Capitalism’s Moral Crisis: Lessons from Baseball’s Steroid Era
From the tainted glory of baseball's home run chase to the ethical pitfalls of global capitalism, this article delves into the unsettling parallels between sports doping controversies and systemic moral decay in economic practices, highlighting how individuals and companies alike are ensnared in a relentless pursuit of lower prices and higher profits. Capitalism’s Moral Crisis: Lessons from Baseball’s Steroid Era In the summer of 1998, I watched, along with the rest of the world, as MLB baseball stars Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire pursued the league's longstanding and highly coveted single-season home run record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961. The season-long chase culminated on September 8, 1998, when McGwire, facing Sosa and the Cubs, hit his 62nd home run of the season to break the record. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs, while Sosa finished with 66. The 1998 home run record chase, as well as the previous year's pursuit of the record, was widely credited by...