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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
It probably isn't good for anyone when guys die from doing stuff like this (see Belcher, Steve and Caminetti, Ken).
I also think fans want to see players competing fairly. With the know health risks of many of these drugs, is it fair to make it a requirement to take them in order to compete?
And myself, I would like to be able to measure the achievements of players across generations. When Bond's broke The Babe's records and when he breaks Hank Aaron's record, I won't view it as valid because those players did it with their own physical abilities, and didn't need a chemist to put them over the top.
Bonds is an amazing hitter. His eye for the strike zone is remarkable. And he may have been the greatest hitter on his own merits. But we will never know.
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I agree, I dont want to see anyone die (a joke...).
As for comparisons of statistics, I dont think you can compare even without steroids. Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth played in a era where pitchers were used for long stretches and pitched way beyond when they were tired, there wasnt as many specialty pitchers (guys that come in for one out) and the mound was several inches lower which created a flatter ball coming out of the pitchers hand which was much more hit-able.
Considering that there have been questions about the density of the ball, corked bats, pitchers using foreign substances (Kenny Rogers) and now steroids - baseball is a cheating mans sport.
Let's just hope Barry hits 756 and it stands for 5-6 years and then A-Rod beats it to re-set the record to legitimacy.