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n2doc

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6. Was Ruth juicing?

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 03:33 PM

Nov 2012

Meteoric? Yes, records were set. But really, we aren't talking quantum leaps here. Hammering Hank wasn't passed by Bonds until his last year, and Arod probably won't even get there. Everyone who has come clean on the subject has said that the roods got you a bit more edge, a bit more power, but could not turn a class A player into a star.

What I am referring to is the attitude that steroids are the only performance enhancing drug ever used by baseball players. And I say, bullcrap, people have been looking for an edge any way they can. Why should we look the other way with coke users and spitball throwers, and come down mightily on roid users? Especially when MLB wanted the home run explosion, wanted the excitement caused by home run races and lots of strikeouts.

Can you honestly say that Chipper Jones or any other potential HoF'er was clean the whole era? Only they know for sure.

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Bonds, Clemens, Sosa set for MLB Hall of Fame ballot [View all] Auggie Nov 2012 OP

Gives new meaning to "three strikes and you're out". Scuba Nov 2012 #1

Well, the Bonds and Clemens might as well not be on the ballot... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #4

Frankly, Bonds and Clemens are first ballot HoF n2doc Nov 2012 #2

holier-than-thou? trumad Nov 2012 #5

Was Ruth juicing? n2doc Nov 2012 #6

quantum leaps trumad Nov 2012 #7

Ruth going from 41, 46, 25, 47 to 60 was a bigger leap JonLP24 Nov 2012 #9

Brady Anderson? Upton Nov 2012 #10

I believe that's the one JonLP24 Nov 2012 #11

Must've been that bootleg booze that the Babe was drinking Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #12

Imagine if he could have been a designated hitter for a few more years!! madinmaryland Nov 2012 #16

Jon, if I remember correctly, about the time Ruth was traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees was madinmaryland Nov 2012 #15

It was Brady fucking Anderson who admitted using roids. trumad Nov 2012 #17

What did they do that McGwire didn't? Angleae Nov 2012 #14

Interesting commentary by Peter Abraham this morning on voting and PEDS. bluedigger Nov 2012 #3

Do they allow convicted felons into the Hall?? madinmaryland Nov 2012 #8

Nobody should even consider Sosa TZ Nov 2012 #13

Myth Busters proved a corked bat hurts rather than helps. trumad Nov 2012 #18

Yep. All In The Head ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #23

Here are the candidates: El Supremo Nov 2012 #19

The only Rockies (never had one) candidates are: El Supremo Nov 2012 #20

I would like to see Sandy Alomar get in TZ Nov 2012 #22

I've always hated Bonds but he deserves to go in. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #21

Why Bonds and not Sosa? Indianademocrat91 Nov 2012 #24

Because Sosa was a crap player without juice. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #25

It is illogical to say that though Indianademocrat91 Nov 2012 #26