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Steroids in Baseball

Steroids in Baseball. By: Andrew McCarville. Introduction. Why/How Steroids Have Become Issue in Sports History of Steroids in Sports What Steroids Do For You Different Types of Steroids What MLB is Doing to Crack Down Mitchell Report. Why Steroids Are An Issue.

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Steroids in Baseball

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  1. Steroids in Baseball By: Andrew McCarville

  2. Introduction • Why/How Steroids Have Become Issue in Sports • History of Steroids in Sports • What Steroids Do For You • Different Types of Steroids • What MLB is Doing to Crack Down • Mitchell Report

  3. Why Steroids Are An Issue • Records Being Broken in Every Sport • Gives an Unfair Advantage • Its Unethical

  4. History Of Steroids • Only Been Around Since 1954 • Soviet Weight Lifters Caught With Steroids in Olympics • People Have Always Been Trying To Get Ahead

  5. History Cont… • Steroids Have Recently Become a Big Issue In the United States Sports • Big Names in The Big Sports Being Caught Making It a Problem

  6. Steroid Myths • Young Athletes May Think Its OK To Do Since The Pros Do But IT IS NOT!! • Professional Athletes Need To Take Steroids To Compete • All Steroids Are Bad

  7. What Steroids Do • Positive Effects • It Has Been Proven They Really Do Help Improve Performance • They Also Can Help Heal (Doctor Prescribed) • Negative Effects • Hurt Your Body • Like The Saying Goes “Steroids Don’t Make Great Athletes, They Destroy Them”

  8. Common Steroids • Most Common • Human Growth Hormone (HGH) • Testosterone • Recently Popular • Tetrahydrogestrinone (TGH) Hard To Detect

  9. MLB Drug Testing • MLB First Testing Policy Not In Place Till 2002 • Very Weak Compared To Other Major Sports • 2005 New Policy Put In Place • Early 2005 Policy • 1st Offense10 Games • 2nd Offense 30 Games • 3rd Offense 60 Games • 4th Offense 100 Games • 5th Lifetime Ban

  10. MLB Drug Test Cont… • Then Late 2005 It Was Realized Policy Still Not Strict Enough • Late 2005 Policy = Current Policy • 1st Offense 50 Games • 2nd Offense 100 Games • 3rd Offense Lifetime Ban

  11. Penalties • Some Current Penalties For Being Caught Include • Suspension • Ban • Withheld From Hall Of Fame

  12. Mitchell Report • Senator George Mitchell Investigated MLB Starting In 2006 • His Findings Included 89 Current and Former Major League Baseball Players • Published December 13th,2007 • Start Of “Clean Era” In Baseball

  13. Conclusion • Anabolic Steroids Have Been Around For Over 50 Years • Steroids Have Become A Major Problem In Sports • With Stiffer Penalties And Increased Drug Testing We Are Well On Our Way To Stopping Athletes From Using Performance Enhancing Drugs

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