The Steroid Abusers

In the MLB the most brought up scandal is the illegal use of PEDS (performance enhancing drugs). PEDS have the ability to put you in the best shape of your life with half the work. In 1998 Mark McGwire hit 70 homeruns and Sammy Sosa hit 66 homeruns, both breaking the former homerun record of 61 held by Roger Maris. But should an asterisk be put next to their names in the record book? Most people would argue yes because they had help from PEDS and some would argue no because they still have to hit a 95 mph fastball with a bat that is at most 3 inches across. I say put the asterisk because when baseball first started all of the players who are in the Hall of Fame did not use PEDS. They did it naturally by hard work and dedication. Cheaters should not be considered eligible for the Hall of Fame or even acknowledged for breaking records. Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Willy Mays, Hank Aaron, and Rollie Fingers never used PEDS and the achieved record numbers and are all in the Hall of Fame, so why do modern day players think using PEDS will get them into the Hall of Fame. People using steroids s in the MLB should go down into the book as cheaters. This is the exact reason why Mark McGwire has not gotten inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame; he misses the desired number of votes every year. So if this is what you want you want everybody to know you as then go right ahead and waster you natural talents and throw them away.

The most recent player that everyone knows as a cheater is Barry Bonds In 2001 he hit 73 homeruns breaking Mark McGwire’s record and then hitting 762 career homeruns a few years later breaking Hank Aaron’s record. Should he go into the record books? Of course not! He tested positive for PEDS he is a cheater. PEDS are taking away from the game. You no longer need to be a hard worker or dedicated to the game to become great. You can inject yourself once a week with steroids and kind of work hard and you could become great. The thing you do have to give them though is that you still have to hit the ball but more than half of their homeruns wouldn’t have even happened. There are players in baseball who are hitting homeruns without using illegal substances; David Ortiz, the designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, Alex Gonzalez, the first basement for the San Diego Padres, and the most popular Albert Pujols, the first basement for the St. Louis Cardinals. None of these players are using steroids and they are achieving record numbers so why can’t everybody?

All in all steroids need to be banned, not just in baseball but all sports. It takes away from the game and everyone else’s naturally talent that they worked hard to achieve.