Has anyone heard anything from McKay? Aside from LaRussa’s ridiculous comment that he “believes in Mark” has he been asked any tough questions?
Why weren’t McKay and LaRussa asked to appear in front of the Congressional Committee?
And what about Bob Alejo, who is still attached to Giambi’s hip in New York? He was on the scene and is supposed to be a certified professional strength and conditioning coach, wouldn’t you think he would know if something fishy was going on?
I will tell you this much, as a teenager in the late 1970’s when I saw guys add huge amounts of muscle to their physiques – and make crazy strength gains - over a short period of time I knew what was going on. It strains credulity – actually strangles and mutilates credulity - to say that professional coaches didn’t know what was happening under their nose, and somehow weren’t a part of it.
How could an employer put up with this kind of ineptitude?
I find it amazing that LaRussa and McKay have been on the scene in both Oakland and St. Louis, and that McKay in particular - as a strength coach - had close contact with Canseco, McGwire in Oakland AND St. Louis, Giambi and Alejo.
I am baffled that McKay was not mentioned in Canseco’s book and in his testimony.
I am shocked that some big-time reporter hasn’t picked up on these obvious connections and made a case for a conspiracy of silence that existed in baseball as players were getting jacked so they could jack home runs.
There are only two conclusions that can be arrived at when viewing this info; either baseball people were totally inept to an almost criminal extent or that baseball
people didn’t care that players were using steroids.
What do you think?
Article comments
1 - Mark
This is a great entry...There is no doubt that Alderson, LaRussa and Selig knew exactly what was going on...what they did went well beyond looking the other way...I think that they actually encouraged it by completely ignoring it...They never considered it a "problem"...Afterall, with all the money that the league was making at the time, the last thing they were going to do was rock the boat.