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Steroids and Gambling Don’t Mix with Baseball

Steroids and Gambling Don’t Mix with Baseball
The use of steroids and gambling in baseball has hurt the success of many great baseball players. Steroid use in baseball has been known to be harmful to a person and their career. Gambling is another addictive habit that can lead to destroying baseball careers. Steroid use and gambling can keep the superstars out of the Hall of Fame. The use of steroids and gambling can shorten a players career or even his life.
Steroid use can help you get stronger, faster, and hit the ball harder, but it can harm you severely. “The dream begins to take shape when a player is barely old enough to fit into a bobble head doll. The shape forms into a certain uniform, a hallowed record or just a simple walk onto the field, in front of a roaring crowd, for one shot at glory” (Abdalla 1). “’Everyone takes supplements now ,’ Faucette says. ‘When a recruit comes in, the first ...

Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle

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