while it is true that the hardest throwing pitchers today dont throw much harder than those in the past, the sheer number of pitchers that trow 90+ no wis staggering, and it is much higher than 10%. and no, i dont believe the fox guns either. steroids can aid pitchers just as much as they can aid hitters, and they are expected to add 3-4 mph to a fastball, which is a very significant increase.
i am really waffling on bonds. while i am not sure that what he did is an affront to the game, i dont like how he handled the situation. he knew that he was taking roids, and he lied to a grand jury about it. at least giambi came clean.
the real villain here that will likely go unexposed are the owners. they knew that a large percentage of players were on the juice, and yet they did nothing to stop it. home runs sell tickets, and the owners could care less about the long term helth of the players or the game. all they care about is their wallet, and they are too shortsighted to think about the long run damage done by a scandal like this
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12-28-04, 06:49 PM
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