Posted on: June 7, 2011 by admin
Baseball is still recovering from news of steroids found in their players on most of the teams. It seems many players may have skated by due to their lack luster performances during many seasons. However, many players that have done well have been questioned thanks to links from people surrounding them claiming they have used muscle enhancing substances.
In any case, for now baseball teams and their players are out of the spotlight. Has the MLB doe enough to keep players tested and free from these substances though? There are many different substances out there and testing for them all can be tough. So only time will tell if the MLB is clean or not. We hope to see that there are no major rule infractions. Sure, some players may feel they need to break them, but hopefully the league will be there to stop these guys for the fans sake.
Posted on: November 13, 2010 by admin
Certainly the image of baseball and the MLB has been tainted by the steroid scandals. Fans still want to see some baseball though. Certainly for some fans the steroid issues have been tough to deal with. Remember that some of the players involved had huge followings from tons of fans. So when a player comes out and finally admits to cheating by taking illegal drugs to the league, the fan will naturally be hurt. There was nothing natural really about that player’s performance while they were taking steroids.
Maybe now things will calm down some. Will the players stop taking drugs? Is it still going on? Only time will tell for sure.
Posted on: July 7, 2010 by admin
Another MLB all star game is upon us for the 2010 season. And of course there are already tons of complaints flowing in as to who should not have made the team and tons saying many others should have made it. Of course not every one ends up with a chance to make it. There are many who think that there should be some sort of point system to determine who goes and who does not based on performance. The top performers it would seem would make sense as the best choices to be a part of the game. But it is also a popularity contest as well. The MLB wants people to watch the game, and if the more popular news making players were not there, then let’s face it, people would not watch as much of the game, if any at all.
For players it is still an honor to get invited though. It could help them when they ask for better contracts to have been several times showing that they are worthy of more money. So no matter what you think, sit back and at least try and enjoy the game. It can never be just as we want it.
Posted on: April 21, 2010 by admin
We all know ball players make tons of money. The average player salary climbs annually. When the salaries climb, so do the prices of tickets, parking, food, merchandise and other things. Overall the MLB and the Players Association are wealthy organizations as well. They make millions of dollars and continue to do so even during a tougher economy. But what happens when a player gets out of line. It happens all of the time it seems lately whether off or on the field. Well, for players there are rules they must follow on and off the field. These rules are sometimes adhered to by the MLB. We all know they tend to look the other way sometimes. But other times they do try and step in and punish wrong doers. Yet sometimes the fines seem silly. Sure, nobody wants to be fined a few thousand dollars. To a player making millions it can tend to not sway them towards reform. Certainly the crime must fit the punishment. For the admitted steroids users, and the issues they have caused for the entire league, they were not fined at all in most cases. So who knows why the MLB does what they do. It is no matter really. The players will continue to do what they want when they want to.