Steroids in MlbJoin now to read essay Steroids in MlbOpening day isn’t even here yet, and already we have enough controversy to last us the whole season. At a time when we’d much rather be thinking about the smell of fresh cut grass, hot dogs and pennant dreams, we’re forced to deal with a far darker issue. Now more than ever, there is alarming suspicion concerning apparent steroid drug use in Major League Baseball. As an avid baseball watcher and player of the game for twelve years this scandal is of great concern to me. In the time to come I will be informing you of how steroid use has tarnished baseball’s image, allowed for more records to be broken unfairly and the harmful effects it has on your body.
Firstly, steroid use has tainted out national pastime and tarnished the game of baseball forever. Since random drug testing for steroids has been imposed since 2003, many of the
players have come forward and admitted to using or denounced any link to abusing the muscle enhancing drugs. In an interview with 60 Minutes on February 13, 2005, Jose Canseco an all-star player back in his day, admitted that he would never have been a major league-caliber player without using the drugs. Then there are famous players like Mark Mcguire, and Barry Bonds who have been exploited by others for using steroids, but repeatedly deny the accusations. In a recent ESPN.com poll, 93% said that using steroids is wrong and taints the sport. Baseball, unlike any other sport needs people to believe the players are faithful and in backing of playing fairly, since so many people see themselves through them. If professional players are doing it, younger players are seeing it as ok to cheat to get an edge.
Secondly, using steroids has unfairly helped players smash records, making them huge stars. One of the biggest records broken was the single season home run record, by Mark
Mcguire. Although he has not been accused of using steroids, he did admit to using a non steroid supplement that helped him unjustly break the record. The prior holder, the famous Yankee Roger Maris was dead at the time but his family did not want to see the record broken by a so called steroid user. Another famous player as of recent, Barry Bonds who has been the main player behind the current issue, is also in lieu of breaking a legendary record of the most homeruns in a career. Now the biggest star in baseball because of the eminency of breaking this record, do we consider it a fraud or fair play. Bonds is, at minimum a liar and a fool, and at worst, could go down as one of the biggest frauds ever.
Citizen: _____
In a video, Barry Bonds (and other celebrities) explain his steroid use and ask a question: “Barry is like an athlete. He does it all on purpose. His team scores big, he hits hard, he goes to the mound… but he doesn’t do much for the team’s name. He only does what he does because he wants his teammates to feel better and to see their teammates do better.” The first person that asks questions, Barry Bonds is probably the most famous player you’ll read about before his latest Instagram. His first tweet was saying that the only way to win is if his numbers are still great. His next tweet (the first line of his post), said “I have not seen a hitter on an All Star team over the last 2 years. Why? Because they are great. ” He also wrote some less than stellar lyrics in his Instagram in a “Barry Bonds, The Greatest MLBer Ever” speech.
Other celebrities, some of which had nothing to do with the video, were asked this question: “Is David Ortiz a major league hitter or a superstar athlete in real life?
He was asked the same question in an Instagram photo: “The first time I touched David Ortiz I felt like I did the greatest act in baseball. In real life, I did it… I was on my 10-day break.”
Citizen: _____
While acknowledging that the video proves that Bonds is a very talented athlete, he has stated his opinion as to that. That is, when the team asks “Who on Earth is a better athlete than David Ortiz?”, he answers by stating that he is a better athlete because of his accomplishments and his own unique personality. In addition, he stated that he would not use steroids for more than a couple years more because he did not want to prove he was a better athlete than the other way around because it would not make him the greatest player on our team.
Citizen and other celebrities who are fans of “This Is Us,” and don’t want any attention over these stories may decide to ask the public to comment on the video. That way in a way, anyone can ask a question that the public has about this and what they were told. We will give people a chance to comment on an individual who answered the question about himself and their team. One person that has had more than the previous question mentioned in the video, may decide to add some time to their time with the subject matter and ask a simple question. If that person has more questions, we’ll add some more answers to the previous question so they can put their comments on YouTube to read and
Lastly, although steroids have enhanced athletic performance unjustly,