Harder Faster Stronger: The Struggle with Steroids.

Harder Faster Stronger: The Struggle with Steroids.

Harder Faster Stronger: The Struggle with Steroids.
Steroids are destroying Major League Baseball’s once proud name. Children today imitate the players they look up to and with Major League Baseball’s less than effective testing things are turning ugly. The only way to stop this is to institute stricter policies and more accurate tests.
To address the growing problems with steroids ,Major League Baseball instituted harsher policies after the 2005 season, which included a 50 day suspension for first timers, a 100 day suspension for being caught a second time, and a lifetime ban for being caught a third time. These tougher penalties are a huge step up considering from being 10 day suspension for a first time being caught and 30 days for a second time being caught (“Steroid Penalties”). The penalties are laughable because they hardly ever come to fruition when it comes to big name players. Take Miguel Tejada and Jack Cust for example, they were both named in the Mitchell report, a report done by former senator George Mitchell who conducted an investigation to find who was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs. Miguel Tejada and Jack Cust will not receive any punishment because Major League Baseball agreed that those who are named in the Mitchell report shall not receive any punishment.
Failing an administered drug test does not automatically guarantee the player will be suspended there first time caught. If you are caught taking amphetamines all that is given is a slap on the wrist and additional testing administered throughout the year, along with the fact that all players caught taking amphetamines will not have their name announced to the public. This is outrageous. Not only do they not get a suspension but they get to hide their shame from the public eye. Major League players have argued that they only take amphetamines to play every day because playing a whole season takes a toll on their body (Frias 1). Excuse me but if they need to take...