[novakjr]

What's a manager, gm or owner to do? Are they supposed to get rid of, or pass on a guy who is going to help them win because of steroids, so he can go do it for someone else?

A manager's job is to find a way to win while working with the pieces he is given. A GM's job is to get the manager the pieces to win. And an Owner needs to find a balance between winning and profit. If there's nothing you can do to get a player removed from the league all-together, then the only thing you can do is accept him.. There was no moral high-road or low-road when it came to this as far as management goes. They were stuck with the situation. Get him and use him, or someone else will. Could you imagine the amount of collusion suits brought against the league if these guys were basically blackballed?

The true blame for the Steroid mess should go to the players and the union for not allowing anything to be done about it. Selig and the owners were a bit handcuffed, but honestly should've given the union the terms and said "it's this or nothing". However, Selig and the Owners are running a business. There was big money to be lost in a strike or lockout. So I can't completely blame them for trying to privately resolve the issue from within, if only to keep it from coming to a lockout..

On the other side of that is the fact that none of 'em really tried to privately resolve the issue from within. They just accepted it as unstoppable and used turning a blind eye as a tool to make more money...Managers and GM's were just stuck with the situation though. What are they supposed to do? Walk away from the game?