I agree with you that people need to stop broadly painting the canvas where everyone is guilty.
Here's the problem, MLB, by sitting quiet, knowing and watching it all go on, sanctioned the steroid era. Some people partook, some didn't. Bud Selig, biggest tool in major sports, went crazy taking photos with Mcguire and Sosa, yet disses Bonds now. Canseco, in hindsight, wasn't that far off the mark. Now was he? Takes a user to know one.
Another point, wasn't amphetamines widely used amongst players throughout the 50s , 60s, and 70s? I've read several stories over the past few months during this Bonds HR chase where that isn't even disputed. Except there were no tests. In today's world, it would be illegal. If people are going to suddenly get righteous about steroids now, it's hypocritical to ignore those speed users then.
For the record, I don't think Jeter, Pujols, Ichiro, Soriano, Manny, A-Rod, Vlad, Griffey Jr, Peavy, Pedro, Glavine, Maddox, Sabathia, etc are/were roiding it up.
Some that I have to really question include: Clemens, Miguel Tejada, Nomar, Luis Gonzalez, Todd Helton, Mike Hampton, Ivan Rodriguez, Hank Blalock, etc. Check their stats since 2003. Just my own opinion.
Please don't malign players like Pujols, Soriano, Jeter, Manny, and yes, Stray-Rod (I'm going to defend him). I hope Big Papi didn't roid up, though I wouldn't hold it against him if he did as a young player but wasn't aware of it.
Ryan pitched well before the era of steroids, and was a phenom even in his youth (though he lacked the control that eventually helped him win more than 300 games). If you include Ryan, are you also going to include Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal (El Dandy Dominicano!), Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, and some of the other great pitchers of the 1960s and 1970s? They weren't using steroids in the least.
I don't think Clemens was roiding up either, just as Maddox and Glavine didn't, nor did Pedrito (Mart?nez). Nor CC Sabathia, Jake Peavy, Francisco Carmono, and some of the most talented younger pitchers. They have a GIFT.