Monday, February 28, 2005

Steroids in Baseball Part II

With spring training coming up right around the corner the big topic in baseball is steroids. Who is using them and what should be done. Hall of Famer and Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson believes steroids have created a "cloud over baseball" and the penalties against stroid use arn't strong enough (White). Many fans are ignoring the steroid use due to the fact they enjoy seeing the long ball, the RBI's, and line drive hits that almost take players heads off. Robinson goes on telling about how the players do care. I would to. If i was sitting on a bench with a teammate that was on roids and we play the same position, an he is putting up bigger numbers, i would be pretty pissed. Even tho testing might an invasion of privacy, if you look to be using them you should be tested. Bud Sehlig, the commisioner of baseball, proposed new standards on drug testing to athletes that test positive. First offense is 10 day suspension, Second offense 30, Third offense 60, Fourth offense one year and all offenses are with out pay. What is a 10 day suspension with out pay to a professional athlete? Robinson is right, they penalties should be a harsher than 10 days for the first offense. I think they should hit them harder the first time so they wont do it again later. With this proposal if i were to get caught once, wouldnt you keep going. How do you feel about this drug testing and the new proposal?

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