By the time he was in his later teens, Ruth was a prospect for major league baseball (Ruth, 13). ... Jack Dunn was known for picking up youngsters who he thought had major league potential. ... He made his major league debut in Fenway Park on July 11, 1941. He pitched in that game against the Cleveland Indians (Family of Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth League Inc.). ... Ruth once again announced his retirement and played his last major league game on May 30, 1935. ...

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Now, Major League Baseball is in an era known as "The Steroid Era". ... Over the past few years, performance enhancing drugs have become a huge issue in Major League Baseball. ... For instance, Major League Baseball has seen a spike in home runs. ... Roger managed to play 24 years and avoided any major injuries in the Major Leagues from the years 1984-2007 ("Roger Clemens"). ... HGH is just one of many illegal substances that Major League Baseball has banned. ...

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It was he who christened a new era in Major League Baseball "the Home Run. ... In 1946 the major leagues still represented only sixteen cities, none west of St. ... After the integration of the pioneer black professional player Jackie Robinson, still only a handful of African Americans had been allowed to enter the minor leagues after decades of exclusion. ...

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Ruth started his minor league career with the Baltimore Orioles as a pitcher in the "Golden Age of Sport". With his talent and strength he was sent to the major leagues to play with the Boston Red Sox, before the end of the season, sold by Jack Dunn (owner of the International League's Baltimore Orioles) for $2,500. ... Ruth had twenty-two wins that year which put him at the top of the league. ... In 1930 the American League's batting average was .288, whereas the Yankees average grew to .309, the highest in Yankee league history. ... Because of Babe Ruth the American League won,...

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Chris Smith, in his story "Derek Jeter Opens the Door", wrote "At 40, he is ancient for a major leaguer, but up close he is leaner than he appears in uniform" (Smith, Page 1). Jeter worked especially hard on keeping his body up to par with the rest of the younger players in the league. ... In 1992, Jeter was signed by the Yankees and there has yet to be another major league player to come up through their minor league system with the same professionalism and loyalty he has. ... In the minor leagues, people said I couldn't hit, I couldn't field, then I couldn...

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Would we more happily pay for a Major League Baseball game in which neither team scored or pay for a game in which baseballs are flying out of the park due to performance enhanced players? ... If these athletes are allowed to use PEDs, under a team or league physician's care, to help prevent injuries by making their bodies stronger or healing a nagging injury, I have no problem with that" (Stevens, 2013). ... There were more Major League Baseball(MLB) players caught taking steroids during this era than ever in history however it was one the most popular eras in sports history because...

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Remembering The "Iron Horse" As a first baseman for the New York Yankees baseball team, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925 to 1939, setting a major league record and had a career batting average of .340. He once hit four home runs in a game, and to this day still holds many other major league records. ... The audience that Gehrig is speaking to that day obviously is the fans at Yankee Stadium, but he isn't only speaking to the fans there at that moment, but also to all the people listening on radio and all the fans throughout his seventeen years in the league that he...

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Are Athletes Role Models? Lately, a topic of great controversy has been whether or not athletes should be looked upon as role models by their fans. Does an athletes" responsibilities pertain solely to his performance on the field of play or does it also extend to his personal life as well? T...

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