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Drugs And The Minors

Posted on: February 22, 2010 by admin No Comments

The steroid issue with the MLB is not only tied to the man rosters on the teams, but also heavily in the minor league system. The Rangers just had one of their pitchers test positive for illegal substances and was suspended 50 games for the incident. Fifty games doesn’t seem too heavy of a penalty in one sense. If it is wrong and a huge issue within the MLB, why not more? The tougher the consequences of breaking the rule, the fewer the players there may be that try it. This is especially true with an issue that has really had a huge negative impact on the game. Steroids have really given the MLB a black eye. When players continue to ignore the rules with drugs the fans will continue to question the integrity of the game. It can be tough to watch something as some fans have and find excitement in it when you know that the players could be using drugs. Imagine the thrill of watching some of the past players break records but who have now admitted using steroids. It’s only years later we realized they did it on illegal substances. It’s very disappointing. It seems the MLB still has along way to go with this issue.