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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 3601211, member: 1969"]
Bud Selig gets in the hall of fame and he turned a blind eye to steroids for a long period of time.   In fact he defacto encouraged it and capitalized on how they were impacting the game (McGwire and Sosa)

The 2002 Steroid Policy created in baseball was one of the biggest jokes in the history of sports.  The penalty for the first positive test was "counseling".   The penalty for the second test was a small suspension (maybe 10 games) but you did not need to be named -- I believe you could be hid on the DL.  IIRC, only on the fourth positive test would your name actually be disclosed.

[B]Selig likes to claim as part of his legacy that he acted tough on steroids and took it out of the game.  In fact the 2002 policy was so light on punishment and disclosure that it only encouraged more players to take steroids.    [/B]Only once the feds got involved and put real pressure on MLB did a tougher policy get established in 2005... and even then it was light to today's policy.
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