I have always been interested in how this affects the stats of those players who have used/tested positive for steroids.  Do you automatically just put a big giant asterisk next to their name?  I'll take Bonds as an example:  he won MVPS in 1990, 1992, and 1993 while steroid free.  I remember watching an old 1997 Giants game a few years ago and his physical stature wasn't as different as the 1992 Bonds.  Bonds steroid use started in 1999 so do you view all stats accumulated then with an asterisk?  What happens to players who used steroids for a short period of time like Andy Pettite?  Do they get lumped in with the massive cheaters?  What about Sammy Sosa who has never been shown to have taken steroids?  There have been rumors about him but there was never any actual evidence to support this claim.  If nothing ever surfaces (proof) do you keep him out of the Hall of Fame?

The interesting thing will be, if Congress takes this up again, where will it go? If they really begin looking in the NFL, they may find more than any body wants to know.

Since you brought this up, former 49ers DT Dana Stubblefield just gave federal investigators information which involves steroid use and distribution within the NFL.  He was one of the football players whose name was on the BALCO investigation.  So, I wouldn't be surprised if there is an upcoming shitstorm involving steroids and the NFL.  However the NFL does have far superior PR skills to weather whatever fallout may occur from a federal investigation.

Here's a link to the Stubblefield article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3889356

NY Giants82 wrote:

The interesting thing will be, if Congress takes this up again, where will it go? If they really begin looking in the NFL, they may find more than any body wants to know.

The NFL seems to get a free pass for some reason.  Shawne Merrirman tests positive for steroids and gets rewarded with a Pro Bowl appearance and defensive player of the year.  Ray Lewis gets charged with murder and is looked at like a hero.  Leonard Little gets charged with vehicular manslaughter that resulted in a fatality while driving drunk and continues to be a key player.  It's amazing what you can get away with in the NFL and people hardly bat an eye.  Yet it's completely uncalled for and you're forever vilified in MLB.