The Cardinal Nation blog

An approach to frame consideration of steroids era players for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Tasteless” radio station stunt targeted at Mark McGwire leads to banishment.

The man behind the Mark McGwire media plan has lost a couple of high-profile gigs.

In an odd twist, the wrong McGwire may turn out to be the family’s anti-steroid spokesman.

Jay McGwire’s book is coming out. Here is hoping his family members aren’t actually surprised.

Former Giants media relations director labels any plan “naïve” that keeps Mark McGwire from answering further questions about his past.

Just as when Mark McGwire spoke out, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is catching considerable heat for what he said and did not say.

One aspect of Mark McGwire’s tearful interview on MLB Network is a stumbling block to many – his view of the impact of steroids on his results.

Why has Mark McGwire’s coming out party remained in his most familiar place – limboland?

The “father of sabermetrics” Bill James explains why he thinks players from baseball’s steroids era will eventually reach the Hall of Fame.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus’ alleged steroids use in 2003 and 2004 is back in the news again.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is unquestionably the top name in baseball still untainted by proof of steroids use. That just makes him a bigger target for unsubstantiated allegations.

Writing for FoxSports.com, columnist Jason Whitlock believes he has linked the origin of the steroids era to race. I can neither express how strongly I disagree with him nor understand why he went there, anyway.

The only positive outcome from the steroids allegations against Alex Rodriguez was apparently the test itself.