Admit you used steroids and apologize. I don't care if you don't really feel sorry and if you think you were justified because everyone else in baseball was doing it . . . just admit it, apologize, and be on your way.
Sure, people are going to be pissed off for a while . . . maybe some will be pissed the rest of their lives. But the American public are a forgiving people. We recognize that everyone makes mistakes and that if in the same situation, we might have done the same thing.
We've already seen how people reacted to Clemens. Clemens is fighting a losing battle. But what you have the opportunity to do is to choose not to even fight that battle. Surrender immediately. Say that you used steroids, that in retrospect it was an awful decision, and that you are truly sorry to the fans, to your teammates, and to all the other players in Major League Baseball. And then move on.
You're not going to get the same treatment that guys like Pettite or Giambi got when they admitted to using steroids. But still, people will forgive you and then you can move on. But if you deny it or try to fight it, you will lose all credibility and each day that the struggle goes on you will only remind everyone of the fact that you cheated.
I'll be waiting for the apology.
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