Tuesday, November 15, 2005
MLB getting tough on steroids
Today, Major League Baseball players and owners agreed to tougher penalties for steroid use. Next season, the first offense will result in a 50-game suspension. The second offense will carry a 100-game penalty. A lifetime ban follows the third offense. This new deal also calls for testing for amphetamines.
It's easy to write all this off as simply a positive public relations move for MLB. Congress was breathing down baseball's neck; so, the league beat the feds to the punch in putting together a steroids deal. Baseball could definitely use some positive PR, seeing as how players such as Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi did their parts to sully the sport.
More than that, the new steroid policy could potentially lead to sweeping change within the sport. Let's hope so. It will be refreshing to see players punished soundly for using 'roids. Up until now, they've been way too handsomely rewarded for juicing.
It's easy to write all this off as simply a positive public relations move for MLB. Congress was breathing down baseball's neck; so, the league beat the feds to the punch in putting together a steroids deal. Baseball could definitely use some positive PR, seeing as how players such as Rafael Palmeiro and Jason Giambi did their parts to sully the sport.
More than that, the new steroid policy could potentially lead to sweeping change within the sport. Let's hope so. It will be refreshing to see players punished soundly for using 'roids. Up until now, they've been way too handsomely rewarded for juicing.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 10:41 PM
