Every amature or professional sports player is always looking for a new way to give themselves some form of an advantage. This can range from state of the art equipment or a better training program; then there is the concept of performance enhancing drugs. A drug like Steroids provides the user with superior strength and endurance. These boosted attributes have allowed baseball players such as Barry Bonds the ability to become a legend, and break unbelievable records. There has been major speculation that even though athletes have failed drug tests, they were allowed to continue to play without penalty. There is reason to support this; take the recently retired Theron Fleurry for example, he failed multiple drug tests but was allowed to continue without punishment because he was one of the NHL's most popular players. This begs the question: who else has been given a free pass? If drug testing programs are so expensive then why are players who fail them allowed to go free? It's almost like these programs are brought in just to make it look like the leagues are being responsible. I guess they think what we don't know won't hurt us.
There is also the other side of the coin to consider. These "super athletes" can make some games more exciting, and bring in a larger fan base to a league. The credibility of the professional sports world may have been tarnished by the drug controversey, but it has also caused massive exposure and attention. In an economy such as this maybe any exposure is good exposure.
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