Barry Bonds

In this story, Max Barry writes about an incredibly different yet strangely realistic and plausible topic. What makes the novel so strange, however, is not the topic itself, but more the viewpoint from which it is presented and relayed across the page. From anyone else but…

One of the most controversial issues among athletes is performance-enhancing drugs. For many years, athletes have attempted to improve their performance by using various methods. One way in which athletes attempt to strive to become superior by experimenting with drugs that would increase strength and quickness. Athletes should not be able to use Performance-Enhancing drugs because it is bad for the human body and unfair to the athletes that do not take them. Any steroids should not be taken…

The notebook shows that Rose, the Red’ player-manager in 1986, bet on baseball repeatedly between March and July of that year. There is no evidence he bet against the Reds.” (Foundation) Some more evidence has also been found nevertheless. Records now are also showing that Pete Rose also gambled on the team he played for and managed. Not only did he gamble upon his team, he also gambled on games that he played in during his career as a Cincinnati Red. This article states that proof was found;…

Over the past years there has been talk of people doing illegal drugs or support enhances to increase sport abilities. As the number of drugs being used in American Sports is decreasing, there are still many cases of drugs being used. The usage of these illegal substance isn’t good for the player’s health or for the sport itself. Many American athletics such as high school, colleges, and professional level give drug tests for the safety of the sport and player. With the knowledge of health risks…

researcher found that children who were exposed to books at a young age excelled at many levels as they got older, stated by Dr. Barry Zuckerman professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine. Barry Zuckerman founded a Reach Out and Read program where doctors and nurses gave books to poor children’s and their families as well as literacy advice. Barry Zuckerman’s Reach Out and Read program lost its federal funding about five…

MLB Steroids Use People that have used Steroids in MLB should not get in the Hall of Fame. People like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ryan Franklin,Ryan Braun, and more have used Steroids. In 2013 there were 12 people that were caught with Steroids Ryan Braun, Antonio Bastardo, Everth Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli, Nelson Cruz, Fautino De Los Santos, Sergio Escalona, Fernando Martinez, Jesus Montero, Jordan Norberto, Jhonny Peralta, Alex Rodriguez, Jordany Valdespin and, Miguel Tejada. There…

Performance Enhancing Drugs in Professional Sports? David Wells, a well-known pitcher, who had played in the MLB (Major League Baseball) for 20 years stated, “There are guys in the game only because of steroids. They couldn 't make it with their natural talent, so they had to enhance themselves…” The use of performance enhancing drugs, also referred to as doping, is a highly-debated topic in sports. Athletes have been using drugs since the first Olympic games in ancient Greece. But due to…

Many people think performance enhancers create only positive outcomes for an athlete, but do they? Everyone has heard of professional athletes using steroids, but for high school athletes, it is hard for them to get acquire steroids. Since they can’t get steroids, they turn to other performance enhancers, such as Adderall, which gives athletes higher energy levels than they would have without them. Another drug used by athletes is Hydrocodone, which is used to take the pain away. They use this…

Barry Bonds (Noun) holds the single-season Homerun record. A-Rod has over 3,000 hits and is a 14-time All Star. David Ortiz is a 3-time world series champ. Jose Canseco is the first player to hit the 40-40 mark. (Simple Sentence) 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in (prepositional) a single season. Ivan Rodriguez has the most home runs as a catcher. All of these MLB players have an asterisk next to their name on the lineup card. The asterisk does not mean that they are an all star; it means that…

and they plan for their baby. After the infant is born, the mother stays home to care for the baby, and the husband goes to work to provide monetary support. The baby rarely sees their father because of the long work hours, and the baby develops a bond to the mother through sensitive touch. I performed my fieldwork by asking mothers about their relationship to their partners and the role both partners play in child rearing. Sometimes the father is not present in the baby’s life at all, but for…