Keywords

Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffy, Baseball, MLB, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Anabolic steroids, Ethics

Subjects

Thomas, Frank, 1968-; Rodriguez, Alex, 1975-; Sosa, Sammy, 1968-; Bonds, Barry, 1964-; Biggio, Craig; Griffey, Ken, Jr.; Major League Baseball (Organization); Baseball players; Performance Enhancing Drugs; Anabolic steroids; Ethics

Introduction

It has been a summer of milestone achievements in baseball, with the promise of more to come. Sammy Sosa reached the 600 home run mark two weeks ago and Frank Thomas reached the 500 home run level this past week, on the same day that Craig Biggio reached the 3000 level in hits. Alex Rodriguez will reach the 500 home run level sometime in the next month and Ken Griffey should reach 600 home runs before the end of the season. Gary Sheffield will reach 500 home runs late this season or early next season. These are exclusive clubs in the baseball world, although some have suggested that home run inflation has devalued these marks.

Publication Date

6-30-2007

Document Type

Commentary

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Source Title

Sport and Society for Arete

Language

English

Publication Version

Author's version

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

History

Creator (Linked Data)

Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)

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