Perhaps I’m being a little naive, but I’m feeling pretty frustrated by Major League Baseball’s performance enhancement drug testing programs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making baseball a clean game and keeping the players from using substances that will give them an unfair, and unhealthy advantage. However, as things currently stand I have a hard time believing that the system is completely effective.
Throughout the last couple decades in the game there have been a great deal of players who have tested positive, and the majority have been suspended. In recent years the penalties have become stiffer in hopes that it will discourage use and finally rid baseball of the problem, however it hasn’t exactly worked that way.