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Originally Posted by Stephen

Uh, he was a multiple MVP award winner before there were even whispers of alleged steroid use.

I'm not the one on a witch-hunt here, I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy.

I know he was a three time MVP and then went on to win four consecutive MVP awards after an 8 year "break". A guy whose career best 49 HR's (up 15 from just a year before), then hit 73 without any help? Puh-lease.

I don't think hypocrisy is the issue unless you are trying to make the case of steroids being no more of a performance enhancing drug than a drug that mimicks caffeine, albeit with more severe side effects.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by forgop

I know he was a three time MVP and then went on to win four consecutive MVP awards after an 8 year "break". A guy whose career best 49 HR's (up 15 from just a year before), then hit 73 without any help? Puh-lease.

You said...

Originally Posted by forgop

All I'm disputing is his ability to play at that level before he needed a bigger hat and shoes.

I'd also point out that during that, "8 year break", he was an All-Star every year, won four GG, four SS, and finished in top top five in MVP voting four times.

Originally Posted by forgop

I don't think hypocrisy is the issue unless you are trying to make the case of steroids being no more of a performance enhancing drug than a drug that mimicks caffeine, albeit with more severe side effects.

Couldn't the same logic be used for anabolic steroids that you're using for amphetamines? After all, anabolic steroids are a drug that mimics testosterone, albeit with more side effects. See how that works?

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C: Bench
1b: Gehrig
2b: Jackie Robinson
SS: Ripken
3b: Brooks Robinson
OF: Mays
OF: Mantle
OF: Clemente
RHP: Ryan
LHP: Carlton