The steroid era has made almost every baseball fan suspicious over a guy that hits more than 20 home runs in a single season.
This issue could become even greater by the end of the season with Albert Pujols on pace to beat the former home run record of 61. He's got 32 now.
There is no reason why anyone should think Pujols has used steroids. Many of the former steroid users like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire had peaks and valleys in the career when it came to hitting home runs. Pujols has always been a consistent home run hitter ever since he's been in the league.
Pujols attacked the issue directly by saying he should'nt have to pay for the mistakes of players like Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez. He also went on to say, "I want people to look up to me".
Not only does this guy know how to knock the crap out of a baseball, but he actually has some brains too.
By proactively coming at the issue of steroids, it shows that he has nothing to hide.
I may be getting greedy here, but I don't want Pujols to just beat the original home run record of 61. I want him to beat the tainted record of 73 to really shut the book on the steroid era.
If Pujols can beat the record of 73, which will be tough to do, then we'll never have to hear anything about a tainted single season home run record. If anyone can beat the record of 73, wihtout the aid of steroids, it's Albert Pujols.
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