The First Shoe Drops

Well it looks like Giambi was on the juice.

New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony that was reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.

So far the reaction is saddness that Giambi was using steroids. I am pretty harsh when it comes to using steroids in baseball. I believe if a player is found out to be on steroids all of his accomplishments in baseball should be erased from the record books from the date it is exposed. Doesn't really matter if you are a 10 year veteran and only used steroids for 2 seasons. A players existence should be erased from baseball history and only allowed to play again till tests show he is steroid free.

Suspensions for a month or whatever will not deter people from using steroids. When you start messing with peoples legacy in the game of baseball is when they start to pay attention.

This admission now increases the spotlight on Barry Bonds. Giambi and Bonds both had the same trainer/doctor from BALCO and it gets harder to believe that Bonds was not juicing. It will be interesting to see what the other athletes are saying to the grand jury. This investigation is leading to Barry Bonds. With the most coveted record in all of sports on the line, I am happy this investigation is trying to find out the truth of whether Bonds is juiced up or not. His connections to BALCO are extremly disturbing and damaging to the game of baseball.