Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Baseball, MLB, Steroids, Drug testing, Ethics, Journalism
Subjects
Major League Baseball (Organization); Baseball players; Performance Enhancing Drugs; Anabolic steroids; Ethics; Drug testing; Journalism
Introduction
When I was a young boy I remember using the term "Chinese water torture" for any activity that seemed long, torturous, and pointless. I have been reminded of this repeatedly over the last few years as slowly, usually one by one, the names of those baseball players who tested positive for some sort of performance enhancing drugs have become public. Anonymous and confidential drug testing that was conducted for Major League baseball and the MLB Players Association in 2003 to determine the extent of a drug problem in baseball has turned out to be not so confidential.
Publication Date
8-2-2009
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "The water torture of baseball's steroid leaks" (2009). On Sport and Society. 795.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/795
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