Fay Vincent, former commissioner of Major League Baseball, says we should increase the penalty for doping to a lifetime ban after the first offense.
Clearly, the deterrent for use of these drugs at the professional level must be tougher. In Major League Baseball, a violation of the gambling prohibition results in permanent expulsion from the game. As a result, there is no gambling problem in baseball. The same punishment for a first-time drug violation is now warranted—one drug violation and a player is gone from the game, forever.
Tell the Baseball Druggies: Strike One, You’re Out – WSJ.com