Hall of Fame. You're a shoe-in for the Hall of Shame!!!!
WHY IS ROGER MARIS not in the baseball hall of fame? Guys like Mac and Sosa are known and recognized but to this day Maris is exempt... Something is wrong here.
Don't hate the player. Hate the game.
TOD - IT'S A JOKE, DIPSH*T.
(now i know why i hate guys named TOD)
Ron Santo on January 11, 2010 3:36 PM
Hey you guys, awwwwww jeeeez, c'mon will ya? I waz doin ster-doids in my time too, you know?
Wow, but hey, jeeeeeez, you know, now I thinks I know why my legs - they are a missing!
Actually it's from Diabetes. completely different than steroids.
Queeny, maybe one of these years you'll be secure in your own sexuality but I highly doubt it.
Hey you guys, awwwwww jeeeez, c'mon will ya? I waz doin ster-doids in my time too, you know?
Wow, but hey, jeeeeeez, you know, now I thinks I know why my legs - they are a missing!
But was the body of a Hercules, the millions of dollars and the legions of fans worshiping you worth it in the long run? Come on, admit it. You were living the life every ball player/wannabe athlete dreams of: the manly good looks, the muscle bound bod, the swagger, the home run king record. Besides, steroids were not banned by MLB while you were taking them and lots of players were using them at the same time. Oh, don't pay any attention to that crushing feeling in your chest; it's only your heart enlarging and malfunctioning. And those man boobs can be taken care of with a little minor surgery. Sadly, the shrinking testicles cannot be reversed but maybe you can buy some implants or use some lemons...
Gaylord Perry, king of the spitball.
But was the body of a Hercules, the millions of dollars and the legions of fans worshiping you worth it in the long run? Come on, admit it. You were living the life every ball player/wannabe athlete dreams of: the manly good looks, the muscle bound bod, the swagger, the home run king record. Besides, steroids were not banned by MLB while you were taking them and lots of players were using them at the same time. Oh, don't pay any attention to that crushing feeling in your chest; it's only your heart enlarging and malfunctioning. And those man boobs can be taken care of with a little minor surgery. Sadly, the shrinking testicles cannot be reversed but maybe you can buy some implants or use some lemons...
Mark is such a fool he thinks his too-late confession will get him in the HOF. What an embarrassment to the sport and another reason (not that I needed one) to hate the Cardinals.
I cheated for more than 20 years and I'm in the Hall. People even laugh about my cheating. What's the big deal.
Well, now there's a big shock! (not) I guess it's OK to lie when you testify before Congress. Unbelievable
If all these people who've experienced steroids get a slap on the wrist, then Pete Rose should be elected to the Hall of Fame and get a formal apology from the entire Major League! Seriously, gambling and steroids? C'mon people!
There's a lot in his words, nope for me it's women and women only. If you're gay I'm sorry to disappoint you but I'm straight.
I was at the game in St. Louis, '98 when Big Mac broke the record. It was like watching "The Natural" with all the flashbulbs going off. I was one of the million "suckers" who applauded for him. I still have my ticket - if he's at Wrigley and I get a chance, I'll ask him to sign it and then crumble the ticket in front of him.
Canseco was right. where's Clemens?
Hank Aaron is still the home run king as far as I'm concerned.
Maybe when McGwire goes to jail he can teach his cellmate how to hit a home run when they're in bed together and I don't mean baseball.
Mark McGwire, so can he now be charged with perjury, locked up and be BC for the prison team?
I will admit that the homerun derby that year was very exciting to watch and did bring people back to baseball, especially when it was between Sosa and McGuire. However, Mark McGuire's name should be removed from the record books, he should have to give back the bonus, and return the '61 Corvette. Roger Maris is still the homerun champion.
coach on January 11, 2010 2:44 PM
To me this means that he didn't break the record, and should be stricken from the record books. If this record is allowed , I don't see why Pete Rose will never be allowed into the Hall of Fame
Um, coach, Barry Bonds has the single season record and if you remove that cheater then you have Sammy Sosa. Then if you remove that cheater it goes back to Roger Maris who smoked 4 packs of cigarettes per day and should have his record taken away. Then it would go back to Babe Ruth who drank a case and a half of beer and ate 16 hotdogs daily so of course the record should have been taken away from him...
He only comes clean because it helps him to become hitting coach. Selfish bastard.
Wow this "T.O." guy must of just woke up from a coma or something.Mcgwire has been eligible for 4 years now and has'nt even came close to the HOF.You need 75% and the best he ever got was like 28%.He will never get in the Hof it's not because of steroid use it's because he wasn't that good if he was'nt hitting HR's.Just like sosa he was a 1 trick pony A. HR. B SO/Double. Besides that he sucked.I think his career ba is like .260 mcgwire always sucked he just hit monster Hr's that's it.
I'd rather see Pete Rose in the Hall then this bum!!!
