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Originally posted by frankdog8:
Creatine, while it may be bad for a persons health (there's still studies on it) is not a steriod, but rather concentrated protein. I believe McGwire admitted to using androstenedione, which is a steriod.
Yes, and andro was legal at the time. He never tried to hide it. Therefore, he violated neither the law of the land nor baseball's rules. bballdad1954, your example is inconsistent with the law when you assume that pleading the 5th amendment is against a person's rights. Pleading the 5th amendment in no way is to be considered an admission of guilt. Not to give you a history lesson but that amendment was placed there by our founding fathers for a reason.
What Beniot was doing, along with many others was abusing these drugs to remain in "the game." What is worse is that he was, according to reports, injecting his 7 year old son. Sad. VERY SAD! I hope all of learn from this and keep that family in our prayers.