Jack, I don't think drugs will ever be banned from US professional sports.

There's too much money involved because of television contracts and (for the best players) commercial endorsements.

In the US today, we live in a culture where morality and 'doing the right thing' takes a back seat to the money.

It's always the money. I don't know what can be done about it. Mass communication, the shrinking economy, and human greed will supercede honor and integrity every time.

"Sad but true." --CassielA

OK, poll time. Please note: PED = Performance-Enhancing Drug

For some reason I was unable to vote directly from your post, so I will vote here. No, PEDs should not be allowed in professional sports.

It is sad, Dax, especially for kids who are ruining their lives before they've even begun. But greed over honesty is rampant in certain economic classes--not just sports. And the kids, then, learn their lessons from their parents rather than from some highly admired, highly touted sports icon.

Alex Rodreguiz--A Rod, the business man,--isn't a particular favorite of mine; but he, at least, seems to honestly play the game for himself. If he's honest in that, it can be assumed that he's honest when he says that he doesn't take PEDs.

It would be nice if we could take baseball back to the time of Mom's apple pie and the tooth fairy leaving a nickle for incisors and a dime for molars, but it won't happen.