Bob Costas: Mark McGwire’s steroids admission omission

Twenty-nine time Emmy winner Bob Costas remembers pivotal interviews with MLB icons Mark McGwire and Ted Williams. He recalls his surprise when McGwire (circumstantially) admitted to using steroids, and later when the great Ted Williams offered Costas his first media interview in 20 years. Plus, long-time colleague Bruce Cornblatt chimes in to explain the significance of landing the Ted Williams interview for a young Costas.
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[@stanmanmedia]

Bob is just great. He explains things so well, always has.

[@Chakirisan]

I met Ted Williams at a mountaineering store I worked at, sold him a duffel bag for a fishing trip, he was down to earth with a smile that put you at ease, one of my fondest memories.

[@viresproductions]

My favorite player of all time, all time player and all time role model.. it's satisfying (but not surprising) to hear he was an all time guy as well.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

You just need to be an average person as a celebrity you get heaped with compliments.. "I sold him a duffel bag" and he was down ro Earth lol

[@rickrose5377]

@@viresproductions Uh, Mike, he was a remarkable player and remarkable in many ways (fighter pilot), but he was also kind of a jerk. And I say this as a Red Sox fan. (Well, to be fair, they're my favorite AL team. I've lived in Boston, but I'm a native of Chicago). I'm a big sports fan, but it always amazes me that genuine fans confuse their admiration for great athletes with blindness to their flaws as people. Brian Urlacher, Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Derrick Rose -- great players, all of them jerks. Stan Mikita, Charles Tilman, Bill Buckner, Steve Kerr, Gale Sayers, Anthony Rizzo -- good guys.

[@Chakirisan]

@@petergianakopoulos4926 You don’t know me, I don’t get star struck, it’s why I can talk to people like Ted Williams with ease. … I don’t put them above me, they are just humans. Don’t project assumptions, it’s just ignorant.

[@patrickgray5633]

Ted Williams “The Greatest Hitter that ever lived.”

[@ZartmoBThoughtForms]

Bob's late night talk show back in the day was awesome

[@bamther5718]

Ted Williams..I think of word Hero of the United States of America. Fought in 2 wars as a fighter pilot who played excellent baseball ⚾️ when not coming to America's defense...Amazing fighter pilot!!!

[@KennethPerkins]

Also can't forget his head is frozen in a jar!

[@steroidsR4losers]

"Bob Costas EXPOSES Barry Bonds' STEROIDS & HGH!" Stay natural buddy!

[@rlperry6290]

Bob Costas is one of the greatest sports announcers ever! It is bewildering to me why he doesn't have a larger platform!

[@shackdaddy7106]

Bob Costas worked for NBC for over 40 years how much bigger of a platform can you have. He is still on HBO. But after his comments against guns during halftime of the Sunday night football game. I don’t think any big networks would touch him now.

[@Johnnyrocks34]

What a silly comment! He had biggest platform for years! Is he not praised enough? Where do u guys come up w this stuff?

[@thomaswampler5494]

He does on HBO. HES become a know it all; political moral compass of the world, and-pompous ass-which is what he called Howard C. I admired him as a young sports announcer but the older he gets the more I dislike him and unlike most people; in my opinion he has not aged well. He likes the sound of his own voice too much.

[@davidrice3337]

Good Grief - he's arguably the most famous living sports dude I'm my lifetime - but let's be honest - i shovel horse poop for a living and i knew them dudes (1/2 the league for that matter) were jacked up on steroids - if I knew it you actually believe Bob Costas didn't know ? Of course they knew - Bob and every one else who had any monetary interest knew about it - All these media people who are critical now were keeping their mouth shut because they were making too much money - I remember how it was - the biggest story in sports for a couple of yrs was the McGuire, Ssa ,Bonds Home Run battle - Bob Costas is full of shit -

[@yester9037]

​@@shackdaddy7106 I watched his comments excepting something controversial, but then realised its just the weird American fetish with guns.

