Forget all this self-righteous crap the sports media chuck around whenever Barry Bonds and steroids and juiced records get dragged out by some smartarse with a book contract. Plenty of professional athletes are on performane enhancing drugs, while a lot more are on performance-reducing ones, all protected by technological advancements in drug-test cheating (yep, even the Whizzinator). So why bother throwing the poor saps who forget to drink the stuff the night before the test out of the game? Emulate horse racing, where they have the trainers declare whether the horse is on lasix or bute and then publish it in the form guide so punters know who's getting a little kick. If an athlete is on human growth hormone, amphetamines or marijuana (though why you'd smoke pot before a professional sports event is beyond me), put it in the program. If nothing else, it's sure to give the home fans something new to chant.
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