Essay On How Steroids Changed Baseball

The way steroids changed baseball

How has america's favorite pastime of baseball, become to the sport it is today, which it feels like a duel between two pitchers? Deni Carise and Robert Collier both explain how steroids have changed baseball. Deni Carise writes in her blog “Baseball and Steroids: What’s the Big Deal” gives an insight on what it would be like in baseball if steroids were allowed. Robert Collier explains the statistics of baseball offensive production during the steroid era, and after the era.

Deni Carise, who has her own successful blog, discusses “ Baseball and steroids: what’s the big deal?” (Carise). She starts her discussion on why do people make such a big fuss about steroids? all throughout history baseball athletes have been searching for a sports enhancing drug to better themselves in baseball. Carise then makes a point that even back in 1889 players were using a

Miss carise explained that with a steroid league baseball in general would be a lot tougher with all the juiced out players, which would be more violent too. “Where fans are not deterred by violence” (Carise) she reminds us that fans really do love violence, no matter what the cost is to the athletes. Mr. Collier states that during the steroid era. Baseball was way more popular than today's baseball. Fans were almost doubled during game seven of the world series in 2001 compared to game seven in 2015. “ It can not be argued that steroids increased baseball’s popularity…” (Collier). Mlb players taking steroids meant more home runs, higher scoring games, more records being broken and more importantly more fans! But, of course with something as great has getting stronger from a drug there most likely be side effects. In this case both authors discussed the potential life threatening effects steroids can cause, aside from the small side effects.( i don't know if i should list the side effects again or