All this exposing will only help the old timers who have been trying to get into the HOF for years, but can't get in because of some of the guys roid stats.
I'm glad it's all finally coming out. It's going to show, that some of these guys who took the roids to get the Millions to make the teams, were not as good as guys such as Blyleven, who was trying for years to get in the HOF.
For me it’s unfortunate to have this cloud over his name. For the simple fact that he is the best baseball player in my lifetime that I have ever seen. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to ever play the game. People have to understand that just because one partakes in steroids doesn’t mean the next day their going to hit 300 and win 20 games. You still have to have unbelievable God given talent to play this beautiful game. So mark me down as one who doesn’t buy steroids helping A-Rod to an extend that surely the main stream media will when they have a field day with this story in the weeks to come. All this begs the question why take steroids in the first place? Peer pressure? I really don’t know and honestly don’t care.
I can tell you that when I took them it was because I didn't have much knowledge. But I did it in back in 1998. As to why guys would take them now, Well its worth the risk. I mean sure if you're a big name and get caught its a media frenzy but for the marginal players that make the league minimum, its worth it if they can land a 5 year 15 mil deal.
I'll be the first one to say they do help a great deal. You get stronger insanly fast. I probably went from benching 245lbs. to 365lbs. in a matter of maybe 2 months.
Also most people have zero idea how widely used these were back in the hey day. A few guys I know that played minor league ball from around 1998 through 2004 told me that they would estimate that about 60% to 70% of guys have done them at some point.
Of course didn't you know that Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Lou Gerhig, Stan Musial and most of the Baseball Hal of Fame owe their greatness to a potion called Brown-Séquard Elixir discovered by Dr. Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard around 1865. In fact it was Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard's experiments with primate testosterone that gave inspiration to Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, while he and the good doctor were neighbors in Cavendish Square, London in the 1870s.
Once in Paris, the Doc was hit over the head with a parasol by the French animal-rights activist Marie Huot, for having performed a vivisection on a monkey.
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard himself.
Born April 8th 1817 - died April 2nd 1894.
Sure Pud Galvin back in 1880 may have used the elixer but there is zero evidence that generations of players who came after him did.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Pud played in an era where 2-man pitching rotations were common - hence his 6,003 innings pitched and 646 complete games, both of which are second only to the career totals of Cy Young. Incredibly, Pud pitched over 70 complete games in both 1883 and 1884 and 65 in 1879. He is the only player in baseball history to win 20 or more games in 10 different years without winning a pennant, finishing his career with a total of 364 wins and 310 losses.
On August 20, 1880, Galvin became the first major league pitcher to throw a no-hitter on the road, leading his Buffalo Bisons to a 1-0 victory over the Worcester Ruby Legs. Whether or not the use of the Brown-Séquard elixir, which contained monkey testosterone by Pud had anything to do with the Ruby legs not getting a hit that day remains a mystery.
Pud died at the age of 45 in 1902.
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This could get wild. Texas (maybe even Yankee) lawyers might claim millions losses based on argument that Rodriguez could have preformed better if he had not taken steroids. 'Cleans' might claim some damage because Arod diminished their pay stats. Old hall of fame trust funds might claim losses due to statistical fraud. Wild west litigious shootout.
I agree with this post
And it's emphasis is increased when we take a deep breath and realize that during the late 80s- 2003 era upwards of 1/4 to 1/3 of batters were using something that today would be defined as shady. How come no one else but Mac, Sammy and Bonds raked at the level they did?
