World Series Picks
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You don't think the random drug testing is a deterrent?
Looking at baseball footage from the 80's and earlier, players were certainly not as muscular as they are now.
I think most of the muscle now-a-days has to be attributed to weight lifting and diet though.
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Looking at baseball footage from the 80's and earlier, players were certainly not as muscular as they are now.
I think most of the muscle now-a-days has to be attributed to weight lifting and diet though.
[video=youtube;rRD2IbYFf7o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRD2IbYFf7o[/video]
But a couple of players are already known to have used steroids. Barry Bonds was convicted of it and Mike Mcgwire confessed to it and someone... I think it was one of the trainers said that it is used among pro baseball players a lot more than people think and that there are ways to get around the testing.
Don't forget Roger Clemens.
All of this predates the random drug tests I was referring to.
Last season Irvine Santana(MN Twins) tested positive for a type of steroid and missed 1/2 the season as a result. That's a pretty tough penalty(not that I object). The Twins were in the pennant race until just a couple days before the 2015 season ended. Some of us wonder how well the Twins could have done had Santana been a starting pitcher from the beginning of the season.
The system currently in place is 3 strikes and you're out. First mistake is 1/2 a season. Second time is a full season. Caught a third time and you're MLB career is over.
Are there workarounds? I don't know. The penalties that are in place, though, are pretty severe. Rightfully so, too, in my opinion.
All of this predates the random drug tests I was referring to.
Last season Irvine Santana(MN Twins) tested positive for a type of steroid and missed 1/2 the season as a result. That's a pretty tough penalty(not that I object). The Twins were in the pennant race until just a couple days before the 2015 season ended. Some of us wonder how well the Twins could have done had Santana been a starting pitcher from the beginning of the season.
The system currently in place is 3 strikes and you're out. First mistake is 1/2 a season. Second time is a full season. Caught a third time and you're MLB career is over.
Are there workarounds? I don't know. The penalties that are in place, though, are pretty severe. Rightfully so, too, in my opinion.
Don't forget Roger Clemens.
All of this predates the random drug tests I was referring to.
Last season Irvine Santana(MN Twins) tested positive for a type of steroid and missed 1/2 the season as a result. That's a pretty tough penalty(not that I object). The Twins were in the pennant race until just a couple days before the 2015 season ended. Some of us wonder how well the Twins could have done had Santana been a starting pitcher from the beginning of the season.
The system currently in place is 3 strikes and you're out. First mistake is 1/2 a season. Second time is a full season. Caught a third time and you're MLB career is over.
Are there workarounds? I don't know. The penalties that are in place, though, are pretty severe. Rightfully so, too, in my opinion.
All of this predates the random drug tests I was referring to.
Last season Irvine Santana(MN Twins) tested positive for a type of steroid and missed 1/2 the season as a result. That's a pretty tough penalty(not that I object). The Twins were in the pennant race until just a couple days before the 2015 season ended. Some of us wonder how well the Twins could have done had Santana been a starting pitcher from the beginning of the season.
The system currently in place is 3 strikes and you're out. First mistake is 1/2 a season. Second time is a full season. Caught a third time and you're MLB career is over.
Are there workarounds? I don't know. The penalties that are in place, though, are pretty severe. Rightfully so, too, in my opinion.