Are MLB Bats the New PED's?

By dgrassi, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Oct 06 2008 at 1:15 AM EST
More on: MLB, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Sports economy, Bat manufacturing (all tags)

Questions remain regarding the current MLB bat manufacturing process and after-market tampering of bats which may be responsible for the present epidemic of broken and exploding bats, as players look for that extra edge, no longer satisfied by PED's.

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The Absolute Hard Evidence a Player Uses Steroids

By djcfla1, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Jun 23 2008 at 12:45 PM EST
More on: MLB, Barry Bonds, Football, Steroids, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Sammy Sosa, Shawn Merriman, Roger Clemens (all tags)

By David J. Cohen

Since the steroid cloud has polluted athletics fans everywhere have debated whether certain players are steroid users. Did Barry Bonds improve ten hat sizes in four years or did he hit his head really really hard one day? Did Slamming Sammy get his power from giving grace to the lord or by slamming some needles into his body? Is Shawn Merriman now just lights out or is he still juiced up? With many players the glaring signs are there but there is no tangible proof. And unless a player couldn't cover up, wrote a book, or hired the worst lawyer in America it would always remain a debate. Until now.

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MLB Bats Whittled Down to Uneven Playing Field

By dgrassi, Section MLB
Posted on Fri Jun 29 2007 at 10:57 PM EST
More on: MLB, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Sports Equipment (all tags)

Scrutiny which has been paid, in only just the past two years, over drug use among MLB players, while having been a black eye for MLB, is also convenient as Commissioner Bud Selig need not address myriad other issues which also play their part in preserving the integrity of the game.

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