[@Malouco]

This era was so much fun in my life whewwwww I’m still alive 🕺

[@markmed9091]

Back in the ‘80’s I’d see Ted Williams at a high end restaurant we both frequented located on Boston Harbor . He was not approachable by any means . I’m not the type who would have anyway , as I feel it’s wrong to disturb a celebrity in a private situation. The times of seeing him were frequent enough were I would occasionally make eye contact as he was leaving ( hurriedly) that I’d get a head nod to say “ I know you too “ . Later in life I had a business acquaintance who had Mr. Williams as a customer in his small private plane business. Mr. Williams was a big fly fisher enthusiast and my acquaintance would pilot him around . Mostly to Cape Cod for fishing excursions. He said he was who you saw . No pretense and he either liked you or he didn’t. He didn’t suffer fools wisely either . Good clip from a great interview.

[@mothecat776]

BOB Costas, what a MAN !!

[@turkeeg7644]

Costa's late night show was great. Great interviewer. Best Ozzy Osbourne interview ever. Lol. He really brought out the best things in people. His interview with Rod Stieger was memorable as well.

[@Mozart1220]

The McCartney interview is classic!

[@loufournier5397]

And let’s face facts. Had McGwire not been trying to get back into the game, he would have never said a word.

[@jedi1967]

Mr. Bensinger, great channel....

[@user-dv3do1od2r]

Lol....I always thought of Ted Williams as the real life Duke.....and he was. Ted was a man's man.

[@KG12KG]

Thanks!

[@jenkinsljenkinssquire9137]

Graham's face was like, "The internet didn't exist in 1988??"

[@Von45Rose]

Bensinger didn’t get the John Wayne complement/ acknowledgement!!! 😂😂😂

[@ORagnar]

The Internet did exist in 1988, but it was confined to universities and was essentially an email system. 2/25/22, 5:13 p.m.

[@iec7587]

started college in 1988 and anyone who took (I forgot which) computer class received an email address

[@jamesmiller5331]

They mean having it on your living room

[@iec7587]

@@jamesmiller5331 AOL and Prodigy were available in your home before that as well

[@jamesmiller5331]

@@iec7587 yeah man you're right way more than .000001% of the general population was surfing the web in 1987. Totally happened.

[@GDuncan8002]

​@@iec7587 Not really. AOL was unheard of in 1988. It wasn't even called AOL until 1989 and AOL software for Windows wasn't released until 1992. Compuserve was the first online service to offer Internet connectivity, and that happened in '89. But Compuserve was slow and clunky and not that common in homes.

[@letsgomets07]

Costas was and still is goat

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Interviewing Ted Williams & Paul McCartney. That’s a career for some ppl!

[@hammer5857]

MLB had to know he and Sosa were juicin,but they were "saving" the game for the owners

[@patrickgray5633]

No saving it was all tainted I'm sorry.

[@andrewokamoto]

McGwire is caught up in his own delusion.

[@carolyngirl1]

bob costas is the GOAT!

[@lockedin60]

I trusted what Bob said and what he had to say. I thought NBC was wrong for letting him go. He was supporting a cause (research and causes of dementia in the ranks of Pro Football Players). NBC didn't have the guts to stand with Bob. They can all stick their heads in the sand but playing football and concussions will end up tarnishing the legacy of Professional Football. There are two many former players who end up with CTE and they will continue to have it.

[@shumoon1]

A long time ago journalist Walter Cronkite was named most trusted man in America. I was a bit too young to fully know the work of Mr. Cronkite. For me, Bob Costas was that most trusted man in America.

[@davanmani556]

A producer is very vital.

[@patrickr.5900]

I remember in the mid 1990's, after Frank Thomas was nicknamed "The Big Hurt", the Oakland A's fans were referring to McGuire as "The Big Always Hurt" because he was injured a lot. So the comment he made about steroids helping him stay on the field is probably true. Obviously, they also helped him hit a lot of HRs, although he would have got his share without them. But to pass a HR record that had stood for 37 years by not one or two but 9 HRs is not normal.

