Lies about steroids trouble former MLB great McLain

Say what you will about McLain…but he hammered out some dandy plates!

Denny McLain is not as concerned with the fact that, he believes, many of today’s biggest Major League Baseball stars have taken steriods. It’s the culture of denial that has clouded the issue that troubles him most.

“It’s not so much that they’ve taken steroids, it’s how they all lied about it,” he said. “The only guy who did the right thing was Mark McGwire. He decided not to say anything (in front of Congress) and just sat back and waited for the firestorm to come. It’s coming.”

...He made it clear he believes players such as Ivan Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens all eventually will be exposed beyond all doubt as steroid users. He noted changes in the physical appearance of both Rodriguez and Bonds in recent years, and pointed to Clemens’ sustained greatness as likely evidence that they used performance-enhancing substances.

“Bonds? C’mon,” he said. “... Not to condemn anything (Clemens) did because he had one advantage over everyone else — he had great stuff. But Lord knows how much better he could have been if he had been using the stuff.”