One of the only players in MLB history to fail three drug tests is none other than Manny Ramirez. Star athlete and baseball player who made his debut in 1993 and will forever be in the record books decided to retire this week rather than facing a 100 game suspension.
To quote Slate, "What did Ramirez waste? He was a superb hitter for a long, long time. He retires with 2,574 hits, 1,544 runs, and 555 home-runs. He led the Cleveland Indians to two pennants and the Boston Red Sox to two world championships. He played till he was 38 years old."
He was impressive, he was forceful, and he was determined; He was also a cheater. To be successful in sports, you have to win fairly. Steroids, or any other type of drug that makes you be someone that you are not is ILLEGAL. If you want to win, develop a strong work ethic, stay longer, sweat more, play harder, don't inject or consume your way to the top by taking this MESS that will not only hurt you in the long run, but demolish your chances of ever truly becoming great, because if you cheat, you will be caught.
He made a stupid decision and he was found out, just like in life, if you try to hide something, you to will be found out. Karma is always there to find what you had done.
Slate said it, he was successful and he was excellent at his sport. Nevertheless, when you think about him in twenty years, you may remember his statistics in baseball, but first you will recall this mistake that ended his career. To read more on the story, check out the following links:
http://seymourherald.com/sports/2011/apr/11/kobritzs-corner/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/scocca/archive/2011/04/08/manny-ramirez-is-the-hero-of-the-steroid-era.aspx
God Bless,
Lauren
He is an idiot. I never liked him as a player. He basically quit, once he tested positive. He would have faced a lengthy suspension so he just basically gave up baseball. He always seemed to create drama on whatever team he went to.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to agree with both of you on this one. I mean shouldn’t he play because he loves the sport? What ever happened to the love of the game. I think that he is sending such a bad message to his young fans. He is sending the message “if you get caught, just quit”. He should be ashamed.
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