Is the Home Run Derby Pushing the MLB in Another Direction?
“Last Loose Ends Of The So Called “Steroid Era”.
Written by Ally White
For some the Home Run Derby might be an event meant for the people to enjoy themselves in wholesome fun. For others it might be one of the last loose ends of the so called “steroid era” in Major League Baseball. If you really analyze it, it could have a little bit of both. And for some it just is a But it is the manifestation of the time when baseball’s obsession with the home runs became damaging.
From the way some of us see it there might be some problems with the Derby as it is currently constituted. For some the main problem with the Derby now is that the whole event should be over in about 45 minutes, before it became a mini-series, it was a lot more fun.
Another problem is that the Derby grew in popularity about the same time the use of performance-enhancing substances did. The reaction from a portion of the baseball public to these related developments has completely dual. People ask the players not to take the terrible steroids, but still they are hungry and eager for the player to hit that baseball further and further. I personally do not see it as a coincidence that five former Derby winners have been implicated in steroid usage and these five have been convicted.
Right now with the situations the MLB is going trough and it would do well to put as much distance as possible between itself and the events that involve no skills but extraordinary strength. The Derby is a push in the other direction. And that is not said to cast any doubt upon the integrity of the current participants. We could even harshly qualify it as a constant reminder of how the game of baseball and the MLB started with the drug use trouble.
About the Author:
Ally White is a top senior copy writer on sportsbook action for Instant Action Sports.
