In the recent times, the spirit and fairness in baseball has been jolted by many times. Some of the biggest names in the world of baseball have been accused and confessed to use of steroids or other performance enhancing drugs.

One of the most impacting testimonials is the fact Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were two of the players on baseball’s list of nearly 100 players who tested positive for banned substances in the year 2003, as per a report in THE TIMES.

From NYTimes.com:

The great Cal Ripken retired before steroid testing. After the disclosure about A-Rod’s failed test, Ripken announced that he wanted to have a talk with Rodriguez. Good for Ripken to step forward. But where was he when a loud and respected voice was needed to push the players union into testing?

Where does baseball go from here?

Hank Aaron has proposed a formula of putting asterisks on certain records to reflect the time in which they were accomplished. With all due respect to Aaron, every era seems to have had its legion of wrongdoers and shortcutters who used whatever science was available to get an edge. Amphetamines, red juice, concoctions and whatever else preceded steroids.

One thing is for sure, baseball fans hope that future doping disclosures do not name their favorite players. However, players need to stop admonishing news media and fans before that.

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