[Bobblehead]

I still WANT to believe that a clean athlete can succeed, but with every revelation that gets harder and harder. Gary Player announced pro golfers are taking steroids, for gods sake.

I saw a few headlines talking about Griffey Jr reaching another milestone, and the headline was something along the lines of "A clean player we can still root for!" I found myself wondering if that was true. I think that is a sad thing. I've lost a lot of interest in baseball, yet growing up I wanted to be a baseball player more than a hockey player (even though, through some quirk of fate, I was a much better hockey player). Now I get excited about the younger, unknown players, but couldn't give a hoot about any of the established players.

Money has ruined sports, but I don't begrudge athletes getting their due. They are the ones performing. It was their blood, sweat and tears they are being rewarded for, that people are paying to go see.

But has pursuit of the almighty dollar superseded respect for the game? I think it has.

I'm a sports nut. Always have been. But with every scandal I feel a bit more alienated from all sports.