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Mark McGwire finally acknowledged what most people have been speculating for years – that he used steroids. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin looks at McGwire’s future as the St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach after this revelation.

1941 was a year of sports legends in the making. John Hockenberry looks at the 56-game hitting streak of Joe DiMaggio and 23-year-old Ted Williams’ .406 batting average. We also hear from a retired legend: the great Babe Ruth.

With David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez being outted as steroid users, The Takeaway’s Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin ? who has remained relatively quiet about steroids in baseball ? has decided it’s time to take a harder line against cheaters.

With so many other athletes admitting to taking performance enhancing substances, are we really shocked anymore? Takeaway Sports Contributor David Zirin, the author of ‘A People’s History of Sports in the United States,’ joins us for a rundown.

In his first press conference since his steroid use was outed, Alex Rodriguez apologized for his mistakes, blaming himself for being ‘young and stupid.’ We brought in The Takeaway’s own Jay Cowit to decide whether this was an apology or a PR move.