Anabolic Steroids are Ruining Major League Baseball

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Major League Baseball (MLB) has widely been regarded as America’s pastime for the longest time, however it is now becoming known as the sport tainted by one thing, anabolic steroids. An anabolic steroid is related to the natural steroid, testosterone. They are able to stimulate growth in the muscle tissue. They usually increase muscle mass and strength. The MLB has created some of the most historic American icons, such as Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. Players like them showed us what it was like to play baseball the right way. They played with passion, heart, and above all they had fun playing. Players today in the MLB focus way too much on becoming the best player ever to play. They see what the greats did before them and they want to match them, so they turn to anabolic steroids. An example of this is Alex Rodriguez. In 2003 he tested positive for anabolic steroids because he was “naïve” and couldn’t take the pressure of his expectations of being called the best. He felt the pressure from the game and he turned to steroids. Anabolic steroids are ruining the game of baseball. They are tainting the records and the changing the game for the worse.

So Government Reform Committee, I have a resolution to fix this steroid policy, and I know you have the power to do so because you changed it in 2005. You were established in 1927 and given the right to investigate the operations of government activities at all levels with the right to determine their economy and efficiency. You were also given the duty to act as the principal investigative committee of the House of Representatives. This means you are given the authority to conduct hearings that fall under the jurisdiction of Congress. MLB issues are placed solely under the jurisdiction...

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...they train the most for the upcoming season. I like the idea of having the HPAC take care of the scheduling, and I also like the three ways a test is considered positive.

The biggest change which would make the players seriously think about taking anabolic steroids revolves around the consequences for taking these drugs. The consequences for taking steroids have to be much stronger than they are now. For the first positive test, I would like the player to be suspended for one full season. Hopefully losing a year’s worth of salary would stop them from ever using the steroids again. If there is a second offense, I feel the player should be given a lifetime ban from the MLB. Yes this is much tougher than the current policy, but the player has cheated at his profession. They were given another chance and they ruined it, so they deserve to be given a lifetime ban.

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