Game Of Shadows Case Study

Barry Bonds has the most home runs by any Major League Baseball player in history with 762 home run. He surpassed legends of the game like Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. Barry Bonds went to Arizona State university for college. He was drafted in 1985 by the Pittsburgh Pirates and started his career in 1986. In 1993 he signed with the San Francisco Giants and finished his career there in 2007.

From an early age Bonds excelled at the game, hitting .467 senior year in High School; he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1982 but turned down the contract and went to college instead. He attended Arizona State University where he hit .347 with 45 home runs in his first year and continued on this path of greatness until he was drafted in 1985 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. From here he began his major league career, one of the greatest in baseball history. Barry Bonds hit a .298 average during his career in the Major Leagues, this means that he got a base hit 3 out of 10 times for 22 seasons, 2986 games, and 9847 plate appearances. Throughout his career, he totaled 2935 hits, 762 of which were home runs.

There are numerous big time players that used steroids in the 90’s like Gary Sheffield, Jose Canseco, and Jason Giambi, who also aided to the destruction of the game America so dearly loves. Steroid use puts the honest and hardworking players on the back burner. Many outstanding players of this time period will be left off the Hall of Fame despite their solid careers, they were simply overlooked by the record breaking home runs and padded stats of the steroid era. The use of steroids in baseball is cheating. Plain and simple.

Steroids come with side-effects only when they are abused. When they are abused, they work in a detrimental manner and can ruin an individual psychologically, physically, and emotionally. Physically it can damage the liver because it detoxifies the body. Over use of it will break down the liver until it doesn’t work. Other side-effects of abuse of steroids,”… liver tumors, jaundice, fluid retention, deepened voice, cessation of the menstrual cycle, growth of facial hair in women, impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility, baldness, and reduced sperm count in

A step in this direction is the new drug testing program that was negotiated and approved by the owners and players for the 2005 season. It is far more comprehensive, intrusive, and punitive than the 2002 program that it replaced. Time will tell whether the new program will rid the sport of the blight which allows juiced-up players to achieve phony records that overshadow authentic accomplishments (Staudohar. 2005).” All players work hard everyday, but the ones who are taking steroids to get ahead faster are just cheating themselves. Although, there could be a brighter side to steroid use.

“Why It’s Time to Legalize Steroids In Professional Sports” written by Chris Smith portrays a strong argument promoting the legalization of steroids. Before reading Smith’s article I was completely against the entire idea of legalizing steroids. However, after reading this article I find the idea to be less absurd. Smith did not convince me that the legalization of steroids is what our society should in fact do, but he did make a few decent points. Smith discussed approximately four different reasons why the legalization of steroids would enhance our society’s athletics.

They only see the side they choose to; it is making them stronger, faster, and more energetic. But society cares because steroid use is a form of cheating. (Walker). Also, for athletes that do not use drugs to “gain”, they get offensive that others cheat to be better than all other athletes that are good and fair to the game. Cheating occurs often with athletes, especially men, and the cheating and disloyalty needs to stop.

We see them as a negative thing but some of us need them for our daily lives. There are many different types of steroids that contain different types of active hormones. The first thing i found research on was steroid Colombian Electronic Encyclopedia and it told me the different types of steroids and the use for them. The research tells me that their are many different types of steroids and different uses and side effects of them.

a Bleacher Report article, written in 2012, titled, “Why Barry Bonds Should Get in the Hall of Fame in First Year of Eligibility”, written by Christopher Benvie, states, “Bonds also added seven National League Most Valuable Player awards to his resume. On top of that feat, he was the runner-up for the award twice, finished in the top five three more times, and was in the top 12 two more times. For the record, that equates to seven MVP awards with an additional seven times being considered highly for the award.” The closest player to Bond’s record of MVPs is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, with three, less than half of what Bond’s had won. Along with the MVPs, Bonds was awarded in many other senses, “The Best Reason Why Barry Bonds Should Be in Baseball’s Hall of Fame”, written by Josh Koehn of the San Francisco states “In total, he made 14 All-Star appearances, won eight Gold Gloves and was named MVP of the National League seven times”.

He was the youngest player in history to hit 500 home runs in 2007 and two years later he won his first and only career World Series (Wells). Toward the end of his career he was hampered by hip and knee injuries and that forced to become a DH which stands for designated hitter. He didn't play out his full contract and his final game was August 12th 2016. He was one of the most prolific hitters in baseball history. He had played 22 seasons, hit 696 home runs,earned 3 MVP awards, and 14 all star nominations and his record of amazing keeps going to many different awards to list.

However only .5%-2% of drug tests are found to be positive, but the estimated percentage of athletes using PEDs is 14%-39% 3. Coaches and athletes suggest that the actual percentage of users is much higher. This is evidence that even though PEDs are banned from professional sports, they are still being used, and drug tests are barely effective. PEDs should be allowed to level the playing field for all athletes, because they will be used regardless if they are allowed.

Over three million Americans abuse anabolic steroids and 10 percent of them are teenagers. Human Growth Hormones: This type of drug is supposed to gain muscle mass and performance while

Alex Rodriguez has been receiving a lot of attention he has been known for his skills on the ball field but recently got caught using steroids. Alex Rodriguez became a home run champ and a three-time MVP during his years with the Texas Rangers New York Yankees until he was suspended for the entire 2014 season for using performance-enhancing drugs. This research will analyze why athletes dope in sports and how it negatively affects the athlete 's health. Is doping in sports bad for your health? While I was doing my research I found “There are many risks such as severe acne,increased risk of tenditis, tendon rupture and high blood pressure”(mayoclinic).

“Before steroids, records were made to be broken. Now they’re stolen,” is a quote that many know. The number of athletes who use steroids is staggering. First of all, the health effects could create huge problems for the athletes. Next, the consequences for using steroids are huge.

Mr. J. Hirby of lawdictionary.org states: Many professional athletes take steroids illegally, which not only represent a potential felony convictions but may also result in permanent career damages. People take steroids because it helps them build muscle quickly and perform more effectively at top levels. However, they are considered cheating by many sports enthusiasts, and they are banned from use because no organization wants to lend its support to a practice that leads to severe health risks for the sake of improved athletic performance (Hirby). This quote stated above describes how it is in-fact cheating to use steroids in pro sports as believed by sport enthusiasts and many fans.