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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If a ball player makes it the big leagues then they are good enough to play. ... Granted many people love to see the long ball and according to Chad Curtis, former major leaguer, "If you polled the fans, I think they'd tell you, 'I don't care about illegal steroids. ... According to a Sports Illustrated report, "major league players made 467 trips to the DL last season, staying there an average of 59 days -- 20 percent longer than in 1997. And major league teams paid $317 million last year to players physically unable to play -- a 130 percent increas...

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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. ... The use of these PEDs in Major League Baseball has caused much debate, including the controversy regarding record setting events and the Hall of Fame induction. ... It takes an extraordinary mental capacity to be successful at the Major League level, regardless of physical talent and PEDs do not have any effect on the me...

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When Williams graduated high school, he signed with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. ... In his seven seasons that decade, he won four home-run titles; four batting crowns and six times led the American League in runs batted in. ... It is unusual for a young player, with only two years experience in organized baseball, to come up on his third season and set a major league afire with his aggressive ability, but really this is not difficult to understand at all. ... Ted Williams is our greatest living expert on how to hit a baseball, the last baseball player to hit .400 in the...

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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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