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Sports in America. Steroids in Baseball. Lesson EQ. What impact has steroids had on the game of baseball?. 1980s Home Run Totals. 1990s Home Run Totals. Steroid Era. 1987 – Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs “juiced up ball” Total – 4, 458 1992-1996 – jump of 2, 655 more home runs. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Sports in AmericaSteroids in Baseball
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Lesson EQ
• What impact has steroids had on the game of baseball?
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1980s Home Run TotalsAmerican League National League Total Year
1844 1243 3087 1980
1062 719 1781 1981
2080 1299 3379 1982
1903 1398 3301 1983
1980 1278 3258 1984
2178 1424 3602 1985
2290 1523 3813 1986
2634 1824 4458 1987
1901 1279 3180 1988
1718 1365 3083 1989
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1990s Home Run TotalsAmerican League National League Total Year
1796 1521 3317 1990
1953 1430 3383 1991
1776 1262 3038 1992
2074 1956 4030 1993
1774 1532 3306 1994
2164 1917 4081 1995
2742 2220 4962 1996
2477 2163 4640 1997
2496 2568 5064 1998
2635 2893 5528 1999
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Steroid Era
• 1987 – Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs– “juiced up ball” – Total – 4, 458
• 1992-1996 – jump of 2, 655 more home runs
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Testing in Baseball• 1991 – MLB bans steroids• 2003 – year baseball began testing for steroids and other
performance enhancing drugs• Policy –
– The first positive test will result in a suspension of up to ten days. – The second positive test will result in a suspension of thirty days. – The third positive test will result in a suspension of sixty days. – The fourth positive test will result in a suspension of one full year.– Finally, the fifth positive test will result in a penalty at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Players will be tested at least once per year, with a chance that several players can be tested numerous times per year.
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Suspension for Steroids
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Cheaters or not? • Mark McGwire Statistics– Homeruns during last 10 years• 1992 – 42• 1993 – 9• 1994 – 9• 1995 – 39• 1996 – 52• 1997 – 58• 1998 – 70• 1999 – 65• 2000 – 32• 2001 - 29
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Cheaters or Not?• Barry Bonds– Homeruns during last 10 Years
• 1993 – 46• 1998 – 37• 1999 – 34• 2000 – 49• 2001 – 73• 2002 – 46• 2003 – 45• 2004 – 45• 2005 – 5• 2006 – 26• 2007 - 28
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Other Sports Testing Policies
• NFL - Steroid use is banned. Players are randomly tested, and those testing positive could face game suspensions.
• NBA - Rookies are tested up to four times per season, and veterans are subject to one random test during training camp. Prohibited substances include amphetamines, cocaine, LSD, opiates, PCP, marijuana and steroids. Penalties range from game suspensions to lifetime bans.
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Other Sports Testing Policy
• NHL - There is no mandatory drug-testing policy. The only drug testing that is done is for players that are already in the league's substance abuse aftercare program. Players who are abusers can seek help the first time without being exposed or suspended.
• NCAA - Athletes are randomly tested at NCAA championship events and football bowl games. Banned substances include cocaine, amphetamines, ephedrine, anabolic steroids, diuretics, heroin, marijuana, peptide hormones and urine manipulators. Athletes who test positive for any banned substance are ruled ineligible by their schools for at least 365 days and lose one year of eligibility.
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Writing Activity
• Write an essay answering the prompt below.– Essay should be at least 5 paragraphs long– Be sure to include specific examples from the
articles– Also include SRA paragraphs
• Prompt – Steroids have been a part of baseball since the mid 1980s. What impact – positive or negative – has steroids had on the game?