Tony LaRussa insists Mark McGwire didn't use PEDs:
As we continued to talk, we moved on to McGwire and his tainted legacy. La Russa compared McGwire's work ethic to that of another man caught in the steroids swirl, Clemens. In spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, La Russa maintained that both of them deserve a pass. "There's a certain amount of credit that should be given to a guy who's worked hours and hours to get stronger and bigger," he said.
I reminded him that the whole point of using many performance-enhancing drugs is to increase the ability to work and train harder. "So working hard doesn't give you an alibi that you didn't use drugs," I told him.
"Well, that's what you believe and you're probably right according to testimony, but that's not what I believe," La Russa said. "I watched Mark McGwire work."
I interrupted him.
"Wait a minute, Tony. You still don't believe McGwire used performance-enhancing drugs?"
"Absolutely not."
"Come on."
"Absolutely not," he said. "If you see Mark today, he still looks like he did then."
"No, he doesn't," I said.
"Yes, he does," La Russa said.
* the heck???