Did he ever deny using steroids?
That video of the congressional hearing tells me no. All he ever said was "I don't want to talk about my past." He knew what he did, but he wasn't there to admit anything. He was there to help bring out a positive message. Now that he has admitted to it maybe he can become a better advocate for the kids. He's been in hiding since that hearing.
How long did he take steroids? and how long did we think he took steroids?
He said he was taking the 'roids on and off for nearly a decade and that pretty much gives us a fair timeline, but for some reason I didn't think he was using steroids for that long. I guess with him using Andro I thought that took the place of the steroids. If you look at it, Andro was a steroid minus a few chemicals. I admittedly took what they called "Andro" after seeing Mark McGwire doing a interview after a game. I believe it was right behind him in his locker. I was influenced to take the supplement to help me on the field. If it influenced me, how many other young players did it influence? I felt like superman! Then I read the label and did some research on the drug. They had a side-by-side comparison of Andro and Steroids. There was virtually no difference except that Andro was legal (at the time) and Steroids weren't. They both had similar side affects. I don't know much about how to take these things or how much. Did I take Andro correctly and did I take the correct amount? Only time will tell.
Will he be prosecuted like some of the other players?
He shouldn't because he never lied and no player has been charged with anything other than perjury and/or lying under oath. He will in fact be prosecuted by the public and the media until they deem the subject boring and tiresome. Kind of like Brett Farve.
The only part of this story that Mark McGwire is standing up against is Mr. Jose Canseco and what he wrote in his books. Jose Canseco still says what he says is the truth and the only truth:
Listen, I really dislike what Jose Canseco is about. He is out for money. He did what he had to do in baseball to gain wealth and when the money ran out he sold out. He banished himself from baseball with his books. He can't hold anyone else responsible for the aftermath from what he did.
You know what though?
He doesn't. He knows exactly what he did while in the game and out of the game. He is very intelligent.
What Jose says about baseball not being able to "stoop" to his level, the truth...He might be right.
Time heals all wounds, but time also allows wounds to be re-opened.
So far several aspects of Jose Canseco's books have come true. You can't say that what he writes or says are lies, not anymore, but I'm not willing to give a person like that the benefit of the doubt either.
Mark McGwire just proves once more that the outing of players who have used steroids only hurts the game. The players who have used don't hurt the game only the stories that are written about them do. The list of players who have used in the past don't clean up the game only the drug policy that police the league can do that.
Senator George Mitchell's report was a "witch hunt" that damaged the game. The Congressional Hearings aided in this and it resulted in nothing but two player's lying under oath and a drug policy that was going to be put in place anyway. Why spend the money and time on something without trying to help the situation. What good is it when the result equals pure negativity.
Baseball and the Government got it wrong. The only thing that should have come from Canseco's book should have been a stricter drug policy and we all should have moved on from there.
The Game Still Intact.
Congress Sticking to Politics.
Jose Canseco being forgotten.
and the guilty Players being eaten alive with their own guilt without harming anyone else around them.
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