[@adambrickell6425]

Mark Mcguire was a cheater

[@patrickr.5900]

@@adambrickell6425 I totally agree.

[@steroidsR4losers]

"Bob Costas EXPOSES Barry Bonds' STEROIDS & HGH!" Stay natural buddy!

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

McGwire by all accounts is a good guy, but what he did was wrong. As a player, take away the years 1997-2001 and he’s Dave Kingman.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Not a chance. Check the OBP of both players.

[@doofus9575]

Mac at least walked. In 1991 his OPS was still not terrible despite hitting 201. Just because he took his walks.

[@jrparker4804]

Literally nobody cares about steroids in baseball. It’s so dumb to keep this going.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

@@jrparker4804 Seriously? Then how come Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens aren’t in the Hall of Fame? 🤔

[@jrparker4804]

@@Sweetish_Jeff_ Great question. Like I said, who really cares about it anymore?

[@scottawful2094]

Inspirational performance in pootie tang as well

[@BKDDY]

Whats hilarious is Costas & most people seem to think these hard hitters were the only ones that were on steroids when EVERYBODY was on them & they still are to this day.

[@PaulTenorio71]

What a low bar, I am a good person because I showed up to not admit the truth about my cheating. Incredible!!

[@beau2395]

I'm met Ted Williams opening night at the Red Sox new spring training facility in Fort Myers Florida. Got his autograph too on the baseball program they distributed that night. I was 10 years old I think. Great times 💪🏼💯

[@apwkastmaster2096]

Ted was one interesting talented man!

[@melanie010203]

McGwire frequented a restaurant I sometimes ate at. A couple of my co-workers became friendly with him. You could tell when he was juiced up because he was like 2 different people.

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

What do you mean he was like 2 different people? He acted different or he was just big?

[@dbreiden83080]

Roid rage..

[@denistuohy2535]

@@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177 supposedly roids make you a lot more irritable

[@MisterTwister88]

@@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177 Yes, he was 260 lbs on Monday, but 175 on Thursday

[@gkniffen]

Yeah, he ordered the extra meatballs...

[@richardshaker271]

There’s so much people that have never played pro sports will never know . This is a job and how these players feed themselves and their families. Injury and competition are always a threat to their security. Therefore they will do whatever it takes to stay in the lineup . The great hitters with power had it prior to steroids …. Go to any steroid infested gym in the world and less than 1 percent could ever play in the MLB … So many athletes from varied sports take PEDs ….its never goin to end, so just enjoy the beautiful moments these amazing athletes have given to us … He’s a good man , God Bless him..

[@111RAMONES]

McGwire and Sosa really saved baseball!

[@jamesanthony5681]

Nah!

[@randallarmstrong1840]

Steroids saved baseball

[@hamricmike8]

Fact.

[@jrparker4804]

Yep, agreed. Since then hardly anyone watches baseball. I miss the home run competition every day!

[@kyle2441]

They should let all athletes besides combat athletes and nfl players use HGH...

[@ryanellis4474]

Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow This is just an amazing story Graham, your style to intersperse the interview with your research that so beautiful speaks for itself and adds depth and breadth and emphasis to the interview is a genius turn in the approach Hats off to you Is that your idea (to cut away to secondary layers talking about the primary guest?) Where did you get that idea from? Did it start in a form different than the current iteration? Keep being excellent in your work, and I hope you keep improving, because your improvements stretch you and also expand the form I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

[@ryanellis4474]

Beautifully*

[@austinroccaro2219]

It’s really not impressive at all how he interviews. This is ALL Bob Costas and his eloquence in speaking and sports that make this segment any good.

