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Major league baseball players Major league baseball players who have used steroids should who have used steroids should pay a price for cheating.pay a price for cheating.– Identify players who have used Identify players who have used

steroids.steroids.– Kick users out of the game and put Kick users out of the game and put

asterisks next to the names of asterisks next to the names of drug users who broke records.drug users who broke records.

– Young fans will get the message Young fans will get the message that steroid users will be punished.that steroid users will be punished.

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Baseball players caught using Baseball players caught using steroids should be punished. steroids should be punished. Steroid users can be identified Steroid users can be identified in a number of ways. Once they in a number of ways. Once they have been found out, they have been found out, they should pay a price for cheating. should pay a price for cheating. Then, future players will be Then, future players will be discouraged from breaking the discouraged from breaking the rules.rules.

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There are numerous ways to identify There are numerous ways to identify steroid users in baseball. steroid users in baseball. Drug tests and Drug tests and the testimony of witnesses can be useful the testimony of witnesses can be useful in nabbing users. Before-and-after in nabbing users. Before-and-after photographs can show how a player has photographs can show how a player has unnaturally bulked up. Players who unnaturally bulked up. Players who suddenly start hitting homers in record suddenly start hitting homers in record numbers near the end of their careers numbers near the end of their careers give away their drug use. Before steroid give away their drug use. Before steroid use, most players set records at the use, most players set records at the beginning of their careers. A panel of beginning of their careers. A panel of judges could weigh evidence and decide judges could weigh evidence and decide which players are drug abusers.which players are drug abusers.

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Once identified, steroid users should Once identified, steroid users should be kicked out of the game.be kicked out of the game. Baseball Baseball needs to show that it’s serious about needs to show that it’s serious about cleaning up the sport. Players cleaning up the sport. Players should be forced to take an early should be forced to take an early retirement if they can’t follow the retirement if they can’t follow the rules. Those who have used steroids rules. Those who have used steroids to break records should have an to break records should have an asterisk placed after their names to asterisk placed after their names to indicate they had an unfair indicate they had an unfair advantage over honest players.advantage over honest players.

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By punishing steroid users, By punishing steroid users, baseball will show future players baseball will show future players that it’s serious about policing the that it’s serious about policing the game. game. Young players will get the Young players will get the message that illegal drug use has message that illegal drug use has negative consequences. They’ll negative consequences. They’ll know that if they get caught know that if they get caught cheating, they’ll be banned from cheating, they’ll be banned from the sport just like their tarnished the sport just like their tarnished heroes.heroes.

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To sum up, major league baseball To sum up, major league baseball players caught using steroids players caught using steroids must pay the price for cheating. must pay the price for cheating. Once found out, they should be Once found out, they should be kicked out of the game. Record kicked out of the game. Record holders who used steroids should holders who used steroids should have an asterisk put next to their have an asterisk put next to their name to indicate that they name to indicate that they cheated to get their records. cheated to get their records. After seeing their heroes After seeing their heroes punished, young fans will surely punished, young fans will surely learn the lesson that cheating learn the lesson that cheating with steroids won’t be tolerated.with steroids won’t be tolerated.