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And I see nothing wrong with it. I know this is a family blog and we shouldn't advocate cheating, breaking the law, or using drugs. But honestly I just find it hard to get up in arms about greenies (or steroids, for that matter).

Greenies, unlike steroids, don't help grow muscles, don't give you strength, don't help you heal. Greenies definitely can't be compared to steroids.

Is there anyone out there who hasn't, in one form or another, taken speed because they had to get something done and didn't have the time? College kids do it all the time. People in the business world load up for a nonstop weekend of work to finish a project.

I'll admit to using it in both instances. When I was in college and when I worked on Wall Street. In both cases I stayed up two straight days. Once the work was done and the drugs were out of my system, I crashed and slept for about fifteen hours. But it was worth it, considering the consequences of not finishing the work I had to do.

So it doesn't surprise me a player might pop a greenie now and again to get a boost.

I'm not surprised about greenie usage either. I'm sure I knew people in college and in big law firms who used them too, though I myself did not.

And not pointing a finger at you bailey, or anyone else, but in the context of MLB, possession of amphetamines without a valid doctor's prescription is every bit as much illegal as possession of steroids without a valid doctor's prescription. They are very much comparable to steroids in this regard.

Note too that cocaine and crack also "don't help grow muscles, don't give you strength, don't help you heal." - and possession of them is just as illegal.

MLB clubs and MLB players have been flaunting federal law on greenies for decades. That they and the government looked the other way is terrible. That is what bugs me about greenies - not so much that players used/use them, but that it was essentially condoned by the Lords of the Game, and winked at by everyone involved, including the government.

Why the hell wasn't this dealt with 36 years ago, when Ball Four came out?

Well, Bouton wrote about Peterson and Kekich wife-swapping but they haven't done anything about that either. I definitely think Bud Selig knew about it and looked the other way ;)

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball/so-weve-got-some-affidavit-names-179400.php

Just saw that link over at Replacement Level in the comments section.

Pujols would be an awful name to be named. Not saying he is, but that would probably be crushing.

Shaun, obviously both are illegal, but when I said you can't compare them, I'm talking about the performance-enhancing part. In other words, I think steroid users are bigger cheats than greenie users, because greenies don't help you hit a ball further or help you heal after a workout or, in Bonds' case, get better as you get older.

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/baseball/so-weve-got-some-affidavit-names-179400.php

Just saw that link over at Replacement Level in the comments section.

Pujols would be an awful name to be named. Not saying he is, but that would probably be crushing.

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They say the guy who Grimsley outed is probably Sammy Sosa. No big shock there.

What they've come up with is that the person who steered Grimsley toward a greenie and steroid/HGH source is Albert Pujols' personal trainer. Someone he's with every off-season.

Does it mean anything? Not really. Just because the trainer knew where to get steroids doesn't mean that he does them himself, deals them himself, or that everyone who works with him does them.

Though it doesn't look good for Phat Al.

It sounds a little bit like Grimsley was looking for greenies, got a contact, and that contact turned out to have HGH and steroids, too.

Shaun, obviously both are illegal, but when I said you can't compare them, I'm talking about the performance-enhancing part.
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But if the theory is that they'll help you "become more alert/aware" isn't that in and of itself a performance enhancer?