SAN DIEGO — This is not a scandal for the ages.
Steroids were a scandal for the ages. Hank Aaron’s 755 was the most cherished of numbers, committed to memory even by casual fans. When Barry Bonds tied that home run record in front of a visibly disgusted MLB commissioner, he was jeered from coast to coast. Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa testified before Congress, all in an unsympathetic light.
The Houston Astros’ high-tech cheating was a scandal for the ages. Trash cans made the story easy to understand, and defiant players and an unrepentant owner made the team easy to hate.