Hypocrisy and Baseball

I wouldn't call myself a die hard baseball fan, but I am an avid sports fan and keep up with what is going on in the wide world of sports. As a sports fan, I must say that I cannot stand the hypocrisy that Bud Selig is displaying when it comes to Barry Bonds and his pursuit of the most sacred record in all of sports, the All-Time Home Run Record. I understand his initial position, he doesn't want look like he is supporting a person who everyone believes achieved his records by cheating and using steroids. So, he won't show up for the games and MLB will not be recognizing Bonds' accomplishments. I guess this is noble. However, here is the problem I have. Steroids and performance enhancing drugs have been a problem in baseball for over a decade, McGwire and Sosa in 1998 were both using, but nobody said anything then. Bud Selig knowingly turned his back on the steroid issue because when the sport needed a boost to draw fans, he found that if people were hitting home runs, fans would show up. He turns his back on the steroid problems when they are helping to draw fans and make money, but now he turns his back on those same people to give the impression that he is hard on drugs. B.S.

Here is my perspective, do I think he used steroids, yeah, but not his whole career, probably started shortly after the McGwire/Sosa battle. However, other than 2001, when he hit a record 73 HR's, his production has been pretty consistent, around 30 - 40 HR's a year, just like Hank Aaron. He has never tested positive for Steriods or performance enhancing drugs, and if baseball had such an issue with this stuff, how come they didn't have any enforceable policy against using steroids until a year ago? What he is doing is remarkable and should be celebrated, until he tests positive for steroids or is found guilty in a court of law, the man is innocent and Selig should be in attendance when the record is broken, like a good commissioner should be.