"Performance Enhancers and Baseball"

by JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

"In Boston, the state police pull over a batboy who had borrowed the car of a Red Sox infielder and discover a vial containing anabolic steroids in the glove compartment. In San Diego, the Padres randomly test minor leaguers for steroids at spring training and find that about one in five test positive. In Miami, a veteran outfielder says he believes as many as 40 percent of major leaguers have used the muscle-building drugs.

"No one knows for certain how many professional ballplayers are using testosterone-based drugs, but there is a growing suspicion among many people in baseball that the national pastime has become tainted with steroid abuse.

"Unlike the National Football League, college athletics and sports overseen by the International Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball does not randomly test players for steroids or other drugs that may improve performance.

"But suspicions abound, especially in recent years, as more and more players have put on muscle during off-season training and hitters have begun slugging home runs at a record pace.

"These days, some major league players said, it is not uncommon to hear players speculating in dugouts that an ordinary hitter who has metamorphosed over a few months into a muscled slugger is "juiced." With millions of dollars in future salary riding on offensive numbers, the temptation to find a chemical edge is great, current and former players said. �."

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Let me just say that I am shocked, brothers! Deeply, deeply shocked, as I am sure are all of you.

Thoughts?

Bjaarki

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"'Til the weard of the world, stands, unforgotten,
high under Heaven, the hero's name." - Hrolf Krakki's Saga (Iceland)

Article quote: "...a muscled slugger is "juiced."

But...but...but...how can that be??? All this time the media has been telling us it's the ball that's "juiced!" (and I believe em')

Dexter

1. You pay guys $5 million per year to be strong enough and good enough to hit homeruns.

2. You never test for AS use at all, ever.

3. And you're fucking upset that they're using steroids.
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With logic behind that, I think that the US government may have secretly taken over Major League Baseball.

Just my .02

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Originally posted by Dexter:
Whatever the hell happened to Hardball2, by the way? Anybody know, please email me.

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Dexter, just emailed ya'. Weird frickin' email address bro - hope it goes thru. if not, I think this is the latest update: https://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/033063.html

Later,

In college he weighed 290lbs 6'7 6% BF
Benched over 500lbs and ran the 40 in 4.4

"Major League Baseball doesn't require players to be tested for steroids and the Players Association's stance is that there is no conclusive proof steroids are dangerous."