Hank Steinbrenner has commented that he doesn't understand why the MLB is being "singled out" in regards to the highly publicized steroid accusations surrounding baseball. Steinbrenner then went on to say that "football is tailor-made for performance-enhancing drugs".

    All this is is a cheap cop-out by the Yankee's owner's son. This poor attempt to pass the buck is a sad indication of how negligible the MLB has been with its knowledge of steroid use. With their backs in the corner Basbeball people are scratching and clawing to get the spotlight taken off themselves.

    What is more irritating about the situation is the finger-pointing Steinbrenner began. In attempting to take some pressure off (the Yankees had the most names in the Mitchel Report) Steinbrenner decided to throw the NFL under the bus. He should be ashamed of himself. Instead of facing the problems that he has as part of Baseball's greatest dynasty he as attempted to circumvent the problem with blame shifting. As if to say, "I know it's wrong, but they're doing it too and no one is saying anything."

    Admittedly, the NFL does have some drug issues of their own but they have been publicly punishing atheletes caught using drugs, remember Shaun Merriman was suspended for five games last season for steroid use. Furthermore, one might say that the NFL is a little too strict in their enforcement of drug use. Leading rushers like Travis Henry and Ricky Williams have both been suspended for marijuana use; this is recreational not performance-enhancing.

    Debating about drugs aside, the NFL has done more in the public eye about drug use than baseball has. Wether or not NFL players use performance-enhancing drugs more than baseball players is unknown to us and most importantly unknown to Hank Steinbrenner. All the public knows is that their is a list naming more than 80 baseball players who have been involved with steriods and HGH. No such list exist in the NFL, where videotaping seems to be the subject of interest at this point in time.

    Steinbrenner doesn't really wonder why he's being singled-out; he is just trying to take some pressure off. The MLB is being singled out because for years the public has been told, by former players and trainers, that players have been abusing these drugs for decades without reprecussions. More importantly, several of these abusers hold high positions on Baseball record lists, most notbaly for wins, single-season homeruns, and career homeruns.

    I in no way condone the use of drugs in any sport  but when players begin talking about the rampant use of steroids in football, then Steinbrenner will have a scapegoat. Until then he should just worry about fixing the problem within his organization and keep his mouth shut