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March 17, 2004
Aluminum Bats and Bodies
Posted by Nick
Eric at Off Wing Opinion -- which is one of the best sports blogs, and don't just take my word for it, Forbes said so -- writes in to say about steroids:
"I think of their effect in baseball to be akin to using an aluminum bat..."
This is a good point. Aluminum bats are banned. Why not ban steroids, too? I'm sympathetic to this argument and I have no real problem with the steroids ban. I just happen to think the only way it's going to work is if the players' union gets serious about it. Enforcement efforts coming from management or league officials will be unlikely to work effectively. It has to start with the players (I've addressed some of the reasons for this here and here).
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Nick Schulz is the Editor of Tech Central Station and has worked in media circles and the ideas industry as a writer, editor, television producer and policy analyst. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The National Post of Canada, The Baltimore Sun, Investor's Business Daily, The Washington Times, National Review, Reason, Policy Review, and several other publications. He is also, it should be said, a rabid sports fan whose fandom is inversely proportional to his overall athletic ability.
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