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On AlterNet: steroids

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "steroids"

Maybe Major League Baseball Should Investigate Congress

Maybe Major League Baseball Should Investigate Congress

Josh Zaharoff, AlterNet. March 6, 2008.
If only Congress were as responsible and ethical as steroid-ridden baseball players.

Congressional Steroid Spectacle a Major League Waste of Taxpayer Money

Congressional Steroid Spectacle a Major League Waste of Taxpayer Money

Dave Zirin, The Nation. February 14, 2008.
Roger Clemens's face-off with Congress has moved the guardians of our democracy beyond absurdity.

Give Baseball's Juicers a League of Their Own

Give Baseball's Juicers a League of Their Own

Michael X. Ferraro, AlterNet. January 29, 2008.
It’s time to rewrite baseball's record book, so why not put the 'roid users in their exclusive super-sized league?

Butts on Parade: When Roger Clemens Met 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace

Butts on Parade: When Roger Clemens Met 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace

Dave Zirin, AlterNet. January 8, 2008.
Dealing with steroids accusations, Roger Clemens got a taste of the flammable hypocrisy that burns athletes when their careers cross with drugs.

Baseball's Mitchell Report Fails to Step Up to Plate With a Plan

Baseball's Mitchell Report Fails to Step Up to Plate With a Plan

Russell Wellen, Scholars and Rogues AlterNet: Health and Wellness. December 26, 2007.
Which sets a worse example for young T-ball players? Drug use or a witch hunt?

Bonds Roasts, Clemens Coasts

Bonds Roasts, Clemens Coasts

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
The radically different treatment Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have received about alleged drug use is a racist double standard.

Juicing Up Baseball Players and Mercenary Soldiers

Juicing Up Baseball Players and Mercenary Soldiers

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. December 17, 2007.
Using steroids to bulk up isn't just a problem in baseball, but it's afflicting law enforcement in New York and Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq.

Bush Conveniently Forgets His Own Role in the Baseball

Bush Conveniently Forgets His Own Role in the Baseball "Steroids Era"

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2007.
Ironically, Bush wants to put "behind us" a steroid culture that his negligent management helped foster.

Yankee Pitcher Roger Clemens as Guilty as Bonds

Yankee Pitcher Roger Clemens as Guilty as Bonds

Dave Zirin, AlterNet. December 14, 2007.
MLB honchos not knowing about steroid use is like Bush not "reading" the National Intelligence Estimate while saber-rattling against Iran.

Baseball's Mitchell Report: Steroid Use Doesn’t Discriminate, But Our Outrage Does

Baseball's Mitchell Report: Steroid Use Doesn’t Discriminate, But Our Outrage Does

Tommy McDonald, AlterNet. December 13, 2007.
Now that we know Roger Clemens took steroids, will he get the same rough treatment that Barry Bonds did? Doubtful.

Barry Bonds: Baseball's Scapegoat

Barry Bonds: Baseball's Scapegoat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 13, 2007.
Even though the Mitchell Report shows that much of the MLB was complicit in steroid use, Barry Bonds is the only one who will take the fall.

Blackwater: Hooked on Steroids, Encouraged to Murder Innocent People [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 29, 2007.
Keith Olbermann interviews Michael Ratner about his recent lawsuit against the infamous mercenary firm currently operating in Iraq.

Blackwater's No-So-Little Steroids Problem

Blackwater's No-So-Little Steroids Problem

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. November 28, 2007.
Steven Reynolds: Blackwater has another scandal on its hands, and it is turning to Bud Selig to handle it.

Will Bush Commute Barry Bonds’ Potential Prison Sentence?

Will Bush Commute Barry Bonds’ Potential Prison Sentence?

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: Bonds' biggest mistake? Breaking a record and maybe not looking enough like Scooter Libby.

Don't Rush to Judgment on Bonds

Don't Rush to Judgment on Bonds

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. November 16, 2007.
Bonds is innocent until proven guilty -- or confesses.

Indicted! Barry Bonds Is a Perfect Distraction from Real Events

Indicted! Barry Bonds Is a Perfect Distraction from Real Events

Dave Zirin, CounterPunch. November 16, 2007.
As the media hovers over the legal woes of Barry Bonds, where's the talk about Bush's new attorney general, who is potentially as dangerous as the last?

Bush Enabled Steroid Use in Texas

Bush Enabled Steroid Use in Texas

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 30, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: Barry Bonds’ home run race puts Bush’s steroids record in the spotlight.

Why Is It OK to Bash Barry Bonds, But Not Bush?

Why Is It OK to Bash Barry Bonds, But Not Bush?

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 23, 2007.
Sheldon Drobny: The mainstream press has no problem editorializing about how awful Barry Bonds is, even though Bush has broken far more rules with far more tragic results.

The Fastest Man on No Legs

The Fastest Man on No Legs

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 29, 2007.
With technology becoming far more sophisticated and pervasive, sports is awash in ethical dilemmas. So where does a lightning fast amputee fit in the spectrum of Barry Bonds with his alleged doping and Tiger Woods with his better-than-perfect Lasik eyes?