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    Why put your son in danger?? Why let him suffer some consequences that are going to affect him?? There has been a lot of accidents such as suicide, brain tumor, and other several issues. I wouldn’t allow my son to play football because you never know what could happen to him. They might suffer several brain injuries that might affect him for the rest of their life. As Chicago tribune published “ Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in prison”, which explains how a football player has…

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    greatest hitters to play the game. There was just on issue. Performance Enhancing Drugs. This is a little bit of information from DR. Elijah Cumming that sums up the start of McGwire’s downfall. “Mark McGwire, who thrilled the nation when he shattered Roger Maris' cherished single-year home run record in 1998, stonewalled throughout most of his testimony. Big Mac promised to do everything he could to rid the game of performance-enhancing drugs and to encourage kids not to use them, but…

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    Heart disease, liver tumors, violent aggressive behavior, mood swings. Do having these risks of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) sound like a fun life to have? People like Lance Armstrong and Jodie Meeks use PEDs even after knowing these health risks and get caught every day. Using Performance Enhancing Drugs is harmful to an athlete´s health and can threaten their future success. There are many health risks possible when taking Performance Enhancing Drugs. For example, it can cause…

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    Roid Rage

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    The mental illnesses that cause home problems with steroids lead to many accidents and even death.Another hypothesis says that roid rage is just a placebo effect and it is only playing out in the individual’s mind. A lot of negative things are being said about anabolic steroids and events like the Chris Benoit and Oscar Pistorius case have reinforced the supposedly negative effects of anabolic use. A professional wrestler, Chris Benoit, was a steroid abuser. Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and their…

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    Performance Enhancing Drugs have became a unfortunate constant problem in baseball. Hall of fame players such as Mike Piazza, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire are just some of the names that used PEDs. Other notable players that have taken PEDS consist of Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, and Sammy Sosa. These substances have put a stain on baseball. There's a reason there is a era that is called the "steroid era" I call Barry Bonds "The Fake Dinger King" because of the fact that he used those…

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    and admitted to using steroids in their careers. The Mitchell Report, a file that was published by former US Senator George Mitchell that investigated the use of drugs in MLB was published in 2007 and revealed a number of big name players like Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro and Gary Sheffield. Of all the players that were named, some admitted their use, others denied and some kept quiet. After the report, MLB implemented a strict drug policy and if a player…

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    Baseball Bat Physics

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    In this case, the player who felt like he needed steroids to be better was one of the best-known pitchers and baseball players in general of all times - Roger Clemens. In the summer of 2010 seven-time Cy Young winner, which is an award yearly given out to the best pitcher in each league, Roger Clemens was summoned to federal court on perjury charges for taking PEDs or steroids (Becker & Dietram, 2008). While many fans argued that it is immoral to enhance skills by the consumption…

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    had 374 homeruns pre-steroid prime. Bonds was probably on the road to the Hall of Fame without steroids, but he ruined all of his hard work, image, and reputation. All of his natural ability was destroyed when he got caught using steroids. Both Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, famous MLB players, chose steroids and ruined their reputation. Another argument from this group is how can you punish certain players when other players broke the rules but didn’t get caught. This group believes if players…

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    Skilling Case

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    Most broadly, Martha Stewart was indicted for prevarication as opposed to insider exchanging, and Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are continuously sought after for prevarication and check of equity instead of steroids utilization. Lam differs that this reflects an ill-use of prosecutorial circumspection: "Beyond any doubt, that happens, however individuals…

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    Peds In Baseball

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    baseball's hits leader isn't in there? And just for the record, I feel the same way about the home run king (Mr. Barry Bonds, ladies and gentlemen). Not to mention the man who won more Cy Youngs than any pitcher who ever lived (Roger Clemens). And the man who broke Roger Maris' hallowed home run record (Mark McGwire).…

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