Has the Commissioner forgotten that when his athletes use performance enhancing drugs, young hopeful athletes will use these illicit drugs also? ... In order to prevent the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball, MLB needs to enact a stricter policy for those who fail a drug test. In most sports, the athletes must submit to random drug tests every few months to prove they are obeying the sport's anti-drug use policy. ... This question is asked because doping has been a constant in sports, not just baseball, since the late nineteenth century. ... Longtime Sports Illustrated basebal...

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The 2011 National League MVP, Ryan Braun, was caught using performance-enhancing drugs causing many to question the transparency of his play. ... To say all the other stuff is just "a part of the game" is absurd when considering performance-enhancing drugs have been just as part of the game as all the other forms of cheating. ... Amphetamines and other strong hallucinogen drugs have long been rampant in baseball with Dock Ellis famously known for pitching a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. ... The drug testing in baseball is just too erratic and imperfect, with "random drug testing ...

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Athletes grace the sports pages and evening news with their accomplishments in the game and sometimes their charity off field. ... Ruth's love for baseball, generosity, and dramatic rise from humble beginnings endeared him to fans, and he is one of the greatest sports heroes of American culture. ...

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