Performance Enhancing Drugs - How Those Implicated Have Impacted Card Collecting

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I happened to dig out Joe Orlando's book the Top 200 Sportscards in the Hobby today and noticed something really interesting and disappointing. Of the 9 most recent inclusions in the baseball card section 5 have to date been implicated or associated in some way with Performance Enhancing Drugs. In chronological order they are:

1) Roger Clemens - 1984 Fleer Update
2) Mark McGwire - 1985 Topps
3) Greg Maddux - 1987 Donruss
4) Barry Bonds - 1987 Fleer
5) Ken Griffery Jr. - 1989 Upper Deck
6) Sammy Sosa - 1990 Leaf
7) Mike Piazza - 1992 Fleer Update
8) Derek Jeter - 1993 SP
9) Alex Rodriguez - 1994 SP

1 - Guilty, 2 - Guilty, 4 - Guilty (and in my opinion an arrogant self righteous egotistical outcast), 6 - Guilty (no hablo), 9 - Guilty.

Orlando mistakenly states..."this list will inevitably change over time but the majority of the cards featured on the list will be part of the top 200 for generations to come". They should be on a list alright the list of top superstar frauds. Total disgrace. I never realized how many of the perceived greatest players in the game CHEATED.