If Merriman was named to the Pro Bowl and All Pro team, McGwire should have made it no problem on his first try. I've never been a McGwire fan but I don't understand the double standard here. One guy actually has a dirty test during the season. Gets suspended for 4 games, comes back and everyone still acts like he's one of the best in the league(not sayin he's not). Then when he gets all these honors everyone says "WELL HE ALREADY SERVED HIS SUSPENSION FOR WHAT HE DID, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER." Then you got this other cat who has never actually been caught taking steroids. It wasn't even illegal in baseball while he was playing(even though we all know its illegal by law). But the main thing was there is no hard cold evidence that he did anything. Yes the whole world knows he most likely did roids with his "LETS NOT TALK ABOUT THE PAST" quote, but the way this shit plays out just makes no sense to me. I think Merriman is gettin one of the biggest passes of all time on this, and I can't believe the amount of support he is still receiving from fans and the media. I don't like one guy more than the other. I actually think Merriman deserves his honors though. Cuze I believe more than half the league is still doin roids or some form of it, if not more than half. I just ain't down with this double standard shit and I feel everyone should be judged on the same scale. But hey I'm wastin my breath......or my fingers typin, cuze it ain't ever gonna happen.