“This record is not tainted at all, at all,” Bonds said. “Period. You guys can say whatever you want.” This was Barry Bonds in the post-game interview after hitting his 756th career home run to beat the record previously held by Hank Aaron. Reactions to this were varied, as some stood up for Bonds, while others bashed him. Either way, the use of steroids is wrong. Athletes that are proven to have used steroids in their careers should be forced to forfeit their titles because they gain an unfair advantage, it is detrimental to their health, and it violates the rules.
A statistician’s dream, baseball is a sport that revolves all around numbers. A player’s value to a team is greatly determined by their batting average, ERA, and other factors such as WHIP and doubles. Barry Bonds broke the home run record on August 7th, 2007. Later in 2007, Bonds was indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice relating to his testimony surround the BALCO affair. Many believe that his records and potential place in the hall of fame should be sacrificed. There is an asterisk that has gone next to his records in the record books, but is it enough? …show more content…
Some effects it can have on the male body are as follows; Shrinking of the testicles, breast tissue development, impotence, and reduction in sperm production. All of these health effects do not add up to the performance benefits of taking steroids. “These drugs, however, can be extremely dangerous and, in certain situations, deadly. The negative effects these drugs can have on one’s body make USADA’s mission paramount as to why no athlete should ever have to consider PED use to succeed in sport”. If the USADA is warning athletes about steroid use, it is probably of a high health
A statistician’s dream, baseball is a sport that revolves all around numbers. A player’s value to a team is greatly determined by their batting average, ERA, and other factors such as WHIP and doubles. Barry Bonds broke the home run record on August 7th, 2007. Later in 2007, Bonds was indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice relating to his testimony surround the BALCO affair. Many believe that his records and potential place in the hall of fame should be sacrificed. There is an asterisk that has gone next to his records in the record books, but is it enough? …show more content…
Some effects it can have on the male body are as follows; Shrinking of the testicles, breast tissue development, impotence, and reduction in sperm production. All of these health effects do not add up to the performance benefits of taking steroids. “These drugs, however, can be extremely dangerous and, in certain situations, deadly. The negative effects these drugs can have on one’s body make USADA’s mission paramount as to why no athlete should ever have to consider PED use to succeed in sport”. If the USADA is warning athletes about steroid use, it is probably of a high health