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To: montag813
I have nothing against the steroid era hitters. They had to get their hits off steroid era pitchers, and MLB became boring after that time until BLM worship finally killed it in 2020.

Steroids don’t improve bat speed or hand-eye coordination. The primary thing they do is keep players with nagging injuries off of the disabled list - Bonds missed almost the entire 2005 season after he apparently stopped taking them. Steroid use thus has some effect on longevity-based all-time records, but it isn’t like Bonds, McGwire, and Sosa were taking a magic pill that made them hit home run balls farther - which is what the casual fan has been led to believe by the typically hysterical media coverage at the time.

That said, congratulations to Judge - who just pulled off a very difficult accomplishment.

19 posted on 09/28/2022 7:56:16 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Steroids don’t improve bat speed or hand-eye coordination.

Apparently human growth hormones (HGH) do. That would explain why Jason Giambi lost 65 points off his batting average and led the AL in strikeouts the year in the early 2000s when he showed up for spring training looking like an emaciated waif compared to his prior build.

24 posted on 09/28/2022 8:18:32 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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