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A 10 page paper which examines the Major League Baseball Steroid Scandal and illustrates why Congress should not be involved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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in the United States. As the problem has grown Congress has come into play, although there are guidelines that the Major League Baseball has set in place. The following paper
examines the issues of steroid use in baseball, focusing on the legal aspects of the situation. The paper illustrates that Congress should likely wait to see if the Major League
Baseballs requirements work before becoming involved. (It should be noted that the student requesting this paper wanted the paper to argue that Congress has no legal right to become involved,
but they do because of the interstate commerce conditions set down in the Constitution. As such the paper will discuss legal involvement and legal abilities of Congress in this matter,
and focus on why they should not get invovled). The Steroid Scandal and the Senate The Steroid Scandal truly began to make its way known in the media
when the Senate got involved in 2002. "Politicians grab headlines like baseball players grab crotches, but even seasoned congressional observers were surprised when U.S. Senators took the trouble to summon
Major League Baseball (MLB) officials for a hearing on steroids in baseball" (Schmaltz, 2002; 264). It began when the National Leagues 1996 Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti stated that he
had used steroids and also claimed that as much as 50% pf the players used them (Schmaltz, 2002; 264). Another big name, Jose Canseco, made the statement that perhaps 85%
of players used steroids (Schmaltz, 2002; 264). This revelation to the media essentially flipped the sport of baseball on its back with past records being examined to see
which are perhaps valid and which are not in light of the great use of steroids through the years. Schmaltz (2002) stated that "Any player with a neck size larger
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