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Originally Posted by earlywynnfan
What players got hurt? The ones also making millions? Or the ones who continued to cheat after penalties were put in place?
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You're joking, right? What person who you talked to during that time and up until now puts any blame on anyone except the players? Think of how the players from that era are treated, and then think about people like Bud Selig and George Steinbrenner even being discussed as possible future Hall of Famers. The players were destroyed in a public court, while owners/Selig were congratulated for cleaning up the game when they were forced to do so.
There was a night and day difference how players got treated vs owners/Selig for the same thing. They were all responsible for the era, but not only did one group take 100% of the blame, the other group came out looking like heroes while also pocketing a fortune. The players made money then, but the best ones clearly lost future earnings.
Bud Selig got paid $18M per year at the end of his contract and he's still getting paid millions per year in retirement.
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