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Americans Believe Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report Should be Punished


More than Half Say Players Should be Excluded from Hall of Fame

Flemington, NJ, December 14, 2007 – Results from a national study among 601 Americans revealed that more than half (59%) believe that the major league baseball players cited in the Mitchell Report should be punished for using performance enhancing drugs.
 
The study was conducted by HCD Research during December 13-14, to obtain Americans’ views of video clip in which former Senator George Mitchell highlights the results of his 20-month investigation of baseball's so-called “Steroids Era” during a press conference yesterday.   

While viewing segments of the Mitchell video, participants indicated their levels of agreement by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. Participants were also asked pre- and post-viewing questions. To view detailed results and agreement curves, go to: www.mediacurves.com

Among the study findings:

  • More than half of the participants (59%) reported that the players named in the Mitchell Report should be punished for using performance enhancing drugs, while 26% reported that they should not be punished and 15% indicated that the did not know if they should be punished.
  • A similar number 56%, indicated that the players cited in the Mitchell Report should be excluded from the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, compared to 19% who reported that they should not be excluded and 25% who reported that they did not know if they should be excluded.

The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
  
Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net)

HCD Research is a communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ.  The company's services include traditional and web-based marketing and communications research.  For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393

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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by carolyndancliff (User #64304) on Monday, December 17, 2007 @ 1:11:08 AM (#470)
Sure they should if they have been convicted. What would make them so special as to not be punished?
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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by night13flyer (User #200390) on Monday, January 7, 2008 @ 7:40:07 PM (#477)
I believe its a major issue and should be looked into. It should be a fun sport for fun. If the players in the mitchell report are guily they should be punnished. for talking away america's pasttime and family belief in baseball as a sport not a fanatic steroid sport
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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by shar930 (User #200638) on Monday, January 7, 2008 @ 9:02:31 PM (#478)
The Players in the Mitchell Report, if guilty should be punished. It isn't right for sport players that are guilty get a slap on the wrist and a fine and not receive jail &/or prison time. Because it shows regular people that sport players are special people and regular people aren't.
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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by unicornpegasus (User #200024) on Monday, January 7, 2008 @ 9:41:11 PM (#479)
He seemed sincere at times and not so much at others. It's hard to determine whether he did it or not.
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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by hrv0323 (User #200027) on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 @ 12:43:27 PM (#480)
I know I watch the super bowl mainly for the Commercials. The commercials are better than the football game most of the time.
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RE: George Mitchell's Report on Steroid Use in Baseball
by picherpete (User #64803) on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 @ 6:26:33 PM (#488)
It 's like a kids behavior, if you do not punish the bad behavior, he might do it again. If.you do nothing ,someone else might trry to do it again. '
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