Baseball today is characterized as a sport dominated by players who cheat to gain any sort of competitive edge, and justifiably so. ... This in turn can lead to longer careers for baseball players, allowing for multiple generations of fans to personally witness some of the best the game has to offer (Thomas 1). ... Fans not only become more engrossed in baseball players' careers, but this idolization begins to root itself in their everyday lives "something that is lacking with today's baseball generation where players are not having the long successful careers as those in prev...

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On a similar note, the use of drugs within sports have and will constantly spark controversy for wither or not a players performance was accomplished honest and aboveboard or enhanced through the use of supplements. For instance, according to the Hall of Shame scholastic news, in the year 2013 no players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York as a result of the sports doping of steroids. Many honorable players who have never been affiliated with sports doping were also kept out of the Hall of Fame. ... "PED (performance enhancing drug) abuse ha...

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The NFL's confidentiality rules also make it impossible to know why a player failed, and often players take advantage of this. ... For instance, the MLB (major league baseball) effectively launched a productive system which stopped players from using steroids after the steroid era and only have a few steroid users in the game today. ... The NCAA has a reputation which is as bad if not worse than the NFL because of the small number of players they test and the quality of testing for those players. ... Sports like baseball have had a long history of rampant steroid use and have taken effect...

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Literature Review The use of performance-enhancing drugs has been a major discussion topic and provides massive pressure on athletes around the world in a variety of different sports from Major League Baseball to Billiards. ... Lincoln Allison (2004) in his article found online he comments on a study carried out to comprehend to relationship between the amount of drug use in Major League Baseball and the audience interest in the sport. ... Allison states that in sports such as American Football, the increase in size of the players makes for a more interesting game and this does not discourage ...

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Early users included mainly bodybuilders, weightlifters, and football players who relied heavily on bulk and strength for increased performance. ... The same shame was put on baseball all-star, Mark Maguire, in 1998. ... In a report by Sports Illustrated, 95 percent of football players have tried anabolic steroids at some time and 75 percent are regular users (Donohoe 1986). ...

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