QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 5, 2012 -> 05:38 PM)
I've noticed this too. I can't figure it out because it makes just as much sense to go crazy over it in the media. I wonder if that would change if a Tom Brady-esque figure got caught.
That's probably a big reason. Shawn Merriman & Brian Cushing are/were good players, but not on the same level as Manny, Bonds, A-Rod, etc.
Another thing could be that people kind of expect football players to be juiced based on the nature of the sport and size of the athletes?