Steroids in Baseball - the Future of Baseball

Steroids in Baseball: The Future of Baseball

It was a warm, sultry night in September. The fans were crazed in anticipation as Mark McGwire stepped to the plate. With a gentle stretch, he paused, patiently poised, waiting for what would eventually be the greatest hit baseball had ever seen. The pitcher, Steve Trachsel, came set. He shot a determined look to the dirt. In a rivalry such as this (Cubs, Cardinals) he did not want to be the one to give up the great number 62. He cocked his arm back, to let loose what would be an eighty-eight mile an hour fastball that most men would not see fly by, but Big Mac was not most men. With one mighty swing, sixty-one was no more, ney sayers were silenced, and the game of baseball was changed forever. There was uproar in the park, cheers and screams, laughter and joy, fathers hugged sons and husbands kissed wives. Everyone in the stadium had a story to tell about where they were sitting and what they saw.

Too bad many of those stories will not live on, will not be passed down, and might never be heard again. If you wonder why, the answer is simple, use of anabolic steroids being considered cheating. One of the greatest sports moments since the beginning of baseball should not be tarnished by reports of steroid use. That season helped bring baseball back to the spotlight; made it the American pastime again like it was for our parents and theirs before them. Steroid use has nothing but positive effects on baseball. Steroid use is not hurting baseball, the associated press is with its unmitigated accusations of cheating. Steroids are not cheating; they are the natural progression and way of the future in baseball.

Ever since the first accusations of steroid use made public in 2003, the game of baseball has got a bad rap in the United States. It may have a bad rap right now, but when people understand both sides of the steroid debate, that will all change.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is quoted saying,” One of the most disturbing effects of steroid use for males is that the body begins to produce less of its own testosterone, as testicles may begin to shrink. Following is a list of some of the other