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"lackamas Print Sports 7 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 ace-off: steroid use in baseball voids add entertainment Delzell tfimas Print niffs: are they your problem? Steroids: on ever used them? My point being $ and the recent controversy involv- uy Bonds is irrelevant to die game jr and minor league baseball and the ¡person. ived sports my whole life and I have fered steroids once. I was a freshman school, and two of my sports “friends” same up with wanted to “roid” up so ¡¡¡Id possibly make the varsity football ¡Iked away without thinking twice ot caring. What they put in their body jrown stupid decision. I didn’t want 1,801 didn’t care. I also don’t care for ¡,801 shut up and let them deal with ¿es. y that to say this: baseball players i’t be scrutinized for performance ns drugs. The government shouldn’t ■in MLB business because the MLB rLeague Baseball, not government baseball. With steroid storybooks fly- [fe shelves, why should the govem- ad media set up a breeding ground for igh profile players such as Canseco to their steroid use? iter recent baseball news, five minor players were suspended on April 18 ig performance enhancing drugs. On 1 four more minor league players were led, with one suspended for a drug of Flease don’t get me wrong, I’m not a advocate, I’m just an original sports o doesn’t care if these players get upon ‘roids. ‘Roids ruining competition If players are using drugs of abuse ■ Mike Guidice suspend them, and send them to a treat r Sparfs Editor ment program. Don’t let me mèdia blitz TLrerb'y, .......... —~--------- ........................... ball players who a®|Spng to creep-up pn Chicks' aren’t the only ones who dig die a come-up in the game they jlcpfeJ Most players who hafebeeri js long ball. I too enjoy the homer just as much next person, however, it looses it appeal the minor leagues you find out that the reason the player MLB players boiyMSAtfte fyrSiiop Swttaflt the ball so fer is because he has tunities may be limited for some, i ’ y been taking steroids. them more susceptible to steroi This is cheating, plain and simple. The number of countries,, including also legally sell steroids through sT advantage pver the rest of the athletes. They tions. a i i biJKIlt Steroids have been around for years. i' exemplify all that is dishonest and dirty, and it shows the lack of respect they have for the Some of the MLB’s greatest momen game of baseball as a whole. been completed by performance In a recent survey almost 80 percent of ing drugs. Remember Mark Me profession^ baseball players polled believed remember Sammy Sosa. Major 1 that steroids played some land of role in fens gushed for a yea: over these two,and record-breaking performances by high profile fverfcwt now the MLB and the (Xf- government players. Almost 30 percent said they thought want to suspend minor and jor teagu- that illegal performance-enhancing drugs ers who are looking for an ■a edge m Agwriflmai« contributor” to recent statisti- recovery time. I F| t f hi J j .,,,, M __ If we continue to allow the government <<: cal achievements. When even the teammates to take over sports, then we are in, a state of if of the guilty players are coming forward and a realisaftyeuknow that sports annihilation. With bigger things to T ft the problem is serious. worry about in W^b^am,;from 'S'^igiy^ise care if meatheads want to ‘roid up? fflf | stealer with the Piratestoarh^edp^i 73 According to USA Today, home runs are being hit at an average of'^4ap.^gfr^4 1 homerun hitting force with the Giants. Sammy anotherwagftags to rich^ a^Ynifeh up 26 percent from 2005 along with a scor I ing pace of 10.1 runs per game. an eight I as it hurts me to say since I’m from Chicago. ' «ggStt^^^^Wocre power hitter with die percent increase from la^year vtbjtgSoxl came to the Ciibs where he got his With 2006’s barrage of homeruns, and runs in general, who’s to say the players ^..;swdF^^mHgo^^^foikOsOnationallv haven’t already found a way around the , • rgbognized homerun chase with yet another steroid testing? If players want to ‘roid jgjS&ious user, “the Incredible Hulk,” aJca. Marie McGwire. up, set up a different league with different Steroids and other performance-enhanc standards and see which one survives. ing supplements have jaded the game and Now take that to your ball park and left many fens and players unhappy. Many smoke it. are demanding that many records should be published with an asterisk next to the names of steroid users. Uris is a legitimate argument considering that some players would not have been remotely as successful if they had not been juiced. As exciting as a 550-foot walk-off home run is, it kind of takes away from the awe and beauty of it when you know file source behind the seemingly endless supply of power in the hitter’s upper body. Jose Canseco is one of the worst types of athlete, and person for that matter. Canseco was one of tile more obvious steroid abusers dur ing his playing days, even admitting it once he had retired. To make matters worse, he recently came out with his own book, “Juiced,” where he snitched out many players for also using illegal performance-enhancing drugs. After ruining his own life and legacy he took down his fellow teammates - a truly selfish and cowardly move. Believe it or not, there are actually crazies who propose that the MLB just make steroids legal for all, or even give users their own league separate from the real athletes. Uris is a bad idea for a variety of reasons. Steroids are not only illegal, but are a serious detriment to ones health in the long run. Allowing steroids in MLB would send the message that baseball is above the law, and would even encourage players to seriously subject themselves to health risks. “As much as this opens yet another Pandora’s boj, I think all sports have the moral obligation to erase any records linked to banned or ille gal performance-enhancing drugs,” said Keith Strudler, a professor of sports communication at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y “This goes beyond the simple concept of justice - which is clearly relative and impossible to guarantee - but is critical in maintaining lhe integrity of the game.” I couldn’t have said it better myself Baseball: results, upcoming games Doubleheader vs. Linn Benton (4/25) Game #1: 10-4 L Upcoming home games: Game #2: 7-6 L May 9 at 1 p.m. vs. Chemeketa Doubleheader vs. Lane (4/27) Game #1 : 5-4 L Game #2 8-0 L May 13 at 1 p.m. vs, Linn Benton Welcome Amigos Mi Casa Es Su Casa IEPARE TO WORK IA HELPING PROFESSION COMMUNICATION STUDIES ■ BA PSYCHOLOGY CULTURAL & HISTORICAL STUDIES ■ BA RELIGIOUS STUDIES CHELOR OF MUSIC THERAPY ■ BA SOCIOLOGY T acho ’ s lstplace: 1:00.86 (Luda Lukashova) Men’s triple jump ■ Custom degree plan option ■ Scholarships for transfer students ■ Professional certificates IOERGRADUATE information session y 20th, 10-11:30 a.m., B.P. 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