The baseball steroid scandal insults the intelligence in several ways.* The baseball steroid scandal insults the intelligence in several ways. Home-run king Barry Bonds's claim that he didn't know he was taking steroids is fantastic. No, Barry, your arms just grew and those fly balls became 73 home runs. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig's promise to "leave no stone unturned" in pursuit of zero tolerance The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance and enhance deterrence. Since the 1980s the phrase zero tolerance has signified a philosophy toward illegal conduct that favors strict imposition of is also laughable. Selig welcomed the home-run spree as a way for baseball to overcome the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. 1994 players' strike. John McCain, whose ego needs no steroids, threatens to have Congress pass a law. That is too much. Drugs infest in·fest v. 1. To live as a parasite in or on tissues or organs or on the skin and its appendages. 2. To inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious. every professional sport, and the Olympics. But baseball's devotion to records and tradition depends on a historically level playing field See net neutrality. . If the fans and the owners want to keep their game from becoming a kind of pro wrestling with bases, they must take action on their own. |
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