"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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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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Baseball is one of the oldest and most popular spectator sports. The game known today was developed during the early 1800s among children and rookie players. ... The Knickerbockers rules called for nine-player teams and designed the field with a home plate and three other bases spaced out in specific lengths. ... After this game was played in the spring of 1861, a National Associatation of Baseball players formed. ... It also keeps soon to be baseball players off the street so they can continue on with their dream and get away from drugs, gangs, alcohol, shootings, and many other things. ...

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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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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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This writing duo presented Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby as the two players capable of breaking the color barrier in baseball (Atkin and Ross). ... Now that both the American and National leagues had been introduced to an African American baseball player, others followed. ... Robinson and Doby set high standards for up and coming black baseball players because not only were they physically talented, but also presented themselves as controlled humans. ... The introduction of black players into the minor leagues had an enormous impact on the integration of African Americans into baseball. ...

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(Markusen /World Biography)Today, Clemente is recognized as one of the greatest Latin-American professional baseball players of all time and more importantly, is known for his genuine acts of helping others. ... That same year Major League Baseball selected him as the Most Valuable Player of the Year. ... A year later in his final season Roberto achieved his 3,000th hit, which at the time was an achievement held by only ten other players in baseball history, all which happened to be in the Hall of Fame. His outstanding achievements and performance helped open up new opportunities for other...

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He placed him on the Hatillo Tigres, an amateur league team full of players about ten years older than him, long before Molina was eligible for the Major League Baseball draft. ... He also won the GIBBY (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Award in 2012 for defensive player of the year along with St. Louis Cardinals Player of the Year Award. ... The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7345/ 4. The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7345/ 5. ...

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The road to becoming a Major League Baseball player is probably the hardest journey of any of the major sports in America. ... An aspiring baseball player must compete and excel at both the high school and college level before he is eligible to play in a three tier amateur division of Major League Baseball called the Minor League. ... Peter Edward Rose started out like many other young men with aspirations of being a professional baseball player. ... Any Player on Baseball's ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate (www.baseballhalloffame.org). ... Pete Rose has been wrongfu...

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Even though he was a terrific baseball player people did not like him because of his skin color. ... To being with, Jackie Robinson became the first black Major league baseball player because of his childhood. ... Robinson was a star football, baseball, basketball player and in track also he was the regions most valuable player for baseball in 1938. ... One lasting impression that Jackie had on the society was that he was the 1st ever African American baseball player. Being the first African American baseball player was a big deal and helping other African Americans player is a bigger. ...

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There is only one number in all of major league baseball that is retired throughout the league. ... The number is 42, and it belongs to the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson. ... Today, some of the most significant records in all of baseball are held by African-Americans. ... On the other side of the color line, the star African-American player, Julius, forced the black players to play their absolute best, despite their feelings toward the white players. ... They proved that the players, who play hard together, are not only players, but brothers. ...

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Prior to his ground-breaking season, black baseball players were barred from the major leagues, limited to playing only against other blacks in front of primarily black fans. ... Although Rickey's "great experiment" sparked protests from other players, it also paved the way for the integration of baseball and other sports.... By the time the controversy had settled, however, several myths about white southern baseball players had become part of baseball lore. ... For at least one former player--"Dixie" Walker--those myths have continued to influence his destiny, perhaps keeping him from b...

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Today, Roberto Clemente is recognized as one of the greatest Latin-American professional baseball players of all time. ... After he studied chiropractic medicine he opened up free baseball clinics for children. ... That same year Major League Baseball selected him as the Most Valuable Player. ... His outstanding achievements and performance helped open up new opportunities for other Hispanic players in baseball. ... Despite these flaws, Roberto Clemente, an extraordinary professional baseball player should be admired because he was talented, selfless, and successful....

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Bartlett Giamatti that banned Pete Rose from Major League baseball for life. ... The very unlikable Ty Cobb, the drinking and womanizing Babe Ruth, the umpire abusing John McGraw, the racist Cap Anson, cheaters like Gaylord Perry, the gambling Leo Durocher, are just a few of the distinguished baseball players who have found their way into the Hall of Fame. ... Considering that Rose spent his career proving that he is a Hall of Fame-caliber player and that he has the overwhelming support of baseball's fans, he has nothing left to prove. ... Great baseball players should be inducted in...

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Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. ... He narrowed down the list of prospects, searching for the best player to integrate baseball. ... Even though he was one of the best players, he was still not completely accepted by baseball fans or his teammates. ... He became a great person and baseball player through his hard work and dedication to the game, and also to his cause of civil rights for blacks. A...

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It wasn't just the fans and the media booing Robinson it was also his teammates and other players. ... In September 1949, Jackie was named most valuable player of the National League. ... They also honored Jackie by removing his jersey number (forty-two) from any other player's jersey. ... Jackie Robinson will always be in some people's eyes the Most Valuable Player in the game of baseball. ... Because of Jack Roosevelt Robinson there are now black coaches, managers, and players. ...

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He was a good player in every sport. ... He was the first player to do that. He played track, baseball, basketball, and football. ... He had one black player on the team that couldn't stay in the hotel. ... He only cares about the talent of a player. ...

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Jackie was the first black player to play in the major league. ... At this time, nearly every major league team had at least one black player. In 1957, he retired from baseball. ... In 1962, he was named to baseball's Hall of Fame. ... Blacks played in pro baseball, pro football and pro basketball. ...

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One of the sports I specialized in was baseball. I had played baseball since I was four years old. ... It was during this baseball season that I really felt I had developed into a strong player who could help his team. ... The coach let us all know that with so many strong players on the field making cuts would be difficult. ... Some players quit on their own to avoid being cut, but still more cuts were needed. ...

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This movie consisted of mass racism, tremendous courage, and the development of a new era for Major League Baseball. ... Out of the 400 players that competed in the MLB in 1947, Jackie was, without a doubt, the most conspicuous athlete overall just because his skin was a darker shade than most competitors. ... Despite resenting segregation, Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball the moment he played his first Major League game in 1947, especially considering that his first hit was a home run. ... Jackie Robinson displayed a whole new asset to baseball by breaking its color barrier, and ...

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It takes place the first day of the 1971 baseball season at Flint Middle School, here, Billy Baggs shows up for his second year of baseball. ... This causes Abner to tell his son Billy to give up baseball and continue to work on the farm. ... First the sadness of not being able to play baseball thanks to his dad. ... Using skill and ability, the town team is defeated by Billy's squad of country players and immediately grabs the attention of the city. Then Billy is faced with another decision, the one of where to play baseball the next season. ...

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His decision to purchase a 28-inch Sony Vega flat screen TV, Microsoft Xbox, MP3 player, Nokia cell phone, and a Dell computer demonstrate his ability to adapt and contribute to popular technology changes and advancements. ... It is also obvious that he is a sports fan because he owns a Chicago Cubs baseball jersey, a Chicago Cubs throwback t-shirt, a Colorado University football jersey, and Iowa University athletic shorts. ...

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