By edo

January 13, 2010 9:51 AM | Link to this

dodo… Mantle, Aaron,Mays and others were normal sized men who hit the ball very, very far… it’s bat speed, much like in golf, that produces distance… I just think the whole steroid issue is overblown… my PF Flyers used to make me jump higher and run faster…

By dodo

January 12, 2010 8:37 PM | Link to this

Edo, You ever play baseball? HITTING a baseball is hand eye. Hitting a baseball very, very far is not. Taking this stuff was in no way related to injuries. It was a way of getting ahead. They cheated. period.

By Mark from St Paul

January 12, 2010 6:26 PM | Link to this

Matt Yglesias had an interesting post today that mirrored Edo’s comment. No, MLB did NOT have specific rules against a lot of things that were abused, but more to the point: what about all the defensive players and pitchers who were on steroids? Has anyone done the math on pitching speeds to see if they dropped along with the power hitting post-steroids?

By Blowfly

January 12, 2010 11:29 AM | Link to this

Despite all of Canseco’s issues, I tend to believe what he wrote in Juice. He’s always been the kind of guy who did have the good sense NOT to say exactly what he thought. He’s kind of like Charles Barkley in that regard. McGuire’s played this thing all wrong. If he was going to tell the truth he should have done it in front of Congress rather than take the 5th, he looked like an idiot. Now, it’s too late, it looks too much like a desperate attempt to get into the Hall.

By edo

January 12, 2010 10:23 AM | Link to this

respectfully disagree… I’ve been on steroids for six years (for arthritis) and haven’t hit any homers in all that time… he was a product of his time and hitting a baseball is not a strength thing; it’s eyesight and timing… plus baseball didn’t have any rules against it in those days… his sin was in denial, should have learned that from Pete… Tiger could have learned from Letterman, get it out in the open and joke about it in a self effacing way… humility works… steroids are over hyped, they don’t turn you into a superman…hold on, I have to find a phone booth…

By DaMang

January 11, 2010 9:18 PM | Link to this

At least he admitted it.How many players are still holding onto secrets hoping to make it to the HOF ???.It’s not just Baseball,all sports are now a “For Profit” industry.There are steroids in ALL sports.

By irishguy

January 11, 2010 5:12 PM | Link to this

Sad news indeed, even though we all knew it was coming. That home run race almost made me forget & forgive the baseball strike.