Phil Sheridan in the Inquirer today in his article about the shame of Lancaster (other than the guy who shot all those Amish), Floyd Landis-
"Professional bicycle racing is a filthy sport and, in a perfect world, the Tour de France would go away and never come back. Certainly there is no reason for anyone to watch cycling's premier event with any faith that it is clean."
Using that logic, we can also get rid of the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, whatever the NHL calls their thingy, the Olympics, the World Cup, The Daytona 500, the World Series of Poker, Mr. Olympia, and Bill Bob's Big Ol' Rodeo Showdown. If fact, in the spirit of cleanliness, lets just get rid of sports. There, done. Congrats, Phil- you're now out of a job.
As long as there have been ways to cheat and sports, there have been athletes willing to combine the two, starting with the Greek discus thrower Steroidicus in 487BC. This is not going to change, especially as the financial stakes of sports reach ever more ridiculous levels. These are competitive people looking for an edge, legal or not. It shouldn't be okee dokee to cheat, but if you think you're ever going to watch a completely "clean" sporting event you are, in the words of Steroidicus, out of your fucking mind, and if we banned dirty sports, Phil, you'd be out of a fucking job.
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