[@ryanellis4474]

​@@austinroccaro2219 - Have you ever conducted an interview? The story is thickened by Graham, and yes, the guest provides 98% of the goodness, but that last two percent is sweetened better by Graham's unique approach

[@austinroccaro2219]

@@ryanellis4474 lmao you’re out of your mind😂 gram barley makes out a couple sentences and questions😂

[@steroidsR4losers]

"Bob Costas EXPOSES Barry Bonds' STEROIDS & HGH!" Stay natural buddy!

[@bh1935]

Bob is a treasure

[@adambrickell6425]

In his own mind

[@confucius2616]

If the difference between staying in the game an extra year or two and making millions of dollars is taking a pill or shot to improve your performance, I’m in every time. The other side of the coin is getting cut and going back to bagging groceries

[@MrShanester117]

That’s why our entire society Is screwed up. That excuse making self centered garbage

[@confucius2616]

@@MrShanester117 it’s entertainment. Period. The sooner we quit making sports important, the better off we’ll be. Has nothing to do with society lol. The drug of choice for ball players in the 50-60s was speed.

[@michaelweston2285]

to me, it doesn't matter much if Mark doesn't think PEDs enhanced his performance on the field. at least he acknowledged that they kept him ON THE FIELD in the first place, instead of on the injured list/bench, is enough for him, and all of us, to realize he wouldn't have had the numbers he did otherwise. and at least his acknowledgement that he did wrong/cheated/used should be the main focus here.

[@WSK9002]

To your point, there are some naive people that are good people.

[@michaelweston2285]

@@WSK9002 it's not a matter of good vs. bad, it's about whether a player followed the same rules as everyone else.

[@IMD1IAM]

they still have to hit the ball

[@davidrice3337]

I'm calling bullshit on Bob Costas and every other sportscaster , sportswriter, former players - I shovel horse poop for a living - I knew most players - the ones who could afford it at least , were taking whatever was helping them get stronger - it ain't hard to figure out - & if I knew it - someone is going to tell me the people who were the closest to the game itself were ignorant of the climate at this time, I ain't buying it -

[@Ashley0491]

McGwire was a great in my childhood. Regardless what people say he always will be.

[@jrparker4804]

Agreed. McGwire and Sosa made baseball relevant. I miss those days too.

[@ORagnar]

There is a cool interview with Ted Williams, Larry Bird and Bobby Orr all together. A sort of Boston's legends interview. It was from December 13, 1992. It was a lot of fun. Apparently Larry Bird took inspiration from Bobby Orr banners during his games. Here's the interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5yTl3uJmbuUpMU&ab_channel=TimTheriault 2/25/22, 5:18 p.m.

[@AJR-zg2py]

This is incredible. Thanks.

[@kaseyrutherford5145]

I like Bob, but he's a St. Louis slappy. He could never say anything bad about McGwire.

[@billywalik6411]

Mark McGwire: Maybe if your wife met him at a Starbucks or something would you remember him at all!

[@pepper13111]

Guys during ‘steroid era’ were allowed to by owners, TV, even fans they need the rating

[@CR-qu5jc]

Most exciting era in baseball

[@jayceewriter7826]

One of them yes

[@bradhorowitz2765]

I hated when mark “apologized.” It was embarrassing and unecccessary.

[@Wanderlust598]

Where was Costas as a reporter at this time? They need to put the juicers in the Hall Of Fame, none of these journalists cared until after the fact. It would be one thing to keep them out if they kept Bud Selig out but they put Selig in the Hall Of Fame, so put the juicers in to be consistent.

[@stormbringercoming8105]

I think if McGwire would’ve fessed up from the beginning, all would be forgiven. He seems very likable and down to earth. Steroids or no, he was a great player.

[@srvfan25]

Yes he is i met him when he was a coach with the dodgers

[@doofus9575]

There is no “or no.” It was steroids. He was talented, but apart from his rookie season, which almost seems like an outlier, he was not on HOF trajectory before the late 90s.

