The essay “Let Steroids Into the Hall of Fame” written by Zev Chafets was written for the New York Times shortly after the Major League Baseball Association had placed a ban on the use of steroids or any performance enhancement drugs. Chafets depicts how the use of steroids and performance enhancements are viewed by the league and how it pertains to the integrity, honesty, or professionalism within the game. The content is viable to any sports enthusiast or fanatic that could possible get their hands on the sports section of the Times (Kirszner and Mandell 253). Chafets uses several different writing techniques and patterns to validate his persuasive argument. He state that Major League Baseball should not place a ban on the use of steroids,
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This is also a tool to draw the reader’s attention. The next three to four paragraphs are used to show the actual account of steroids being used in professional baseball dating all the way back from the early 1960s to present day. He provides examples that show the use of steroids or some form of performance enhancements have been around since the inception of baseball. The author cites players in the past such as Roger Marris, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Sandy Koufax. This list has continued to grow exponentially throughout the existence of baseball. Today’s players are Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, and others that we don’t know about that have flown under the radar for using some type of steroid or performance enhancement (Chafets 253-54). These examples provide the validity needed to expose that steroids have been involved with baseball in the past, which they are still being to be used today, and will continue in the future. This background information is used to help set the stage by laying the foundation of evidence needed to support his …show more content…
He then offers a weight of evidence to make their objection sound ridiculous, because even with the extinction of steroids, the game of baseball has changed, and will continue to evolve. He gives examples of improved technology in the equipment, players being more athletic due to vigorous training programs, off season training, and having a larger demographic to acquire undiscovered talent. This alone shows how the game will continue to change, with or without the use of steroids (Chafets
This is also a tool to draw the reader’s attention. The next three to four paragraphs are used to show the actual account of steroids being used in professional baseball dating all the way back from the early 1960s to present day. He provides examples that show the use of steroids or some form of performance enhancements have been around since the inception of baseball. The author cites players in the past such as Roger Marris, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Sandy Koufax. This list has continued to grow exponentially throughout the existence of baseball. Today’s players are Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, and others that we don’t know about that have flown under the radar for using some type of steroid or performance enhancement (Chafets 253-54). These examples provide the validity needed to expose that steroids have been involved with baseball in the past, which they are still being to be used today, and will continue in the future. This background information is used to help set the stage by laying the foundation of evidence needed to support his …show more content…
He then offers a weight of evidence to make their objection sound ridiculous, because even with the extinction of steroids, the game of baseball has changed, and will continue to evolve. He gives examples of improved technology in the equipment, players being more athletic due to vigorous training programs, off season training, and having a larger demographic to acquire undiscovered talent. This alone shows how the game will continue to change, with or without the use of steroids (Chafets