Tyler received a more severe penalty because the size of his head is greater than his whole chest-shoulder region. No man’s upper body should be that small.
Palmeiro is just benefitting from baseball’s infancy in punishing illegal steroid use. Steroid use just recently became illegal in baseball. Baseball will eventually get there. Until then, everyone will have a chance to soapbox their views.
**In a free country, athletes should have the right to use steroids and die young (see Alzado, Lyle; Payton, Walter; Matuzak, John…). **
I don’t see the point in dragging Walter’s name through the mud. Alzado (not doctors) attributed his brain cancer to steroids, Walter never did. I don’t want to over-react b/c I am a Bears’ fan … but mentioning Walter’s name is about as fair as if you had mentioned Hank Gathers.
On top of that, your johnson shrinks from steroid use.
Your testicles shrink a bit since they are not producing as much test. Once steroid use stops, they regain their original function and size.
If steroids made your Johnson shrink … I’d be taking them. I only mention that joke because, IMO, people will remember the joke and rmember that steroid use temporarily shrinks the testicles, not the penis. (CE, I don’t know if you were making a joke or not)
**I’m not saying its right, but its easy to see the temptation. **
Or try this one … you’re a pro athlete, and every year, you lose a little bit of athleticism and the fresh young crop of studs (that are using) are trying to bump you down the depth chart, or out of your sport completely. Not all athletes have a “contingency plan” for a life after the sport.
As I have said before, I do know a few guys that have been pros and a few others that make it very close. They (not all) simply viewed steroid use as something you had to do because everyone else was … or they viewed it as “part of becoming serious about what you are doing”.
I have said before that I would not use them because my son does what I do. I am also not a competitive athlete (anymore) and I was never a pro … so really, my opinion (on that specific matter) isn’t all that relevant.
**Besides people take steroids just to be the best weightlifter in a little poducnk gym. **
Sad, but true. You would be amazed at the variety and volume of steroids some people take just to be “the stud” (or among the studs) at your local YMCA (or even high school gym). I wish I were joking. I can understand why someone would use steroids when it comes to million dollar contracts and lack of life options … but I have never understood taking such health risks (from abuse, not mod use) just to be impressive to a handful of people.
As a side … if steroids were as dangerous as some folks make them out to be, lots of people would be dropping like flies. I wonder how many people, use moderate amounts of steroids, and rotate on/off cycles, with little to no health problems?