Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sadly, this problem of steroid use is not isolated to baseball.
Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball.
In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.
The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
These days baseball is different. You come to spring training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready, your lawyer lined up.
The best example of how impossible it will be for Major League Baseball to crack down on steroids is the fact that baseball and the media are still talking about the problem as 'steroids.'
It's no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the players are using steroids.
It's very simple. We are asking baseball to come clean and set the record straight. Either baseball officials seriously want to rid their sport of doping, or they want to brush the issue under the carpet. So far, we haven't seen much evidence of the former.
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.
The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.
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