And I don’t buy the legal argument. What’s legal or illegal shouldn’t be the line. Laws change — HGH wasn’t illegal when players started taking it, nor was it against the rules of baseball, but everyone still thinks it was wrong for players to do it.

In the next few years it might be possible for players to undergo genetic treatment to allow them to grow extra muscle, stronger ligaments and bones, etc. This is not currently illegal, but very well may be shortly after people start doing it. Is it okay for the people who do it while it’s not illegal yet, then wrong for everyone else once it’s banned?

I don’t know where the line should be drawn. And I certainly don’t know that it should be drawn before laser eye surgery. But I think that since there IS a line (HGH, steroids, amphetamines), that the discussion about the line should start soon.

Marketing is everything. Just check to see how many different “energy” drinks are there in your favorite gas stations and grocery store, which don’t give you more “energy” than a strong cup of coffee with a sugar overdose :)

But regarding Lasik: I don’t buy the “keeping hallowed traditions” stuff. The world changes and people figure out new and better ways to train and perform. They shouldn’t be hampered by history.

Or else why stop at Lasik? Should players not be allowed to get Tommy John surgery, since the older guys didn’t have that option? Should players not be allowed to wear contacts, since that invention wasn’t around for Babe Ruth? Are sports glasses, hydrating sports drinks, top-of-the-line equipment, etc. all questionable?

I think Lasik eye surgery is just fine and Denard Span is awesome (also, Justin Morneau). Interesting question, though. I could see optional surgeries getting out of hand- but if a surgery isn’t to preserve health or wouldn’t improve an average person’s quality of life, athletes should think twice before going ahead with it.

Thanks for the more accurate information, but this issue isn’t really about creatine itself, per se.