As time went on, the players got better and better until one day; Baseball was no longer a game of just talent. Baseball had become in some players eyes as a way to become famous. ... The witnesses that were called upon were teammates, other baseball players, or close friends, and even his trainer. ... As seen in the two case studies I have provided, some of the best baseball players did not have the natural talent to play the game of baseball. ... If these players want to make their fans happy, they have to play baseball for the sport it is, "America's favorite pastime." ...

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Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Drugs Drug use among athletes has become a common action. Many athletes have or still use performance-enhancing drugs. Not all of these drugs are illegal. In fact, many of these products are available at nutrition stores or on the Internet (Lurie 2). Performan...

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Most of the time coaches also encourage players to use just so that their team can overpower the rest of the teams and win the easy way. ... I think that the use of drug tests is a good idea to discharge the players that have a drug abuse problem. Players today have the urge to use the performance enhancing drugs to make themselves perform at a higher level. ... I knew if their was a chance of being caught taking these substances it would ruin my chances for playing Division 1 baseball (a lifelong dream of mine), but it could also greatly improve my chances if I was not caught with the substan...

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