[@hamricmike8]

@@doofus9575 I disagree. He hit like 220 homers in his first 6 seasons in the big leagues. His batting average kinda sucked but he wasn't paid to hit for a high average. I grew up in Huntsville when him and Canseco played for the A's affiliate minor league AA team the Huntsville Stars and they were both monsters. We'd all watch batting practice because we had never seen people demolish baseballs like those guys could. I honestly think Mark would have hit 500 homers and made the HOF without steroids but who knows, he did have a lot of injuries and steroids do help you heal faster.

[@aahZeiK]

@@doofus9575 A Rookie hitting 49 home runs ain’t a fluke he could slug like no other

[@doofus9575]

There were definitely others who could slug like him in the late 80s. 86-91 162 game average is 30 HR 84 RB1, 135 OPS+. That is very good. That is definitely not HOF, esp not in that era at 1B. I cut it off in 91 because of course, if you watch any Oakland A's yearly films, you know that it's the 92 season when he shows up with a completely different body and they all talk about a "weightlifting kick" as he now has traps up to his jawline. Clearly he would have been a useful player, and he could have gotten to around 35-40 WAR or whatever. Staying healthy, maybe pushing 50. Maybe 400 homers. Probably more base hits actually. But he's never hitting anywhere close to 60 in a season, let alone 70.

[@bYtealiEnSzen]

A "Salinger" reference underscores his sophistication.

[@Allagi22]

It's very clear that the steroids made Sosa, Conseco, Bonds, McGwire and many others into LITERAL super human power hitters. It's not like all these insane power hitters popped up from the late 80's through the 90's by chance. The fact that McGwire can't admit that is honestly just sad and pathetic. I do not believe the man is convinced his statements are the truth. He was a great ball player with a great baseball mind who knows baseball both before he played, while he played, and post as a pro coach. You cannot tell me McGwire doesn't know in his heart of hearts that the roids made those guys into mega power hitters. He knows, he just won't admit it. People can say every nice thing they want about McGwire, but the fact that he lived a lie, and continues to lie, does not make him a good man in my eyes.

[@dfrancer]

Everyone was doing em…….and if you weren’t, you got left behind.

[@MisterTwister88]

@@dfrancer Still doesn’t make it right

[@hamricmike8]

I agree with most of what you said. It's like they want to admit it but they just can't because they worked so hard to do what they did regardless of what they may have taken. I've always been a Sosa fan but it was painful to watch his interview with Jeremy Schaap when he point blank asked him if he ever took PEDs. Jeremy knew it, Sammy knew it and everyone watching knew it but Sammy just could not bring himself to admit it. It looked like he was dying to come clean but his pride would never let him admit it. It's a damn shame really. Sammy was more popular than Michael Jordan in that city for a while. He brought so much attention to Chicago and made the Cubs a ridiculous amount of money and he still doesn't have his number retired and has not been invited back to Wrigley. It makes me very sad.

[@doofus9575]

Yeah Sammy is the most fascinating and saddest of all to me. He came quite close to admitting in Long Gone Summer but still didn't quite do it.

[@akmalshabazz9497]

Sosa didn't do roids he cheated with an illegal bat he was using.

[@brienw8800]

I would like to hear from Bob what happened to his eye in Russia? Was he being honest or vain?

[@Blackson187]

It is the truth. Just taking steroids doesn't make you better at anything.

[@davanmani556]

I understood what McGuire meant. I watched baseball in the 80’s from Atlanta. Due to cable, I saw besides TBS, WOR, and WGN. Players like Dale Murphy, Darryl Strawberry, and Leon Durham. I noticed at the middle or toward the end of the season, their swing would break down mechanically. They couldn’t move. Many times, they would loaf to first after a half-assed swing against a pitcher with a 5.20 era. With steroids, these guys were ready like they got out of spring training like Sam Horn in late August. They would tag these upcomers to death.

