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Posted By: PS

To be sure, steroids are a generational problem in baseball, for which many people bear culpability. But it is human nature to want a scapegoat, a symbol, a target, and between being about to surpass the most cherished record of all and his unrelenting bad attitude and lack of grace, Barry has for better or worse hung a big bullsye on himself. He is the guy you love to hate. Is it disproportionate? Sure it is, somewhat.

Jay is right about Canseco, I remember going to Sox games in the late 80s with the fans chanting "steroids" at him and Jose, who took it all quite good naturedly, flexing his muscles back at the fans.