Annotated Bibliography

 

Jendrick, Nathan. Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2006. Print.

This book gives an in-depth analysis of steroids and its role in sports. It gives examples of athletes that have been caught using steroids and the effects it has had on their careers. The book includes interviews with doctors and psychologists on why athletes use steroids. They discuss alternatives to steroids, such as sports psychology.

Carroll, Will. The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2005. Print.

This book discusses steroids and its role primarily in baseball. It talks about the history of steroids and how performance-enhancing drugs began. The book highlights how steroids work and the effects they can have on the body. This book also brings up the point on whether or not steroids rewrite the record books and if athletes found using steroids deserve the awards they have achieved.

Doherty, Allan. Steroids in Baseball. N.p., 2009. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http://www.steroidsinbaseball.net/>.

This website gives a history of steroids in baseball. It talks about the different cases involving steroids throughout baseball. It also talks about how steroids have come over here from Germany, and then how it has integrated into American sports. The website also includes articles about the different cases involving steroids.

Jenkins, Chris. "Players Admit Steroids Changed Baseball." USA Today. (2005): n. page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2005-03-15-steroids-mlb-cover_x.htm>.

This article discusses players’ opinions on steroids in baseball. The players say that steroids give baseball a bad name, and the game needs to be cleaned up by taking steroids out of the picture. However, some players think that the steroid policy in baseball is strict enough. Later on in the article, players give their opinions on whether the accomplishments of players who have used steroids should be stripped.

McCallum, Jack. "Steroids in America: The Real Dope." Sports Illustrated. 03/11/2008: n. page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids1/index.html>.

This article discusses the idea that society is what has caused steroids to be used in sports. Sports reflect society, and since steroids are being used in sports, that says quite a bit about our society. The article goes on later to discuss how the hip-hop industry has been a major influence to steroids in our society. It also talks about kids getting involved in steroids and how dangerous it can be.

"Mitchell Report: Baseball Slow to React to Players' Steroid Use." ESPN. 12/14/2007: n. page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3153509>.

This article discusses the big case of the Mitchell Report. It includes all the players that were caught using steroids. It gives a breakdown of the different teams included in the report and the number of players on those teams using steroids. The article then goes on to discuss the idea of the Hall of Fame and whether or not these players will be allowed in the Hall of Fame.

Schmidt, Michael S. "Risk, Reward, Steroids." New York Times. (2009): n. page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/sports/baseball/12steroids.html?pagewanted=all>.

This article discusses why some players got involved in the use of steroids. Some of these players, such as Troy Glaus, started using steroids to help get back on the field. He had been injured and began to use steroids to speed up the recovery process. The article also mentions the man that provided many of the players with steroids, and why he justified giving it to them.

"Steroids Sides Effects." Steroid.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http://www.steroid.com/steroids_side_effects.php>.

This article discusses all the effects steroids can have on a person. It lists the health problems that steroids can cause to someone, such as kidney problems and high blood pressure. It also talks about other effects that are not as unhealthy. Some of these effects are stunted growth and growth of excessive body hair.

Torre, Joe, and Tom Verducci. "The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids." Time Magazine. 02/23/2009: n. page. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.

This articles talks about Rick Helling and how he was the first person to bring up the rampant use of steroids in baseball. He was a pitcher for the Texas Rangers and noticed all of these players and their steroid use. The article mentions many instances that helped make Helling notice this steroid use. However, many people just blew him off and didn’t think much of it because things in baseball were going so well.

"List of Players Linked to Steroids and/or Human Growth Hormone." Baseball's Steroid Era. N.p., 08/09/2006. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http://thesteroidera.blogspot.com/2006/08/list-of-steroid-hgh-users-in-baseball.html>.

This article lists all the different players involved in the steroid scandal. Some of these players admitted to using steroids, while others were found to have tested positive. It gives a short summary of every person involved in this scandal. These summaries include things such as why the player started using steroids, what he said when he confessed, and what drug was used. Players that were suspended and those in the Mitchell Report were also included in this article.

Tobin, R.G. "On the Potential of a Chemical Bonds: Possible Effects of Steroids on Home Run Production in Baseball." American Journal of Phyics. 76.1 (2008): 15-20. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/AJPIAS-ft/vol_76/iss_1/15_1.html>.

This article discusses the effects steroids have had on home run production. It first discusses what steroids do to someone’s body. It later discusses the effects it has had on the batters and why steroids cause more home runs. It then turns the attention to the pitchers and what steroids can do them. People rarely focus on the pitchers involved in steroids so this article mentions this towards the end.

"Anabolic Steroids and Sports: Winning at any Cost." New York State Department of Health. N.p., 10/2008. Web. 19 Oct 2011. <http://www.health.state.ny.us/publications/1210/>.

This article discusses why athletes begin to get involved in using steroids. Most athletes want to be the best, so they believe steroids will help them achieve this. It also discusses different supplements to steroids and the dangers those supplements are capable of. Lastly, this article outlines the different health risks steroids can cause, especially when athletes abuse these steroids.