Today, it doesn't come as a surprise when it's discovered that big-name baseball players have been taking performance enhancing drugs. ... Since many players before the peak of the steroid-era have taken performance-enhancing drugs like amphetamines, it's credible to state that the baseball Hall of Fame holds cheaters in high esteem. ... One might think that an MLB player doping isn't solely cheating the beloved game of baseball. On top of cheating the sport, these players can be seen as cheating all of the young baseball fans and players who inspire to be just like them. ...

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Forms of baseball have been popular for many centuries. ... Competitions between these clubs eventually led to the creation of organized baseball leagues. An organization created to set standardized rules and playing schedules, the National Association of Baseball Players, was formed in 1858 to be baseball's first official governing body. ... Because the Cincinnati Red Stockings were successful on their tour, in 1871 the National Association of Baseball Players created 9 different teams in 8 cities to form the first professional baseball league. ... Financial t...

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"According to an article in Sports Illustrated, approximately 40-50% of the players in Major League Baseball are using steroids" (Kurtzberg). ... In other words, baseball team owners are reluctant to test their own players for steroid abuse because they know they will fail. ... If baseball players can just look back and learn from previous mistakes and their positive outcomes, the game will thrive once again. ... The aforementioned products would all be great alternatives for baseball players. ... Despite today's steroid abuse issue in baseball, the decision is still up to the players a...

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What steroids bring to the game of baseball is an extra advantage that gives players an edge over competitors. ... Kids look at players and want to be them. ... Every baseball player has to believe at sometime or another that he will be looked upon as a role model. ... Jose says it is up to 85% and he is currently working on a book on the topic of steroids and baseball players. ... ''What players take doesn't matter. ...

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THE PROBLEM IN BASEBALL For over a century, the sport of baseball has been one of America's greatest national pastimes. Every spring when the start of the baseball season comes around, thousands of fans get ready to fill the ballparks and watch their favorite players hit a homerun or strike someone out. ... Economically, there is a major problem with Major League Baseball right now. ... After learning that were many major financial problems in baseball, Commissioner Alan Selig organized a committee which he called the Commissioner's Blue Ribbon Panel on Baseball Economics. ... ...

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Steroid testing in baseball has become such a heated issue lately with many reasons why players should take steroids and why players should be tested. ... In a competitive juncture, such as baseball, the better a player becomes, the more he gets paid. ... Many of today's baseball players are now using over-the-counter powders and such rather than actual steroids. ... In Jon Saraceno"s article in Baseball Play America: Under the new testing system, 240 players selected randomly will be tested again during the course of the season as baseball seeks to ...

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Still yet we see many baseball players looking more like professional body builders than the prototypical average sized athlete. Not saying all of the 235 pound baseball players are juicing, but it does lead to some suspicion of steroid use. ... Money or health, a dilemma that will test how greedy professional baseball players are till a competent drug testing policy is installed. 6. ... An USA Today poll stated that seventy nine percent of baseball players support drug testing (Antonen, 1). 7. ... Baseball needs to wake up. ...

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No baseball player is going to find a better job than playing a game. ... Not punishing a player for cheating is immoral. ... Most fans of baseball are not going to support a player who has a history of steroid use. "A national poll shows 86% of baseball fans say players and owners should agree on a tougher steroid-testing program. With a tougher steroids program, players may not take steroids in fear of getting caught; this solution can draw fans back into baseball, knowing they are not watching a cheater play. ...

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Baseball players of all ages feel the need to get ahead of the competition. ... The lure of being famous is always on every serious baseball players mind. ... The fact that there aren't any drug tests in baseball, seems to make players believe that using steroids is acceptable. ... For the low income Latin American and Cuban players, the amount of money received in baseball is especially worth the risk of shooting up. As a baseball player myself, I am completely aware of all the certain scenarios of taking steroids. ...

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In 1936, Major League Baseball created the MLB Hall of Fame to recognize the outstanding achievements of the games' greatest players. ... To present day, induction into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame is still one of the greatest honors a player can receive. ... While the physical game and strategy of baseball remains unchanged, the attitude of the players has become arrogant and unfriendly. ... In my opinion as a current baseball player, I feel that any player who has been caught using PEDs to gain an unfair physical advantage over their fellow players, should not be allowed to...

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The first man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in the 20th century, Jackie Robinson is one of the most celebrated baseball players in history. ... But before Jackie Robinson there was Moses Fleetwood Walker, he was the 1st African American major league baseball player to play baseball in the late 1800's. ... While under all this pressure Jackie still focused on baseball and showed everyone that he was a great baseball player: " Baseball was just part of my life. ... Even the magazine Sporting News, which was against black baseball players, acknowledged his ...

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As red-blooded Americans we expect a decent amount of entertainment from watching professional baseball players playing the game that we love so much. ... Over the past few years baseball players have become more outspoken about steroid use. ... Major League Baseball is no exception either. ... Unlike the NBA or the NFL, baseball doesn't randomly test its players for any chemical substances. ... Bonds firmly believes in the privacy rights of baseball players despite what sportswriters write about him and what critics say. ...

