1683 4 January 14, 2006^09:45am Jaydawg^7 Mike Sweeney claims to have been offered the 'juice' by K.C. teammates in '99 www.sportsline.com/general/story/9164034 Steroids SportsLine 1029 1699 0 This is a surprising revelation, considering the fact that the Royals finished 32 games behind the Indians in 1999. Though, they did have a team average of .282 and a then franchise-record of 856 runs scored. But, they still couldn't compete with the Yankees and the big boys around the league. See what I mean when I state that the salary cap issue should become the next big hurdle to overcome in the game? Mike Sweeney is a fine player in his own right, but think about what would've happened if he accepted the juice from teammates.