Ken Rosenthal knocks it out of the park in his column about Jose Bautista and steroid speculation. It’s a must read and conforms with my thinking on the subject exactly. Money quote:
If Bautista tests positive, it’s a story. If Bautista is linked to PEDs through a government investigation, it’s a story. But if Bautista keeps hitting home runs without a hint of wrongdoing, it’s a baseball story, nothing more.
Amen.
In other PEDs coverage, go check out Wil Carroll’s neat idea about how to deal with the presumption of guilt/presumption of innocence problem that surrounds drug testing. I don’t think his proposal would ever fly — I think the players and the union value the anonymity aspect of drug testing far too much to cede some of it in the interests of public perception — but it does neatly pinpoint the problem we have in which people — some people anyway — aren’t satisfied that the current testing regime is working.
