August 07, 2007

Cheater Prospers: The Barry 'Roids Story

It's official—a dirty player has juiced his way past Hank Aaron's record.

ESPN--[Hank Aaron's] legacy might even be strengthened because, as far as we know, he hit 755 home runs naturally, legally and honestly.

"Naturally, legally, and honestly:" Three words that will never be used to describe the steroid-induced exploits of Barry 'Roids.

In the link cited above, one Barry 'Roids apologist admonishes us, "Record books should be free of moral judgments or other subjective criteria." This is why record books are soulless—they care not whether an athlete cheated his way onto its hallowed pages.

Fortunately, moral judgment still impels us to care about right and wrong, to differentiate between records nobly attained, and those ignobly attained. It is for this reason Barry 'Roids will always merit a neon asterisk in the record book of public opinion.

(h/t: Hot Air)

Posted by clark smith at August 7, 2007 11:35 PM | TrackBack
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