Steroids in Baseball

Have you ever looked at an image and saw more then just a picture for you to look at? Images display many hidden meanings that normally we can not see without analyzing the image fist like the topic on steroids. An image can show you a general picture of somebody that uses or used steroids but when looked closely it also can show the effects that steroids have. Also not everyone can look at an image and see the same thing so this means every image has a different meaning to other people. Topics such as steroids can be shown in images and depicted as something humors and not taken serous. What leads people to use steroids for a sport such as baseball? Some might think there is nothing wrong with using steroids to improve your game and body but others see it as cheating. Steroids can change many things in a person’s live other then his body.

An image that shows a different look at baseball in a comical way by using a well know baseball player. In this image the use of steroids by baseball players is being promoted and what the effects from steroids. The player that takes up most of the space in the picture is shown with needles sticking out of him and a body so big that it can’t be real. He is placed there to symbolize someone that was known to use steroids in baseball and to show that player as a cheat. The words around the player indicate that he is Barry Bonds from the team call Giants and one of them call him a baseball giant fraud. They used the teams name to say that Barry Bonds is a giant fraud which would have a bigger significance to people who know the team and even bigger significance for the fans of that team.

The way the image is drawn makes it more appealing to the viewer’s eye and makes them observe the image in more detail. The lighting focused on Barry Bonds makes him stand out more and he is positioned in such a way that makes you feel like you are looking straight at him. Shading on his arms creates a 3-D look to him and everything else around him has a lesser significance to the viewer at first. The texture on Barry gives him a feel of reality because of the muscle curves and the vines popping.

The image shows how steroids can affect the body and mind of someone that uses them. The hug body with bulking muscles tells the viewer what steroids do to your body which most people already know. The smile on his face can symbolize how he is feeling from steroids making his body big. The needles all around him tell how many times he used steroids. "Depending on the substance, Bonds used the drugs in virtually every conceivable form: injecting himself with a syringe or being injected by his trainer, Greg Anderson, swallowing pills, placing drops of liquid under his tongue, and, in the case of BALCO's notorious testosterone-based cream, applying it topically (CNN)." The side effects of using steroids vary from physical to mental damage and even personal life issues. Steroids can give someone mood swings and get you into trouble if your caught using steroids on a team. In any sports the players have to go through drug testing to make sure that none of the players are using any kind of drug. If you are caught using steroids then you could be fined, suspended or even thrown off a team for using steroids.

People that use steroids don’t always see the negatives from their actions, when they use steroids it seems more of a shortcut to them then cheating. Since steroids are easy to get and easy to use many people can get them without any trouble. Also steroids can be taken in many forms from drinks to injections. The issues on steroids have to be sometimes depicted in a picture and use someone who is know to be a steroid user to get others attention.