Tom Verducci claims that doping is an issue connected just with performance

Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated explains about debates related to possibility of steroid users to be chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it generally happens, this explanation shows only confusion of journalists about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA) is a professional association of baseball reporters that chose players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All sportswriters that are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have opportunity to vote for up to 10 players for the Hall of Fame.
Recently a debate took place between members of the BWAA. They discussed whether admitted or just suspected consumers of steroids and other prohibited preparations might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually should comment their votes: they have to explain why they have voted pro or contra certain affirmations. Some of them confirm that doping destructs the integrity of sports and usage of prohibited medications is frequently considered by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t believe that usage of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This writer notes that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t dope. According to this American sportswriter, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, usage of forbidden medicines promotes unfairness in sports. That’s why Verducci denies any connection between doping and morality. He claims that it is a question that is related to performance but not to morality. So, this sportswriter suggests that consumers of steroids must not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This athlete has admitted that he had administrated androstenedione. It is necessary to note that this product was not listed among anabolic steroids, when Bagwell used it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is enumerated among prohibited drugs. Since it wasn’t legally considered to be a steroid, Verducci decided to vote for the user of this drug; however, it was always considered to be an anabolic-androgenic steroid by scientists. Furthermore, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t promote his performance due to administration of androstenedione.
Nonetheless, the decision of Verducci to vote for the admitted user of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Verducci is not against usage of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspersons?” Since this sportswriter doesn’t agree that doping is a moral question, he may suppose that enhancement of performance is not a real problem.
Many people suggest that administration of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.