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McGwire comes clean, admits steroids use

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I was never a huge fan of Mark McGwire but as a fan of baseball I think its always a great when a professional athlete comes clean of any wrongdoings that they have committed. Obviously the Steroid Era will always be asterisked, and rightfully so. However what seems to be an even greater sense of satisfaction for me as a fan and instructor is seeing the amount of stress and guilt taken off of the shoulders of these athletes.

Let's face it, professional athletes are role models. Not by choice, as we all certainly recall Charles Barkley's NIKE promotional commercials and stance on the subject. For for what is essentially an endgame for so many aspiring young athletes, professional sports will always be a focus for great discussion with performance enhancing drugs. As fans, we want to believe that our favorite athletes, whether breaking records or not, are as clean as you and I.

Unfortunately the bagilliions of dollars that professional sports franchises are making off of the athletes has put us in this position. For some of the sports that have a salary cap, bravo. Mark McGwire, finally, finally my hat goes off to you. Good luck with the Cardinals. I think you have plenty of knowledge to share with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.