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roken record that I can’t wait to stop. But, what is the source of this epidemic? Why do so many players veer away from the straight and narrow?

Survival. The game has pushed many players into a corner, and now they are paying for their decisions.

As a former baseball player at the professional level, I get tired of listening to all of the commentary about steroids. It takes away from the heart of the game and takes the focus away from everything that makes the game so great.

The game has brought the epidemic upon itself. A combination of irresponsible players and greedy owners has pushed the game into its current state. Eager for revenue, Major League Baseball’s front office does anything to get fans in the stands. More games on the schedule means more opportunities for paying fans to attend the game.

MLB’s 162-game schedule is too much for the average human body to handle. When playoffs and World Series games are added to the equation, a ballplayer is doing nothing but playing baseball from February, when they report for spring training, until November, when the championship is won or lost.

The body breaks down under these intense pressures. Almost all of the players seen on TV are playing at less than 100 percent.

Nagging injuries accumulate, arms get sore, and a sprain from last month never seem to heal.

In some cases, players are faced with a decision: use a substance to repair the problem or say goodbye to their baseball career.

Their bodies are broken to the point where they can no longer function at the highest level of sport. As a result, players look for ways to make up for what their body can’t handle and turn to a “performance enhancing drug.”

Part of me doesn’t care about this at all because, at the end of the day, you have to be an extraordinary athlete to hit a 90-plus mph baseball out of a ballpark. You could give my grandma steroids for 20 years and she will never hit a baseball like Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez. The steroids aren’t hitting the ball. Guys like that have unreal hand-eye coordination, and steroids cannot improve hand-eye coordination.

http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2009/03/02/Opinion/A.Former.Players.Views.On.Steroids.In.Baseball-3654461-page2.shtml

CTOR Scott Siegel, who made his film debut as steroid dealer Greg in the The Wrestler, has been caught with steroids.Associated Press reports the 34-year-old rammed his car into an Eastchester police vehicle on Wednesday night and then tried to make a run for it.

Celebrity gossip website TMZ reports Siegel, who had been under surveillance by drug enforcement officials, faces charges of assaulting a federal officer and distributing steroids.

The website also reports Seigel was convicted in 1999 for selling steroids.

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