The American sportswriter Tom Verducci explains about debates connected with rughts of steroid users to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But as it generally happens, this explanation displays only confusion of journalists about steroids.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA) is a professional association of baseball journalists that elect players for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All sportswriters that are members of the BWAA already not less than 10 years have opportunity to vote for up to 10 players for the Hall of Fame.
Recently a debate took place between members of the BWAA. They discussed whether admitted or only suspected consumers of steroids and other banned drugs might entry into Cooperstown.
Members of the BWAA usually must comment their votes: they should explain why they have voted pro or contra certain affirmations. Some of them confirm that doping destroys the integrity of sports and usage of banned medicines is often considered by them to be immoral.
As for Tom Verducci, he doesn’t believe that usage of steroids is necessarily a moral question. This American sportswriter assures that steroids help users to take unfair advantage over those who don’t administrate prohibited medications. According to this American sportswriter, performance-enhancing drugs make competitions unfair. Thus, intake of banned preparations induces unfairness in sports. That’s why Verducci denies any link between doping and morality. This sportswriter confirms that it is a question that is related to performance but not to morality. So, Tom Verducci suggests that steroid users should not be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame. But he has voted for Jeff Bagwell, an admitted steroid user. This sportsperson has acknowledged that he had taken androstenedione. It is necessary to mention that this medication was not classified as an anabolic steroid, when Bagwell took it. According to the Control Act 2004, it is listed among forbidden drugs. Since it wasn’t legally considered to be a steroid, Verducci decided to vote for the user of this medicine; however, it was always considered to be an anabolic-androgenic steroid by specialists. Furthermore, it was said that Bagwell just became bigger but didn’t promote his performance due to usage of androstenedione.
Nevertheless, the decision of Tom Verducci to vote for the admitted consumer of the steroid is quite controversial. The following question appears: “Maybe Verducci is not against administration of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by sportspeople?” Since Verducci doesn’t agree that steroid use is a moral question, he may suggest that increase of performance is not a real problem.
Many people suggest that administration of steroids represents evil because they are illegal.
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