Submitted by: Submitted by cderen35
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Category: Business and Industry
Date Submitted: 12/07/2010 08:52 AM
A-FRAUD?
This is a problem. Are baseball players using steroids? I can't believe it. Well, yes I can. I watched a skinny kid like Mark McGwire turn into this major buff guy. Maybe he just worked out a lot? I don't know. But one thing is sure, baseball is a business. It is big business. Players are employees. The safety of the employees is an issue. Marketing is a problem and public relations. How does this affect the game?
Unlike other drug problems, this is not a public safety issue. Or is it? Are players role models? You know kids; they see they do.
Let's take this now to the specific level.
Should Alex Rodriquiez be banned from playing Major Leauge Baseball?
Honestly though, he shouldnt be banned. There's been way to many accusations over the years. Making an example out of Alex would be wrong after so many others have gone unpunished.
The All-Star third baseman, responding to a weekend Sports Illustrated report that he flunked a drug test, told ESPN on Monday he used banned substances while playing with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03 to justify his 10-year, $252 million contract.
“Back then it was a different culture,” Rodriguez said. “It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid. I was naive, and I wanted to prove to everyone that, you know, I was worth, you know — and being one of the greatest players of all time.”
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29068677/