So he finally admitted his steroid use, and his confession appeared heart felt.  Was anyone really surprised to learn the Mark McGwire was on the juice when he was at what was arguably his career best?  ”Looking back, I wish I had never played during the steroid era,” he claims.  Maybe so. But is that hindsight or real regret?

One has to wonder when he goes on to basically claim that steroids are not in fact what made him hit those balls out of the park.  ”There’s no way a pill or an injection will give you hand-eye coordination or the ability or the great mind that I’ve had as a baseball player,” he said.  Really?  That kind of arrogance is exactly why I’m glad he’s not in baseball anymore.

I don’t understand this guy.  According to McGwire, he starts taking steroids to “recover from injuries,” and then low and behold, he discovers he plays a whole lot better while he’s on them.  Doesn’t stop, just stays on the juice, keeps hitting the ball out of the park, and now, he willingly admits to the drug use, but in his arrogance he claims the steroids aren’t responsible for his home run record?

The guy was an amazingly talented baseball player, without question.  And the steroids gave him the extra push, the extra edge.  Something that a player of his caliber didn’t really need, but knowingly took advantage of.  Do I want to see him in the Hall of  Fame? No, I want to see that honor go to players that reached great heights, on their own. Those who relied strictly on their talent.  No juice.

How would you feel if McGwire makes it to the Hall of Fame?  Should steroids disqualify good players from this lifetime achievement?