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What about steriods?
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 11:26 AM EST
[General]
It's interesting to see that two strong opinions have emerged in steriod use by baseball players. One camp says there's if there's no hard evidence like a positive test to confirm a baseball player used steriods, then he should be viewed as never using a performance-enhancer. However, this view of turning a blind eye to the issue, such as by the media, helped keep the use of steriods by players from public scrutiny. The other side believes if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, then the player is presumed guilty. However, like a court of law, a player has the right to be innocent until proven guilty. This creates polarizing views of home run kings Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa for entrance into the Hall-of-Fame. Significantly, though, baseball executives ignored the steriod issue by keeping it legal in baseball by not penalizing the use. Technically, baseball players who used steriods prior to last season were not breaking any MLB rules. However, if the consensus is that steriods should be removed from the game and unfairly gives its users an advantage, then these players violated the spirit of the game.
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