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Do you think its fair that players are credited for what they do, when cheating the game? Mark McGwire excelled at the game of baseball and got credit for all of his accomplishments, yet he cheated the game and used steroids. Babe Ruth, considered one of the greatest baseball players to play the game of baseball, who never cheated and set a great example for all who play baseball. Baseball has drastically changed over the years, especially in the cheating scandals of steroids; Babe Ruth set a great example by excelling in the sport and doing it clean, contrasting with Mark McGwire. Their existence shows how society accepted honesty and doing it the clean way in Babe’s era and how society accepts the scandals and dishonesty of Mark’s era.
In Babe Ruth's early life, he was one of eight children, seven of which were boys. Babe’s father (George Ruth Sr.) was a very busy and hard working man, working multiple jobs before owning his own saloon. Ruth Sr.’s saloon located on West Camden St., near the present Baltimore Orioles, Camden Yards where he ran into a bit of trouble at a young age. In fact, “At age seven, Babe’s parents sent him to live at an all boys school called St. Mary’s Industrial School, a reform school to try and help the Babe.” (Database 2) Babe had been sent off to St. Mary’s for attention and help to correct his bad behaviors he had inherited. George Sr. and Katherine (Babe’s mother) thought this school was the best option because the brothers taught vocations and encouraged students to get involved into sports, and that is where Babe began playing the game of baseball. Strangely, “It was only discovered more recently, that Babe actually suffered from ADHD (attention deficit disorder), which contributed to Babe’s wil...

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Baseball has drastically changed over the years, especially in the cheating scandals of steroids; Babe Ruth set a great example by excelling in the sport and doing it clean, contrasting with Mark McGwire. Their existence shows how society excepted honesty and doing it the clean way in Babe’s era and how society accepts the scandals and dishonesty of Mark’s era. The Great Babe Ruth had amazing baseball career, breaking records, playing everyday, and being a well rounded person, without the assistance of illegal substances. On the other hand, Mark McGwire drifted to the assistance and cheated the game of baseball. Society has changed with all of the scandals and dishonesty. Society now a days wants honesty and non cheaters. Both the Babe and Mark have taught us all life lessons they we should pay attention to as a whole country.