Baseball and Steroids
Yesterday morning, I woke up and switched on the TV to get the jogging forecast. I had left a sports station on, and there was a program about how older baseball players stay in shape. The program showed how hard players such as Julio Franco, Steve Finley, and Terry Mulholland work to keep playing well at the major league level well into their 40’s. It’s very refreshing to watch a program like this after all the talk of steroids. The hard work these athletes put in is the way to go. Using steroids is NOT the way to go! It is not worth risking your health to boost your performance in a sport.
Senator John McCane was on Chris Matthews’ Hardball last week from RFK Stadium talking about the issue of steroids. I don’t care that some people may think he’s using the issue for publicity; I’m glad he’s bringing it up. Some people made fun of the hearings on Capitol Hill, but I’m glad they held those hearings. Hooray for the brave parents of high school kids who’d committed suicide over steroid use! They were very brave to testify before Congress and share their tragic stories. In addition, I don’t care if Jose Canseco is a snitch who wrote his book just to make money. He’s brought attention to this issue. The more attention the better!
Since the new steroid policy has been in place, there are still plenty of games with home runs and high scores. The players don’t need steroids. They don’t need to jeopardize their health. Two games in particular caught my attention. Both games had the score of 8 to 5. In one game, the Red Sox beat the Yankees 8-5. They had three home runs off of none other than Randy Johnson. The next night, the Pirates won an 8-5 game in which they homered four times. Eight to five with three or four home runs in fine with me! Both games took place in parks where it is not always easy to hit home runs—PNC Park and Fenway Park. Some of the players who hit the home runs are not known as sluggers. If baseball can produce 8 to 5 games with three and four home runs, it’s just fine without steroids!
Senator John McCane was on Chris Matthews’ Hardball last week from RFK Stadium talking about the issue of steroids. I don’t care that some people may think he’s using the issue for publicity; I’m glad he’s bringing it up. Some people made fun of the hearings on Capitol Hill, but I’m glad they held those hearings. Hooray for the brave parents of high school kids who’d committed suicide over steroid use! They were very brave to testify before Congress and share their tragic stories. In addition, I don’t care if Jose Canseco is a snitch who wrote his book just to make money. He’s brought attention to this issue. The more attention the better!
Since the new steroid policy has been in place, there are still plenty of games with home runs and high scores. The players don’t need steroids. They don’t need to jeopardize their health. Two games in particular caught my attention. Both games had the score of 8 to 5. In one game, the Red Sox beat the Yankees 8-5. They had three home runs off of none other than Randy Johnson. The next night, the Pirates won an 8-5 game in which they homered four times. Eight to five with three or four home runs in fine with me! Both games took place in parks where it is not always easy to hit home runs—PNC Park and Fenway Park. Some of the players who hit the home runs are not known as sluggers. If baseball can produce 8 to 5 games with three and four home runs, it’s just fine without steroids!
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