[CommerceComet]

I've always wondered how far Mickey Mantle could have hit a baseball if he were on steriods. He hit them consistently further than anyone as it was. (Go to www.themick.com and click on the link to his longest homeruns. They have aerial photographs of the stadiums with the flight paths of his longest homeruns drawn in. Amazing.)

Barry Bonds is a fine player but he has never been the equal of his godfather, Willie Mays. I consider the modern homerun totals to be fraudulent: diluted pitching, small ballparks, small strike zones, rules against brushbacks, and performance-enhancing substances all make homeruns much cheaper than they were 40 years ago.

[CommerceComet]

Let me try to hot-link the Mantle website:
http://www.themick.com/

If you haven't seen this, it's worth a visit.

[irish guard]

I would add a "juiced" baseball to your list. I have no doubt that Uncle Bud Selig ordered the ball to be enhanced during McGuire and Sosa's miracle year.

[Chu Gary]

CC,

"Barry Bonds is a fine player but he has never been the equal of his godfather, Willie Mays. I consider the modern homerun totals to be fraudulent: diluted pitching, small ballparks, small strike zones, rules against brushbacks, and performance-enhancing substances all make homeruns much cheaper than they were 40 years ago."

You speak the truth, yeah baby!!