by Hamlet Pericles

Created on: October 11, 2007   Last Updated: March 25, 2009

Steroids have been a controversial issue for decades, not only in Major League Baseball (MLB), but sports of all kind. In regard to baseball, the issues of steroids have become prominent in the 1990s and in the present day, because of record breaking performances and over-performances of a few players. With all the negative issues surrounding MLB, the primary question presents itself as follows: Are steroids destroying baseball? Absolutely not!

Steroids are not destroying baseball at all. Even though some players may be using steroids currently or had used them in the past, it has nothing at all to do with the integrity and fun nature of the sport. However, it does have everything to do with the integrity of the players whom use (or used) steroids, for it's a betrayal of the game, teammates, and most importantly, the fans.

Some critics of baseball would argue otherwise and say that steroids are destroying the sport, because it's a form of cheating. Yes, it is a form of cheating and deceiving; no one in their right mind would deny that and argue its appropriateness. But to say that it is destroying the sport is outrageous. How can such argument be taken seriously when a mass number of players go out every day on the diamond and play with their natural abilities? Should the entire league be classified as cheaters for the illegal acts of some players? Should every record in MLB's history be scrutinized and check for some kind of transgression?

The continuous talks about steroids in baseball have been precipitated by numerous of sportswriters who have nothing better to do than to criticize and write nonsense articles. They sit on their asses and type away like a novelist waiting to top the New York Best Seller's list, and wait the next morning to see if a sportscaster/newscaster phrases whatever expression they rendered. It has become a weekly occurrence, which is absolutely pathetic.

The sad thing about sportswriters is this: Majority of their writings are biased. Their articles are never objective; rather, they are one-sided and focus on one particular person - the person who became bulky over the years, the person who is hated by many in the media, and the person that currently broke the all-time homerun record. That person is Barry Bonds.

Why is he the focal point of steroids? Why is he lambasted constantly? These questions are easily answered with a brief line: the media does not like him. The feeling is mutual. As a result, he has been the target of the media

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