Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 14, 2004
Ban Steroid Users

Quinnipiac University has released a poll showing high support for banning players who have used steroids.

By a 61 - 33 percent margin, American baseball fans say Major League players who test positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from baseball, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Steroid/drug use is a "major problem," 65 percent of fans tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll.

Fans oppose 57 - 36 percent the idea of expunging all baseball records of players who use steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. But fans say 52 - 42 percent that steroid/drug users should be banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

I'm not sure what "banned" means here; banned for life, banned for a season or some other time frame. Here's the exact question asked:

Should major league baseball players who test positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs be banned from baseball, or not?

I'd love to see people given a choice of time periods on this question. Still, an interesting result. Fans seem to be coming to the conclusion that if you take away time from players with a ban, you even out the record book. For example, if Bonds were banned for a year now, he probably doesn't break Aaron's record. This is sure to figure into the drug testing negotiations going on now between MLB and the MLBPA.



Posted by David Pinto at 11:46 AM | Cheating | TrackBack (0)
Comments

People shouldnt use steroids, it is a bad example for children and it is wrong. There are many bad side effects.

Posted by: bob smith at April 18, 2005 10:32 AM

i agree with bob. steroids should be illegal. they also have many bad side effects.

Posted by: bob's brother at April 18, 2005 10:36 AM

most baseball players are loser. except redsox players. david u see how strong he is and he doesnt use steriods

Posted by: malik rose at November 26, 2006 02:10 PM
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