But the game of baseball has seen some rule and equipment changes in attempt of making the game as safe as possible for not only the players, but the spectators that fill up the ballparks. ... There are thousands of different ways that a baseball player can get injured throughout a game. ... This is just one example of a rule change in the sport of baseball to help reduce the risk during every game. ... Throughout the course of any baseball game, everybody in attendance is assuming many risks. ... In today's game, catchers take a foul ball off the mask and head a few times a game. ...

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Yet, in this great year of play, baseball experienced something that caused many critics and followers to re-look the history books and become skeptical of the game all together. ... Furthermore, this year's featuring hall of fame class, which consisted of some of the game's best, had no electees due to their connection to the "steroid " era. ... 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. ... Based on these accounts, one could easily conclude that...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

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• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School