The physical demands are so great. You need to be in such incredible shape to play ball today. With baseball, as with other industries, there is more abuse of alcohol than all other drugs combined. But that's not to say baseball has a serious problem. Our data suggests players drink less than people making equivalent money in other professions.
Lawyers drink far more than ballplayers.
Stockbrokers drink more. This we know. Sure, there are some players who drink too much, but not that many. Unfortunately, there are no hard figures, but three years ago, we took an anonymous survey. Milwaukee Brewers manager Phil Garner agreed things have improved since he came into the game 25 years ago.