And, no, not everyone cheated. That is what the apologists for cheaters would like you to believe. Probably much much less than 50% ever cheated with steroids. Those that did cheated the clean players out of contracts, money, and careers. They also fueled the rising cost of contracts which resulted in higher ticket prices and cable fees for you and me.

And, no, IMO, they should only hire those for whom there is no overwhelming evidence that they were significant cheaters. McGwire was one of the biggest cheaters in the game.

You can’t rule out everyone based just on the possibility they may have broken the rules/laws. If that were the standard, then no employer should ever hire anyone ever, which obviously doesn’t make sense.. OTOH, if an employer knows of convincing evidence that someone has broken the rules/law, they should act appropriately on that knowledge.

What, should we only hire the cheaters good enough not to get caught?

Anyone who still only “suspects” McGwire has their head buried in the sand. You can safely bet your house that McGwire was one of the biggest cheaters in the sport, and shame on the Cardinals for hiring him.

I don’t get hung up on McGwire and ‘roids. He showed Andro to reporters at his locker, before it became a big deal. He didn’t lie to congress, like Palmiero, just refused to discuss it, as was his right. Should he be in the HoF? Probably not, but he’s never lied about his ‘roid use, as far as I know, unlike some 3rd basemen playing for the other NY team.

“Tony, you don’t look so good, maybe you should take a nap”

“No worries Mark, there’s an intersection on my ride home that has a long red light. I’ll grab a few minutes of sleep there”

“Hey Tony, Did my teaching for the day…I’ll see ya tomorrow”