shaq=ignorance

I think you have hit the central nerve. If they implement a no steroids policy this year or next, this would give the public and media a baseline to compare non-regulated seasons vs. regulated seasons. Baseball would be quite worried in my opinion, if the performances of the leagues hitting stars did decline, everyone would assume it was due to steroids, even if it was just a down year. Let us assume they did implement a drug policy this year, and it was in place by opening day, they would be under even more scrutiny than they are now b/c everyone would be analyzing player statistics. I think they are in the position now where they cannot implement a drug policy that is fast and effective. They have avoided the problem to long that an immediate policy would expose the league for what it really is, what they do not want the casual fan to see, a bunch of juiced athletes. Therefore, they will more than likely drag their feet as long as they can, implement nominal regulations. This arduous process saves face, and allows a slower transition that is not as noticeable. This is just my two cents.