Said it before and will say it again.

Yes - here.

People like this guy miss the point.

Everyone seems to focus on the players and Bud Selig.

They miss the larger issue.

As long as the conditions on the field remain as they are - cheating to achieve the highest amount of money - steroid and drug use by the players will continue unabated.




Why?

You only need to see which entities have been around the longest collectively, as well as who's made the most money to know who really benefits the most - the owners.

Players who test for drugs - they can be replaced.

The owners stick around. And they want the public at large to continue to believe MLB is a sport and not a business so they'll continue to pay out big money to be entertained.

As long as the money comes in, and they remain in control of the revenue streams free of any legal oversite (courtesy of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act) steroid use will continue among MLB players because revenue and cheating are more important than winning and  actual competition. That's precisely why it needs to be regulated and why it's a monopolistic business and not a sport. But the MLB owners will continue to evade and try hard to convince the public at-large that they are a sport and not a business.