08-15-2009, 12:10 PM
<!--quoteo(post=58049:date=Aug 15 2009, 10:27 AM:name=1060Ivy)-->QUOTE (1060Ivy @ Aug 15 2009, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cheating has always been part of baseball. Players, coaches and managers have always looked for an edge either legally or illegally.
Some PEDs are cheating and others that are legal today may become illegal in the future.
I'm not for players taking substances that will likely shorten the lives or decrease the quality of their later lives but I don't know how to implement or enforce a system that stays ahead of those players who are OK with making these types of trade offs.
Unfortunately, PEDa are part of the game today and I don't expect them to go away anytime soon.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The only way to stay ahead of the players is to drive home the point that what's not detectable today probably will be tomorrow and then making the consequences so dire that only the complete idiots will take the risks. The biggest problem still remains that the cost/benefit analysis still breaks down in favor of cheating for too many players.
Some PEDs are cheating and others that are legal today may become illegal in the future.
I'm not for players taking substances that will likely shorten the lives or decrease the quality of their later lives but I don't know how to implement or enforce a system that stays ahead of those players who are OK with making these types of trade offs.
Unfortunately, PEDa are part of the game today and I don't expect them to go away anytime soon.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The only way to stay ahead of the players is to drive home the point that what's not detectable today probably will be tomorrow and then making the consequences so dire that only the complete idiots will take the risks. The biggest problem still remains that the cost/benefit analysis still breaks down in favor of cheating for too many players.