Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Steroid Shipments
Over the past year several players have been reported to have received shipments of steroids or HGH in some point in their career. Troy Glaus, Gary Matthews Jr., and Jay Gibbons are some of the more high profile players to be named. While all maintain their innocence, the MLB has yet to punish any of them. I for one believe that receiving shipments of steroids for any other reason than a known injury is like a positive test. All three of these players have been caught red-handed but not one has fessed up and all proclaim their innocence. I feel the MLB needs to take this matter more seriously and punish those who have recieved steroids or HGH in the past or present regardless of whether or not they have tested positive in a drug test. If the shipment was required for an injury recognized by the MLB then no action should be taken. Though random drug testing was implemented by the MLB it can only be used to detect certain kinds of steroids. Until the MLB starts blood testing, we won't no who is legit and who is cheating. By punishing those associated with using steroids and HGH the MLB may scare those using and those potential users clean. These men all knew they where cheating and doing wrong when they recieved shipments and are now denying they used to save their careers. The MLB has had a dark shadow cast over it by the steroid era and I feel they need to do more to clean their image and return baseball to it's squeaky clean image.
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You have some quality input about the whole steriod situation with these players and as a whole but in my opinion I dont think it matters. Let's be honest most people think that just because a player is on steriods means they are cheaters. My question is "Cheaters at what?" What does steriods do other than make them stronger? Plus players that are on steriods are obviously hard workers. You can't just take steriods and then get big all of a sudden it does take a lot of work in the weight room to get bigger. Plus Barry Bonds for instance, yeah he took steriods but he still hit 70 plus homeruns in one year. You still have to have amazing hand-eye coordination to pull that off. I just dont see how steriods makes a better player.
I agree with your view and that players who have recieved shipments are caught. The MLB does need to do something about this situation. It seems like the MLB is being very inconsistent on who is in trouble and taking care of the issues. They show no sign of improving their current problems because the players don't seem to care. I disagree with Hammersmith's view on steriods. People can get stronger by taking legal protein and weightlift. Steroids are an easyway out. Players aren't allowed to take steroids. They are taking a game that should be played on their athletic ability and enhancing it. If players want to get stronger they need to work harder, not take the easyway out.
I agree that the MLB needs stricter punishment on those who break the rules. Baseball will always be considered America's pastime and steroids are tarnishing its image. The MLB does need to stay more consistant on its policies and they need to make a strong stance against the drugs. Even though they can try to implement these policies cheaters will always find a way to cheat. The progression of steroids has spread and will be tough to stop. I also tend to agree with Nick in that steroids may make you stronger, but in no way does it enhance your athletic ability. It takes a lot of time and effort to hit a homerun and steroids cannot affect your hand-eye coordination. Its an issue that needs to be addressed, but I don't think it will change in the future.
I actually agree with Nick on this matter. Steroids are certainly illegal. But the players taking them do have to work hard to get bigger. It’s not like taking steroids makes you a better player automatically. However, I do think it has to be considered that the use of steroids is still undoubtedly illegal, which makes it not allowed. However, I think you are asking too much of these athletes to be forced to have a ball and chain type treatment in their work place. One option certainly could be that rather than taking their blood, you could force them wear a tracking device on their ankle so that their location is known at all times. Then MLB would have complete control over their employees and know their whereabouts every second of every day.
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