[@vernpascal1531]

Yeah the stuff sure worked. Guys were putting up insane numbers far more than they would have naturally. Guys like Mac ,and Sosa, probably hit 20 more homers per season than they would have in their prime. Unfortunately, it tainted the game,though it was more exiting for sure. It did make them out to be liars. In retrospect, Steroids should have been allowed, then the fastest pitchers would have been throwing a 102 and a 103 regularly against these sluggers would have been awesome.

[@sirjer73]

Damn Leon the Bull Durham!!! I remember when he played for the Redbirds in the early 80s.

[@larrytaylor7590]

McGwire

[@wvu05]

@@vernpascal1531 Not everyone responds to PEDs the same way, and not everyone gets the same stuff. It's no longer a sporting contest, but a pharmaceutical contest at that point.

[@steroidsR4losers]

"Bob Costas EXPOSES Barry Bonds' STEROIDS & HGH!" Stay natural buddy!

[@billmoran3219]

Players taking PED was well known in the league by the press for years before it was finally released to the public. The reason it took so long is the press was afraid of losing they’re access to the locker room , It’s just my opinion. There are stories out there about easy access to something as common uppers and pain killers by the handful in the clubhouse long before steroids were used, are they not performance enhancing? Painkillers mask injuries so you can play , uppers keep you awake for a double header or a day game after a night game. Not condoning what players did but why should they be looked at as roll models for playing a game that has been big business for a long long time.

[@Wanderlust598]

My guess would be the press was as eager as us fans for a homerun race so they could line their pockets with a story. I think the juicers should go into the Hall Of Fame if we chose to put writers, coaches, owners and commissioners in. They all knew it was happening.

[@TPMikeJ]

Commentators who never played the game discussing PEDs, neither one of these gentleman with all the steroids in the world could hit HR's. No matter what PEDs were involved, these athletes that hit the ball for all those HRs were skilled to begin with.

[@paksta]

Yeah, but I mean do you really need to be a pro baseballer to figure out that steroids are gonna help break Maris's record? Someone who's never even seen a game of baseball in their life is probably gonna get it.

[@dwh8310]

Steroid years were the best baseball season in history.

[@the_crusty_ledge]

In 1988 . . the internet totally existed. . . the internet started in 1983 . facts

[@daveyboy_]

Cheats are liars ? I cant believe it

[@DanielOrteez]

I'm sorry but you still need the talent. Steroids don't make you a better baseball player or else Ozzie Canseco would've been just a good of a player as his twin brother.

[@poindextertunes]

right. i truly believe some folks are just miserable and want to be mad at something smh.

[@phillyd4874]

It obviously improves the strength and bat speed , but I never blamed the players , was part of the game, and from ownership to the fans we embraced it .

[@jackson5781]

McGwire was the guy that saved Baseball. And now that Baseball is back on Strike people are gonna realize how important he really was

[@ChillStatusTwo]

I'm glad he looked us in the eyes and told us the truth, I'll give him that!. Bob is right! Respect! It doesn't change my opinion on Mark as that would be disrespectful to the Maris family. So no to the Hall of Fame.

[@VV-lq4di]

“I don’t think he is being consciously dishonest” Why this soft treatment? Barry Bonds was raked through the coals.

[@paulkersey7458]

Never been a fan of costas. His interview of jerry Sandusky was legendary though.

[@backstageguitartech6161]

McGwire Rhyme's With Liar ...

[@johnschober1819]

He doesn't belong in the HOF. Funny how these Athletes cry oh Im sorry to little to late.

[@AsapSteph]

Hope mark McGwire and all them cheaters never get into the hall of fame.

[@michaelsmiley15]

It wasn't like the fans didn't know but again prior to 1992 all of professional sports had used steroids at 1 point at what time and unfortunately in the wire's case the longer he played baseball the more he had to use any any kind of muscle booster booster enhancement whenever you are call it he but he has chronic Lottie and his muscles don't absorb normal hormones like hormones like they should so he is still odd to this day Medication that the yeah at the time that he played there wasn't no performance enhancing substance List You really can't put blame on any of those players and why they would haul them in front of some congressional committee to discuss it it's not like they don't have procedures in place now in place now to prevent these things from happening players get caught all the time I think in baseball the consequences are far more severe than any other sport because that was where all of the focus was put on

[@johnnynephrite6147]

No-Head Ted blahahahahaahahaaaaa!

