martes, 24 de febrero de 2009

Institutions and baseball

What do political institutions have in common with baseball?

Basically nothing...Nevertheless, baseball is a good example of how institutions though existing might not operate correctly. MLB is one of the largest buisnesses in the US; and it is one of the most corrupted ones as well.

I was heartbroken when a steroid consuming player such as Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's historical record of 755 career home runs. Nonetheless, I figured that a 'clean' player such as alex Rodríguez was just on track to break Bonds' newly instituted record. I was mistaken. Rodríguez is not clean, he's consumed performance enhancing products as well.

And what does the MLB have to say? Not much. Bonds' record stands, Rodríguez keeps on playing... Players that consume illegal substances should be punished for their actions.

Many times we complain about corruption in governmental instances, but what about out sports leagues?

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