12/13/12 Summary My letter to the Baseball Writers Association of America addresses the issue of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball and the induction of accused players into the hall of fame. I argue that no player should be left out of the hall just because of steroids for several reasons. Unfortunately‚ steroids were a part of the culture of the game during the steroid era and it is about time that we accept that. Baseball is a competitive game in which you need
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game of baseball is that it is practically dead. A lot of people in America will assume this because of the downward trend in TV ratings or because kids aren’t being hooked to the game as they once were. One of the things that these people don’t understand is that TV has changed drastically from what it once was. Nowadays every single baseball game can be seen on TV because of the variety of channels available and because of the different streaming options available to fans. When baseball was first
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Baseball/Softball Baseball is a very commonly played sport. There was once a story that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 but that story was never really proved. The first published rules were written in 1845 for a New York baseball club by Alexander Cartwright. He is known as a commonly “father of baseball”. On June 3‚ 1953 congress officially gave Alexander Cartwright credit for inventing the current game of baseball. Alexander is a member of the baseball hall of fame. Baseball is
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number 42 is a revered number in Major League Baseball. It has been worn by many legends of the game including Jackie Robinson and Mariano Rivera. While both Mariano and Jackie played during totally different time periods in baseball‚ both left an eternal mark on the sport. There will never be another player who wears 42 because the MLB has retired the number across the league. Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues. Many other black legends came before
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The home-run records have also been baseballs most glorified records and in early nineties players started using steroids helping them hit homers. "Chicks dig the longball‚" a baseball commercial with the Braves pitchers in the batting cage practicing hitting used to say. The chase for Maris’ home-run record captivated America and put the strike of 1994 in the past. In 2005 there now have been Congressional hearings on the issue of steroids in baseball and in the other major sports. The influence
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62 Informative Speech Preparation Outline Steroids in Major League Baseball General Purpose: To inform my audience about the steroid usage in Major League Baseball‚ our national pastime. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience why players take steroids in Baseball and how it has affected the game today. Thesis: Steroids in Major League Baseball has affected the game in both positive and negative ways. It brought baseball back to life in the 90’s; it has tarnished records‚ and has affected
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Baseball Beginnings A ball‚ a bat‚ and four bases on a field. The elements of the game that became baseball have been around for hundreds of years‚ also know as an English game called rounders.[#1 Appositive] Americans had been playing another ball game with bases called “town ball” since the Revolutionary War. By the 1840s‚ sportsmen in several Northeastern cities were gathering regularly to play several variations of what they called baseball. In 1845‚ Alexander Cartwright and Daniel Adams
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Steroids in Baseball Over the past three decades use of steroids in baseball has been brought to light and has been the forefront of much discussion and controversy. Newspapers‚ Magazines‚ Sports works‚ and all types of mainstream media have been covering stories and rumors of players using performance enhancing substances. Steroid use in baseball has become so prevalent that even the United States government has had to step in and help with ongoing investigations to help control the epidemic
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Baseball is North America’s oldest and most storied professional team sport. Certainly‚ there have been numerous moments which are still remembered by baseball fans of all ages many years after they happened. We all remember moments like "The Catch" in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series and Bill Mazeroski’s World Series winning home run in 1960. There are also the players who transcend the ages like Babe Ruth‚ Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. These players continue live on in the hearts and minds of
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has been present since the 1950’s. Did you know that Major League Baseball was the first sports organization to implement a comprehensive drug testing policy? This policy launched because of the findings of a bottled substance of androstendione a form of steroids in Mark McGwire’s locker. Unfortunately at this time Mark McGwire was in route to break the home run record. This paper will examine the cause and affects of Steroids in baseball‚ include interviews with players that have openly admitted
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