Friday, July 2, 2010

Are steroids better entertainment for baseball?

Ever since Major League Baseball became stricter on steroids, there has been a steady decline in home runs. This year's pitching has generally been much better. Pretty much 3 perfect games (sorry Galarraga) and a whole bunch of no hitters; there has never been more than 2 perfect games in a season. Are these pitching feats more exciting to watch than steroidal home runs? Or are people more apt to watch better hitting?

6 comments:

  1. I was thinking the same thing. I think steriods are a bad idea though, because it opens the door for lawsuits. It also creates a problem with precedent, as when the next drug comes out, you will have to make it legal.

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  2. Oh yeah definitely steroids are bad for everyone, but I'm just wondering if people like better batting or better pitching you know?

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  3. i am far from a big baseball fan but i would rather watch a huge homer, then sit for hours and not see a hit.

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  4. only the last few innings of pitching is exciting

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  5. I certainly like hitting better but i think it might turn into a soap opera rather than an athletic contest if everyone was like Barry Bonds

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  6. i think that steroids are simply a way to cheat, and baseball players are heros to many young and old and everyone in between. no one wants to have a hero who cheats. as for which is more exciting, hitting or pitching, it's baseball either way. a true baseball fan will get excitement from either, no matter when in the game it is!

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