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There are many factors of people who have contributed the desegregation of Baseball, which in 1945 ended when the first black player Jackie Robinson was signed to The Brooklyn Dodgers. ... African American newspaper writers started to campaign to counteract the "conspiracy of silence" that wouldn't permit skilled African American professional players from playing for organized minor and major league baseball teams. ... Branch Rickey tried to convince other baseball owners to line up a group of players he wanted and all they needed was for them to sign a contract. ... Many peop...

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In fact, Major League Baseball is seeing more and more players from Japan, the Caribbean Islands, and South America. ... From tee-ball to college ball, baseball related injuries to players, umpires, and spectators will forever be an issue. ... Of course, when dealing with a sport such as baseball, there are many ways that players, coaches, umpires, or spectators can be injured. ... Every time a baseball player ties up his cleats and puts on his glove, he knows that the game he is about to play is by no means safe. There are thousands of different ways that a baseball player can get injured thr...

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Unfortunately steroid use is becoming more and more frequent among professional baseball players. ... Baseball is a sport built on tradition and is most proud of its records. ... The substance was not banned by baseball. ... Myself being a college baseball player I too have been exposed to the use of steroids. ... Drug testing should be enforced to save the down fall of baseball. ...

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Pete Rose retired from baseball in 1986. ... This left baseball in a curious situation. It had banned one of its best players from the game and yet he would soon be inducted into the Hall of Fame, baseball's holiest shrine. In 1989, the eligibility rules were changed to forbid entry in to the Hall of Fame by players banned from Major League Baseball. ... Baseball does this because it wants to be tough on drugs, but compassionate to its addicted players. ...

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Still yet we see many baseball players looking more like professional body builders than the prototypical average sized athlete. Not saying all of the 235 pound baseball players are juicing, but it does lead to some suspicion of steroid use. ... Money or health, a dilemma that will test how greedy professional baseball players are till a competent drug testing policy is installed. 6. ... An USA Today poll stated that seventy nine percent of baseball players support drug testing (Antonen, 1). 7. ... Baseball needs to wake up. ...

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Baseball's effects on today's society Baseball is one of the oldest and most popular sports today. ... Baseball is labeled, as being "America's Pastime" and is a key to the social impact and influence on American Culture. ... This version became the most popular form of baseball being played. ... This then lead to increased coveraging in newspapers, helping baseball gain a new audience. ... `In 1858 a group of amateur baseball clubs met in New York to organize a ruling body, the National Association of Base Ball Players. ...

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All of these pluses are good for baseball players but, the pluses are always offset by negatives, such as liver cancer, elevated cholesterol, increased aggression, and heart attacks just to name a few. ("Anabolic Steroids") As punishment for getting caught using 'the juice', players are being suspended from the game of baseball. ... Steroid use in a younger generation of baseball players is possibly the worst choice they can make. ... For instance, Major League Baseball has seen a spike in home runs. ... Obviously, steroids were not introduced to baseball players in the ye...

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Ripken won the most Valuable Player award twice, in 1983 and in 1991. ... Suddenly becoming the best-paid player in all of sports. ... This story took place all over the usa, and on the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. ... The reason that I chose this book was because I have always liked Cal Ripken Jr. and I believe that he is the best baseball player ever so I thought that it would be kinda neat to do a biography report over him. ... I also liked that I could learn more about the greatest and most dedicated baseball player in history. ...

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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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Baseball players, especially major leaguers, do the same drills they have been taught since they were ten years old. ... The conscious thought in baseball is a beneficial factor before and after games as it helps players learn from certain mistakes and how to prepare a player for an upcoming opponent; however baseball players have also developed certain tactics to keep the conscious mind from interfering with automatic mind. ... The automatic brain is a phenomenal characteristic to any baseball player at any level. ... The same goes for baseball players, as the more they view themselves ...

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Has baseball turned into a money issue where the players want more money than they can spend or else they do not play, or does the relationship of the owners of the franchises and players have something to do with these baseball strikes? ... A good example of a player who loved the game of baseball is Pete Rose. ... Players think that they can control the game of baseball because they are baseball stars. ... The bitter strike by major-league baseball players in 1994 and 1995 dealt the game a serious blow. ... Baseball's owners and players now see their fans and their customers as a mi...

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If it is proven that some of the baseball players that have set records in the past few years have been using illegal performance enhancing drugs, it could cause chaos. ... Though many deny that baseball players are using steroids the facts to support that the theory are building fast. Former All-Star baseball players Jose Canseco and one time MVP Ken Caminiti recently revealed that they both had used and seen others using steroids while they were playing. ... Both of these players waited until after their careers in baseball were over to come clean and would not comment on who the other pla...

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I tried to show that baseball players should be complete players and be able to accomplish all the skills for the sport. ... Opening day of the 1973 baseball season saw the New York Yankees Ron Blomberg step up to the plate as the first player in Major League Baseball to be a designated hitter. ... That does not sound too much like a baseball player, as baseball involves catching and throwing as well as hitting. To pay players millions just to bat seems ridiculous were there are a lot more skills involved in playing baseball. ... It appears to being used more as a way to prolong aging player...

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