Friday, February 17, 2012

You Are Being Lied To, Again: Baseball's New Drug- Review

This article was about a semi-recent issue regarding performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. The author explains the consequences, availability of these drugs, and his personal experience and opinion on this subject. As an avid fan of “outside-the-lines” sports stories, I tried to follow this topic as much as I could. This article made me remember all the hype that was going on for players like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and numerous others. I really liked how he included himself as a primary source using these drugs for medical reason and having no bias involved. I also really like how he brings America’s opinion into his research because unless you are a true baseball fan, smashing homeruns and throwing faster fastballs are all people want to see, no matter how they do it. Also, if anyone starts performing better, America is going to start becoming suspicious about said persons medical treatments. I believe his ethos is very strong because he does include numerous sources and lack of bias. 

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