Cubs in 2108 I'm not being high and mighty I'm voicing an opinion, people do that on message boards, if you don't agree with me I really don't give a rat's ass, stop acting like an ass.
It is imperative that we contextualize. The league, and therefore the market itself, was saturated with PED users. Increased performance(s) meant more playing time. Marquee names put fans in seats. Filling stadiums generated revenue. The cycle was self-perpetuating. Plus, there is fame...oh the fame, limelight, and exposure. Players used, the league knew, and fans ignored it. Players are still using. We still, moreover, face the largely overlooked issue of "defining" PEDs (does caffeine, sugar, and an electrolyte replacement count? Boxers can't have Gatorade between rounds...)
Anyway, stop being so quick to judge. How many home runs have you guys hit lately? How likely are you to turn down a paycheck like theirs?
People do anything to get on Oprah's (free channel) tv show before it ends in 2011.
T.O. -- McGwire has been on the ballot for 3 or 4 years now and not even come close to induction. Do a little research before you try to come off all high and mighty.
I don wanna sound like I have a big head over dis news but now dat make me da homerun king of beisbol in 1998!
I always thought when players testify and wear little Santa Claus reading glasses we're supposed to believe them.
Remove all of McGuire's,Sosa's and Clemens records and Bond's post 1998 records (still vote Bonds in HOF for his pre-1999 play).
Just in time for the HOF induction voting!!!
I took that stuff for one year and at it got me an MVP and into the HOF even though my horrible exuse for a team still finished last.
If McGwire ever gets considered for the Hall of Fame he should NOT be voted in, he should have these home runs removed from his career statistics since he unfairly hit them and what sickens me is there are players who played the game fairly and are still waiting to be voted in while cheaters like McGwire and Bonds will get in easily.
All they ever did for me was give me 20 strikeouts one game and time on the disabled list every year. Just say no kids.
To me this means that he didn't break the record, and should be stricken from the record books. If this record is allowed , I don't see why Pete Rose will never be allowed into the Hall of Fame.
The funniest thing about all of this, is that the real culprit is still out there and that guy will never admit failure or his reckless abandonment to make baseball what is... and that's the son of Satan, Bud Selig.
While Mac, Sammy, Rafe, Clemens, Juice Boy Conseco, A-Roid, Bonds and the rest were all injecting themselves, Selig was injecting the fans with total disbelief. He and the rest of the owners turned a blind eye, deaf ear to what was happening, while they all watched the revenue stream in and ratings go sky high.
So punish Mac, Sammy (come on, we have to believe what was real and what wasn’t with “Roo”), Clemens and the “Roid Boys”, but don’t let the punishment end there, the real king pin that needs to fall, is Selig.
Now it's Sammy's turn. He can make his admission in Spanish, if that makes him more comfortable.
It's about time he had the sense to admit what all but the most senile Cardinals fans already knew to be true. How many more are out there? I've lost count...
just like sosa, aliar and a loser!
All of you people ripping on him are retards. Big Mac and his steroid use is part of the reason why baseball made such a huge comeback in the late 90's. Baseball has been full of cheaters since day one. The steroids weren't illegal at the time he took them and he took the advice of his lawyers and plead the fifth in front of congress afterwards. Now that he has made peace with the situation, he is ready to talk about it. That's a lot more than I can say about Sosa, Bonds or many of the other hundreds/thousands of pro-athletes that have cheated and not come clean.
What a crumbumb
Chicks dig the long ball!
Maybe McGuire and Rose can start their own Hall of Shame er, Fame. They can dedicate a whole wing to the steroid cheats. Should be able to fill that up in day.
Bob on January 11, 2010 2:15 PM
If he really wants to "man-up" how about requesting that all of his "records" be removed from Major League Baseball history?
That would be a step, albeit small, in the right direction.
So that would makes me beisbol homerun king!
I should have.
It's about time, the bum! Remember the Mark and Sammy love affair and how baseball announcers were declaring the record breakers the greatest home runs in history? What a joke, it was only for a record. Get him off the record books and keep him out of the hall.
Bob,
Do you feel the same for Sosa, ARod, etc????
Duh! ...but he still blames it on being part of the "steroid era"...doesn't he know that he helped create the steroid era?
"He lied in front of Congress.
Spend the jail time Big Mac"
So did Clinton.
I took that stuff for one year and at it got me an MVP and into the HOF even though my horrible exuse for a team still finished last.
@Jose Canseco,
McGwire didn't lie to Congress. Remember? He took the 5th. It was Sosa, et al, who swore they didn't use roids.
Heads up, he never lied to Congress. He just didn't comment.
The guy deserves a break. What would really be news if a player came out and said they didnt use steroids during this era.
No?...Really?
He lied in front of Congress.
Spend the jail time Big Mac
So that makes me beisbol homerun king!
If he really wants to "man-up" how about requesting that all of his "records" be removed from Major League Baseball history?
That would be a step, albeit small, in the right direction.