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Jordan Coughlin
Section I-B
The Real Effects of Performance Enhancing Substance on MLB
It is impossible to avoid the story of performance enhancing substances (PES) in Major League Baseball. Once simply news fodder for sports oriented outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated, The Steroid Era has now penetrated mass media outlets. Stories about Roger Clemens and The Mitchell Report are seen on the front page of the New York Times and reported on the CBS Evening News. The “National Past Time” and some of its biggest names are coming under attack as journalists and fans across the country bellow, “The Steroid Era has ruined baseball.” While those claims may be largely emotion-based, I suggest certain empirical evidence – player statistical performance, fan attendance, team revenue, and club value – can be used to prove that The Steroid Era has not had a negative effect on MLB or its fans. In fact, one could argue performance enhancing substances are the “juice”......

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