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Fan Survey: Mitchell Report

Created: Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 14:11:14 EDT
Who's most to blame for the 'Steroid Era' and any ongoing use of performance-enhancing drugs?
Players Association
19% 4628 votes
MLB owners, GMs
7% 1771 votes
Trainers
2% 464 votes
Everybody
69% 16470 votes
Nobody
2% 516 votes
Total: 23849 votes
What should happen to the records set by players implicated in the report?
Erased
24% 5755 votes
Asterisk
36% 8607 votes
Nothing
40% 9508 votes
Total: 23870 votes
Should major awards, such as MVP and Cy Young, be rescinded for those named as users?
Yes
46% 10834 votes
No
54% 12913 votes
Total: 23747 votes
Should Roger Clemens and other potential Hall of Famers named in the report be removed from consideration from Cooperstown?
Yes
49% 11649 votes
No
51% 12188 votes
Total: 23837 votes
Now that more names are out in the open, how does this affect your opinion of Barry Bonds?
Not at all
78% 18583 votes
Somewhat, because other stars were using too
16% 3903 votes
I'd be OK with my favorite team signing him now
6% 1319 votes
Total: 23805 votes
In your mind, does Mitchell's investigation and the sport's stringent new anti-steroids policies close the book on the 'Steroid Era?'
Yes
6% 1507 votes
No
59% 14102 votes
Players will always find a way to cheat
34% 8181 votes
Total: 23790 votes
Should MLB and other pro sports leagues use stricter testing procedures such as blood work for HGH?
Yes
93% 22122 votes
No
7% 1578 votes
Total: 23700 votes
Do you consider Mitchell's status as a director of the Boston Red Sox to be a conflict of interest?
Yes
38% 9103 votes
No
62% 14675 votes
Total: 23778 votes
What should happen to players implicated as steroid users by the Mitchell Report?
Suspended
13% 3156 votes
Fined
6% 1411 votes
Both
38% 8975 votes
Neither
43% 10192 votes
Total: 23734 votes
Are you more or less likely to root for a player who was prominently named in the report?
More likely
1% 311 votes
Less likely
67% 15902 votes
No change
32% 7494 votes
Total: 23707 votes
How do these findings affect your loyalty and/or enjoyment of Major League Baseball?
I'm still a big fan
53% 12559 votes
Somewhat less of a fan
33% 7737 votes
Not a fan anymore
9% 2058 votes
Never was a fan
6% 1362 votes
Total: 23716 votes
Are you satisfied that Mitchell accomplished what he set out to do in this investigation?
Yes, this is the official history of the steroid era
11% 2639 votes
No, this only scratches the surface.
55% 12943 votes
Somewhere in between
34% 8156 votes
Total: 23738 votes
This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general nor the public as a whole.
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