Quote: “ I guess it must be a big deal for the American League.
It has been broken 3 times already in the National League.”
They cheated. They admitted to cheating or were caught. They were frauds, MLB knew it and used them to restore the game to popularity. Then, MLB was shocked to find out gambling was happening at the casino as they abandoned the players.
It was fun at the time. I guess the ends justify the means.
But now I think they are all juiced.
No one cares now. Judge might be a clean player. Who knows? But no one cares.
They cheated—true.
But—the more interesting and nuanced question is exactly how steroids helped them break the record.
Can those drugs help you hit a curveball?