The numbers are numbers. The records are records. They are all valid and they all count.
The hitting numbers are not skewed because of steroids. For every batter on steroids, it's quite possible they are facing a pitcher on steroids, too.
A player's numbers are clearly a matter of his competition and playing era. The number of pitchers that throw high heat has increased. Bat speed and muscle mass have increased. It's all merely fighting fire with fire.
GeneRex wrote:The numbers are numbers. The records are records. They are all valid and they all count.
The hitting numbers are not skewed because of steroids. For every batter on steroids, it's quite possible they are facing a pitcher on steroids, too.
A player's numbers are clearly a matter of his competition and playing era. The number of pitchers that throw high heat has increased. Bat speed and muscle mass have increased. It's all merely fighting fire with fire.
So then why are steroids banned? Why are they illegal? Why do athletes risk their health by taking them? Because chances are, they do increase your performance. That is why.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
GeneRex wrote:The numbers are numbers. The records are records. They are all valid and they all count.
The hitting numbers are not skewed because of steroids. For every batter on steroids, it's quite possible they are facing a pitcher on steroids, too.
A player's numbers are clearly a matter of his competition and playing era. The number of pitchers that throw high heat has increased. Bat speed and muscle mass have increased. It's all merely fighting fire with fire.
You don't have a location listed, but in case you didn't know, here in America steroids are illegal. We're not talking about them just being illegal in the game of baseball, but these fools (Conseco, Bonds, Giambi, etc.) should be in jail.
The numbers are skewed. Even if the pitchers are on steroids, too, that's still going to lead to a lot of longballs (a 100 mph fastball hit squarely will have a better chance of going out than an 80 mph fastball).
It's a given that today's players should be bigger, faster and stronger than the athletes of yester-year just because of advances made in health and fitness. However, steroids make it possible for players to demolish these old records with far less skill than those who set them.
Maybe you and millions of others will accept Bonds' home run record, and when he breaks Aaron's all-time record, you might accept that, too. But he cheated -- plain and simple. Not only should his numbers be erased from the books, but he should be banned from Cooperstown and thrown in jail.
GeneRex wrote:The numbers are numbers. The records are records. They are all valid and they all count.
The hitting numbers are not skewed because of steroids. For every batter on steroids, it's quite possible they are facing a pitcher on steroids, too.
A player's numbers are clearly a matter of his competition and playing era. The number of pitchers that throw high heat has increased. Bat speed and muscle mass have increased. It's all merely fighting fire with fire.
You don't have a location listed, but in case you didn't know, here in America steroids are illegal. We're not talking about them just being illegal in the game of baseball, but these fools (Conseco, Bonds, Giambi, etc.) should be in jail.
The numbers are skewed. Even if the pitchers are on steroids, too, that's still going to lead to a lot of longballs (a 100 mph fastball hit squarely will have a better chance of going out than an 80 mph fastball).
It's a given that today's players should be bigger, faster and stronger than the athletes of yester-year just because of advances made in health and fitness. However, steroids make it possible for players to demolish these old records with far less skill than those who set them.
Maybe you and millions of others will accept Bonds' home run record, and when he breaks Aaron's all-time record, you might accept that, too. But he cheated -- plain and simple. Not only should his numbers be erased from the books, but he should be banned from Cooperstown and thrown in jail.
Well, there is no evidence that Bonds used steroids... but your point is well taken and you are entitled to your own opinion.
Important is the fact that steroids help you recover much faster from workouts and injuries. That is a significant advantage right there IMO.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Yoda wrote:Well, there is no evidence that Bonds used steroids... but your point is well taken and you are entitled to your own opinion.
Important is the fact that steroids help you recover much faster from workouts and injuries. That is a significant advantage right there IMO.
He essentially admitted it in his grand-jury testimony. He claimed he didn't know that he was taking steroids, but he was.
Steroids do have great medical purposes for injury recovery. However, taking them regularly for extended periods of time cause serious health concerns.
Yoda wrote:Well, there is no evidence that Bonds used steroids... but your point is well taken and you are entitled to your own opinion.
Important is the fact that steroids help you recover much faster from workouts and injuries. That is a significant advantage right there IMO.
He essentially admitted it in his grand-jury testimony. He claimed he didn't know that he was taking steroids, but he was.
Steroids do have great medical purposes for injury recovery. However, taking them regularly for extended periods of time cause serious health concerns.
What about speed? That's apparently quite popular w/ baseballers too. Maybe they get prescriptions ("as part of Mr. Colon's weight loss regimen...") but apparently these are problems...
AcidRock23 wrote:What about speed? That's apparently quite popular w/ baseballers too. Maybe they get prescriptions ("as part of Mr. Colon's weight loss regimen...") but apparently these are problems...
Speed and other amphetamines are NOT performance enhancing drugs. They just make you think your performance has been increased.
AcidRock23 wrote:What about speed? That's apparently quite popular w/ baseballers too. Maybe they get prescriptions ("as part of Mr. Colon's weight loss regimen...") but apparently these are problems...
Yup, and I'm not sure that it's covered in the testing, either. Plus, HGH (human growth hormones) can only be tested through blood tests, so needless to say the use of this among unskilled players will increase exponentially.
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