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 Kid-A wrote:

Yes, rushfan I agree that that is very unfair, and it is much worse in the English premiership. At least in the US, the team with the payroll doesn't always win. In the English Premiership it is always one of the 'big 4' who wins everything (Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal). No one else has even  won the FA cup in 10+ years. I disagree with your comparison to drug taking in music, as sport is all about going for number 1. Steroids help you do this. Hallucinagenic drugs certainly alter your music, but not necessarily for the better. Some people just like that kind of sound. 

As a Red Sox fan, I'm relieved none of our players were mentioned (except Gagne). I was, and still am, convinced Damon has been on something, I just thought that from the second I first saw him in 2004. However isn't Mitchell an executive on the Red sox or something? I think it's right to be sceptical about this. That would also explain how Paul Byrds involvement was leaked right before a critical game 7 he was involved with against the Red Sox.

Roger Clemens supposed testosterone injections to the bum in 2000 sure do explain why he threw that bat at Piazza don't they? 

Music is an art and not a competition.  But despite all of the ideals, music is still a business like baseball, and the goal is to make money selling as much of your music as you can.  The more true you stay to yourself the better.  Something that musicians and athletes have in common is that they both have big egos and they both like to be the center of attention.  Both have "look at what I can do" personalities and there are some that crave the attention so much they take the drugs to make their music or athletic abilities reach super human levels.  I agree there is as much bad music created from using drugs as there is good music created, but there are also as many bad athletes created as there are good athletes.

The Tigers had a guy on their team some years back named Gabe Kapler.  He later played for the Rangers and then the Red Sox.  This guy was so muscular his picture appeared on the cover of a bodybuilding magazine.  I don't know that he used drugs as he was not on the list, but I suspect that he did.  It was mentioned that one reason that he wasn't as good as expected was because his body was so big he didn't have the flexibility or range of motion to hit the ball that well.  

Another example, was last year the Tigers had a player who was suspended for the remainder of the season for using performance drugs.  His name was Neifi Perez.  He was absolutely the worst player I have ever seen wear a Tiger's uniform.  The fans were actually thrilled when he got suspended because we didn't have to endure him and his below .200 batting average any more.

Speaking of Piazza, I am somewhat surprised he didn't make the list.  Rumors have surrounded him his entire career, along with Pudge Rodriguez who didn't make the list either.