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Why Baseball Is Singled Out on Drugs

Submitted by anselfir, Mar 24, 2007 04:32

It could also be that baseball records are seen as more integral to the sport's lore or whatnot and the records being made with 'a level playing field' is a rather important qualification. Steroids is seen as cheating, but also as an insult to baseball history.

The disproportional attention paid to the very elite of players should illustrate this.


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