Phase 5: Another Source

Another additional source I have found was also discovered in the EBSCO search engine titled "Steroids and Home Runs".  This article was written by Arthur De Vany and was published in Volume 49, Issue 2 of the April edition of the Economic Inquiry in 2011.  Since my topic is somewhat of a more current issue, the more recent the information the better.  This information is very important for the purpose of my topic.  It provides not only textual support but also visual.  The other did a great job of supplying charts, stats and specific examples of the information which is exactly what I need to support my research. The author of this article. Arthur De Vany, is a professor in the Economics field at the University of California, Irvine.  He received his PH.D., from the University of California in Los Angeles and in my opinion is a very reliable source for this topic.  De Vany is a well known American economist who has developed many theories of advanced fitness with focuses on nutrition and exercise in the paleo manner.  To the best of my knowledge, both the author and the Inquiry are both credible sources for the topic.  The article provides more than a sufficient amount of evidence and is without bias or any type of spelling or typographical errors, it is very well put together.  This source is very helpful for my project specifically because it gives lots of examples and evidence that will not only make writing about this source fun, but it will also hopefully keep the attention of my audience. 

The main purpose of this article is to provide factual information to show the reader how steroids affects the specific home run aspect of baseball. Professor De Vany focuses on a couple important things. Out of the wide variety and range of topics, De Vany writes about how records are affected, how home runs have been distributed since 1959, the effectiveness of home runs, and how home run production has been increased in Major League Baseball. He also writes about steroids in general, players, bats, the strike zone, ballparks, and the baseball itself. There is an abundance of information, tables, and charts in this article. Overall I would say that this article is a great source for my project.

Phase 4: An Additional Source

Another article I have found that is related to my topic was found in the EBSCO Premier Academic Search engine. The article is titled Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in Baseball: The Impact of Culture, and was published in Volume 21, Issue 2 of the Ethics and Behavior Journal. The two authors of this piece, Joe Solberg and Richard Ringer, are both professors at Illinois State University. Professor Solberg obtained his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and his B.B.A from the University of Notre Dame. At Illinois State he teaches in the areas of finance and ethical behavior and has published in multiple well known journals. Professor Ringer received his Ph.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Colorado,  and also received his B.A. from Brigham Young University. While at ISU he teaches in the areas of leadership and organizational culture. From what I have been able to research, I believe that both these professors and the journal are credible sources to be using for my topic. This article is another great asset to my project because it not only has a lot of sources but has more than a sufficient amount of information that I can expand off of, which will hopefully help it to grasp the attention of my intended audience.

In the article, Solberg and Ringer start by explaining the background of steroids in general and transitioning that into how the players view the impact of steroids on their performance. They also imputed the impact of culture and how cultural values are reinforced in the MLB and how cultural issues imply intensity into the sport. This article was very well put together and was a great resource for my project, I hope to find many more just like it.

Phase 3

The first article I found that is a great start to my topic was written by Dan Levy and is titled "The Steroid Era in Major League Baseball Will Never, Ever End". A Chief writer of BleacherReport.com and author of this article, Dan Levy, is a very credible writer. He has written for countless other credible websites such as SportingNews.com and the website of the Washington Post. Throughout his career he has become a well known and respected writer. This article is very helpful for my project because it not only is a good topic to discuss but it is also a relatable topic for my intended audience. Dan believes that the certain athletes in professional baseball that continue to get caught won't stop until the consequences are very severe. I really enjoyed reading this article. And here is the link;
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1506492-the-steroid-era-in-major-league-baseball-will-never-ever-end

The second article I located is titled "MLB steroids: Biogenesis clinic allegedly sold PEDs to current players". Now while there are no specific authors given for this article, it is still very credible because it was written by the staff of the Sporting News staff. Much like the Bleacher Report, this website is very well recognized and respected in the sports world. This article is very important in terms of my project. It provides an up to date story that allows the audience to realize that this is a very big issue going on in the sports world today. Here is the link to this article;
http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013-01-29/alex-rodriguez-steroids-biogenesis-ped-hgh-anthony-bosch-melky-gio