Baseball or as most americans know it as Americas past time. Baseball has been found since the late 1800s and has been a popular sports by all age groups. But in the past 10 years the sport has taken a lot of heat from fans, reports, and higher ups in Major League Baseball. This has been due to the steroid era, which is the time i the sport from the early 90's to the mid 00's that had many athletes using Steroids or HGH to improve performance, this was possible because MLB did not require steroid testing until 2008. Now in 2016 baseball is still trying to recover from this era that ruined the sport for many young kids.
Young kids back when steroids were in full swing in baseball are now grown up and taking there kids to games. But most aren't seeing the same baseball due to the MLB suspending player on who test positive for performance enhancing drugs. This can be 50 games to being suspended forever. This has taken all the ungodly number you were seeing from home run sluggers back in the steroid era down to regular numbers that most people see as weak numbers. this has ruined baseball for the group of parents now that have grown up to see power hitters and records being broken.
The steroid era has taken away from the best part of baseball. The best part of baseball is the fun, the taking the family to the ball park and enjoying the game. The sport has become something that draws people in because they want to see spectacular performances every night. The fans want to see either a pitcher dominate the game or to see home runs blasted out of the stadium. but that isn't the way the game is anymore and the steroid era kids needs to realize that before they ruin the game for the younger group.
I grew up watching the end of the steroid era and the beginning of how baseball is played now. Growing up watching pitchers change from replaceable every year to being a luxury in baseball. yes, baseball had its dominate pitchers during the steroid era knowing some of those used steroids also. but today in baseball a great Pitcher is the difference from winning one game in the playoffs to getting to game seven and winning the world series. Steroids made the game fun for the time that they were used and as they are being phased out people need to learn the game has changed.
Baseball has taken a big hit after the Steroid era and it will only get better if people look at it the way it's being played and not how it was played. You aren't going to see the ungodly numbers, the home run battles, you most likely won't see the season home run record broken (unless some talented player comes along), and you won't see Pitchers being thrown around like anyone can do their jobs. Baseball now is about consistency and players being recognized for more than just there numbers. Baseball is still as fun as it ever was and it still the same game you can take the family to and enjoy a baseball game. People just need to realize that it won't be the same game they grew up watching and to not let there children or young kids down by ruining the game by wanting it to be the way it was then the way it is.
