Mark McGwire

Bailey Brush Ms. Davis College Prep English 1 31 March 2017 Mark McGwire’s Magical Moment The year of the home run, 1998, as described by Lisa Brush. The race between the St. Louis Cardinals’ slugger Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs’ own Sammy Sosa. “It wasn’t just about the home run record, it was a symbol of the St. Louis - Chicago sports rivalries. It meant a lot to the people of St. Louis, especially baseball fans” (Brush). The two cities are not very far apart, which results in the clashing

Constantly in the news after win after win. For example, on this particular day on September 8th, 1998, a night that no Cardinal fan would dare to forget, marks a historic day that is best remembered for being a celebration. What started off like any other ordinary day, turned into an overwhelming thrill of excitement. On this day, Mark McGwire broke the home run record. Who would 've thought

Imagine the year is 1998, and baseball player Mark McGwire is stronger and more aggressive than ever. The fans are in shock because the crowd is familiar with baseball games being on the dull side, but this baseball game has the fans at the edge of the seat. Now imagine every Oakland Athletics game having this powerful energy, home run after home run, fast running, and the loud crowd cheering for the home team. The score is tied and the baseball game is in the last inning. The crowd begins to scream

to allow PEDs in sports than to constantly test athletes that are suspected cheaters. Plus from a business stand point it makes more sense for professional sports to legalize performance enhancers. One needs only to look to the late 1990’s where Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa put together two of the most memorable baseball seasons in the history of Major League Baseball. The home run race was popular world wide as jerseys flew off the shelves for these two athletes,

Mark Mcgwire was one of the best Major League Baseball players ever however in the middle of his career he took steroids to shatter the home run record in 1998. The punishment for steroid abuse should be worse than what it is. If these athletes keep taking steroids, the drugs could have negative effects on their bodies. Effects of steroids on your body. If someone take steroids they will have a chance at getting liver, heart

Steroids and Baseball: The Ultimate Strike-Out For as long as sports have been around, countless numbers of athletes have been driven towards being the best, and doing whatever it takes to become successful. As sports become more competitive, many athletes strive to find a way to improve their strengths and abilities. One possible solution to the problem, is with the help of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), also known as steroids. Steroids first came to flourishing in Major League Baseball (MLB)

athletes will use the steroids even if it is not allowed. The PEDS are out there and every athlete would use them if they were legal. Steroids should be legalized because it would make sports better. There have been many people over the years like Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds to people like Alex Rodriguez and the steroids have made the players better and make the game better to watch. People need to know about this because it is becoming an issue in sports and it could change sports forever

one era that has no representation for immortality and there is a large debate as to if it ever should; the Steroid Era. There is not a definitive starting point to the steroid era; however, it is considered the late 1980’s when Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, “The Bash Brothers,” of the Oakland Athletics combined to hit 91 Home Runs in the 1987 season. This ushered a change in baseball in regards to power hitters. Leading up to the 1994 season, there had only been three players that hit 50 or more

Steroid Use in Baseball: A Social Injustice? In the year of 1998 the sport of baseball ruled the landscape of the sports world as people all over the country were watching Mark Mcgwire and Sammy Sosa race towards the single-season home run record. Major League Baseball, the ruling body of professional baseball in the United States, was all too thrilled with their newfound popularity and growing revenues. The game of baseball had long been considered “the” American pastime, but entering the 98’ season

Hall of Fame In the summer of 1998, every baseball fan, critic, and writer watched Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa race to break Roger Maris’ record of 61 home runs in one season. The two players both seemed to hit a homer every day of that summer. When the season came to the end of that summer of 1998, both Major league Baseball stars were tied at fifty-five home runs. McGwire and Sosa both surpassed Maris’ record within the first couple weeks of September. The Fans thought this was a once in a lifetime