This is just ridiculous!

This steroid congressional hearing is totally ridiculous for a number of reasons. How can you have this hearing without Barry Bonds? (if you are really interested in delving into the steroid "problem") If you want the political side of this story check out what is posted on my politics blog. For the sports side. Here is a brief history of anabolic steroids. Invented in the 193o's and they were not even outlawed until 1991. A lot of people are calling for asterisks next to every persons name that may be found to have used steroids when setting a record. There was no testing during the period between the 1930-1991, so who is to say if any other records were set while people were on steroids. Who can say whether or not any records were set when anyone was using a performance enhancing drug. Whether you like it or not, performance enhancing drugs have been around and been used since sport was created. Some were illegal when used and some became illegal after being used for awhile. In certain sports such as most track and field events, swimming, and other sports in which there is not much hand eye coordination, or hand foot coordination, these drugs may have a huge effect. However in baseball there is a negligible effect on performance. With or without steroids Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players ever. With or without steroids the Mcgwire/Sosa homerun chase of 1998 was one of the greatest years ever for baseball. Every homerun that these guys hit is not because of extra muscle its because they put the bat on the ball. Their homeruns were not bloop homeruns, maybe instead of travelling 450 ft, they would have travelled 400 ft. This is why from a sports sense this a ridiculous question, just watch and enjoy and stop trying to tear down what is great.