[@jrparker4804]

Baseball was fun to watch with McGwire and Sosa. I don’t give a crap about steroids, and haven’t watch baseball in many years. Very sad that Bob Costas can’t get over this and continues to talk about the past. Nobody watches baseball anymore. Why is that? The game is so boring.

[@discernment8963]

As 4+decades gymrat I've been around and understood the actions of anabolics, PED's etc before the words &or terms like Steroids, "getting a pump" or endorphin high etc were even in the venacular of 98% of the American public. Protein synthesis leading to quicker recovery is PRECISELY what anabolics do. So indeed they did help Mark stay fit enough to use the gifts God blessed him with that HE spent his whole life refining. For the record do you know what 1 of the most common steroids is, that many (probably dissenters towards what I'm saying) quite possibly have in their homes or a member of their families purses? Birth control pills......

[@poindextertunes]

yeah im not sure why bob was alluding that steroids helped mark hit the ball. thats not how thats work

[@hectorlopez1069]

Mcgwire lied to all of us in 1998. We all thought that he really hit 70 homeruns without steroids. Then he said in 2010, he used steroids in 1998. What a cheater he was. A disgrace to baseball.

[@mtp4430]

Hector Lopez maybe you thought he really hit 70 home runs, but I knew something was up. You can't just have guys like McGuire, Sosa, and Bonds all of a sudden reaching historic heights for HR's without the help of something. I knew steroids was rampant in the NFL, and my logical conclusion was that they finally found their way into MLB.

[@phillyd4874]

Ridiculous comment when we all knew what was going on .

[@ironaddicted]

Wow, remember all the people's rage and anger that baseball players where taking steroids? No its acceptable to give steroids to 8,9,10 etc year old girls who want to be boys. This worls is F'd up

[@sclogse1]

No ir's not. You can't just come up with stuff. That's what Trump does.

[@ironaddicted]

@@sclogse1 yes it is

[@deemariedubois4916]

The steroid era players will always just be an * for me…* meaning he cheated.

[@utewbd]

Majority of pro athletes are juiced up. People need to get over it.

[@AsapSteph]

Can’t get over athletes cheating. People just are fans and become blind loyalist to the athletes they’re fans of.

[@lindseywalker6925]

Cheater. Cheater Cheater. Loser. Did that help? Hes a cheater.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

I can't believe that Bob Costas actually believes even for a second that Mark McGuire was not being "consciously dishonest" when McGuire told him in an interview that McGuire believed that the only benefit to his steroid-taking during his pro baseball career was that it allowed him to recover faster from injuries and stay on the field! C'mon Bob you're too bright a man to not recognize the fact that of course McGuire knows that he cheated and that his cheating allowed him to achieve home run statistics that he was incapable of if he had not taken steroids! To believe even for a second that McGuire was not being "consciously dishonest" is like someone believing what the fictional TV sitcom character Archie Bunker said about Richard M.Nixon that Nixon "did not lie......he forgot to tell the truth"!

[@stevewise1656]

Steroids do in fact cause an incredible amount of strength, along with aiding recoveryS likely started using at USC, because USC had a doctor who would dole out drugs to the football team and other athletes. His name was Dr. Kerr and he gave steroids out to bodybuilders as well. The doctor was eventually caught, lost his license, and the LA Times did a long story about him.

[@RanDLuv]

Steroids don’t give you hand eye coordination, or the ability to read a pitch, …power and speed that’s what they do. They should just be legal then there’s no cheating bs

[@steroidsR4losers]

"Bob Costas EXPOSES Barry Bonds' STEROIDS & HGH!" Stay natural buddy!

