01.12.10. Sports.

Yesterday, Mark McGwire finally came clean. The man who once hit a ball (511 feet) out of Dodger Stadium and awed us with his home run power, finally admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs on and off for ten years throughout his career. What does it mean? For me, not much. Had Big Mac admitted to his ‘secret’ years ago, maybe I would feel differently.

The timing is interesting. Yesterday, a friend pointed out that he broke the news immediately after the 2010 Hall of Fame announcement, giving voters the longest amount of time possible to have it sink in before next year’s ballot. Mark, I wouldn’t hold your breath, I don’t think you’re going to make it to Cooperstown in 2011 (or any other year for that matter).

How does Mark’s disclosure affect your opinion of him & what he did for the game?