[@johnk5825]

Steroids saved baseball, even I was watching in those years. Now, don't care.

[@neilb1334]

Everybody’s on steroids….who cares?

[@neilb1334]

Him and Sosa made baseball fun to watch.

[@greenthumb2418]

These weak journalists who can't throw a ball 10 feet pretending to know about PEDs. As someone who personally used certain substances playing college baseball, I can tell you without a doubt what it does. It keeps you healthy! It helps you recover faster! So what that means is, I could hit the gym and batting cage twice a day and never get muscle fatigue or soreness. Because of that, I built stamina and strength in ways that other players couldn't. Other players who could only work a muscle group once or twice a week. Only have 1 good batting cage session a day before arms and shoulders get tired. Because of that you are able to prepare your body for peak performance without a drop off. That is how it helps an athlete. That is how it helped me.

[@jeffsilverman6104]

They are also, first and foremost, banned substances which makes people who use them competitively, cheats. Either everyone uses them or no one does. All your excuses in the world will never bring honor. If you don't have it naturally or you need them to stay "healthy" the closest you belong to the field is a bleacher seat. ESPECIALLY when to use banned drugs makes people liars. If you have to hide what you're doing from your teammates, you can't be trusted.

[@greenthumb2418]

@@jeffsilverman6104 As the great Tommy Lasorda once said about people who have opinions on something they have no personal experience with, "If you don't have first hand knowledge, then you are a first hand moron." You can take it up with Tommy. I really don't care. People with strong opinions online are usually weak in person. Plus what you said is the stupidest reply ever and you should be ashamed that you pat yourself on the back with it. Crying to the keyboard about how someone said something I don't agree with and I must save the day with my weak minded self. "Hey mom, I am sure telling this guy something online. Now please bring me a sandwich down here." Now here is the facts from someone that knows something. Graham does a great job, but Bob Costas was wrong to question McGwire's opinion about PEDs. Unless you have an objective study that shows McGwire was a terrible player before PEDs then it is pure speculation it made him better. But it did indeed help prolong his career. Helped him have better training sessions and stay healthy. And when there was no testing, MLB didn't care if you used or not. No one was hiding anything. Everyone in the clubhouse knew everything because they were all getting from same doctor. Most people who cry over the PED history are people who never played baseball or were too weak and slow to never make it out of tee ball. Now before you eat that cheese sandwich your mom just brought down, ask yourself, what has caused my inferiority complex about PEDs? That might be the most important thing for you to answer. Just like that idiot Joe Biden who tried to claim back years ago during the congressional hearings, that the reason he didn't succeed in baseball is because of people using PEDs and they stole playing time from him. No, you just sucked. So there you go, knock yourself out. But chew slow on that sandwich. There might be another comment out there that might need you to put on your super suit and try to say something intelligent sounding.

[@scottlund4562]

Stephen Cobert is still a funny guy.

[@Kk-fc5jw]

I like Bob Costas right until he interviewed the greatest baseball player to have ever walked this planet, Mickey Mantle…..he degraded him and bullied him asking personal questions about his personal life and his demons……he made the Goat cry and it was awful! So the h*** with Bob Costas!

[@proobone]

I felt his Mantle interview was very genuine and caring myself. After watching I had a better understanding of who Mickey was and even though he was always my hero growing up it gave me a better understanding of who he was and the battle he fought and the consequences of his choices.

[@Aggie1295]

What exactly is wrong with steriods? They seem to actually work. We have an obesity epidemic and yet we aren't allowed to use steroids to treat it. Steroids should be legal and allowed to be used by everyone, even people in sports. There is nothing morally wrong with them.

[@loufournier5397]

Sorry Bob, you and I part company at “really nice guy.” Mark McGwire was a complete horse’s ass the entire time he was a Cardinal during his tenure as a player. He was rude to fans, media, employees, you name it. I’m sorry, he wasn’t a “really nice guy”