With all the steroid stuff going on with MLB it seems that most of the attention has been brought to San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds. I'm not going to talk about Bonds case in particular but more about the steroid use in baseball.
We all know that steroids make you stronger. We all should also know that steroids do not give you any skills though. For instance, if someone got all juiced up on steroids he would still need the skill of a baseball player to make contact with a 90 MPH fastball and the other abilities that a baseball player needs. For instance, I am not a baseball player and if I started taking steroids I would not be a better baseball player. No way, no chance, no hell. So what does it matter some say. Well at least that was the view of some callers in a local sports talk radio show.
Well, it does matter. You have to understand that these guys already have the skills of a baseball player. They have been playing since they were kids. Now, let's say a guy on steroids slams 60 or 70 home runs during the season, you have to understand that without the steroids many of the shots would have been caught at the warning track. That extra muscle from the drug carried those balls over the fence. The guy would have probably hit 35-40 home runs had he not been on steroids. Remember those days, when 40 home runs were good enough to lead the league in home runs? Back in the 80's if you smacked 20 home runs in a season you were considered a home run hitter!
Looking at the situation from a players prospective is easy too though if you think about it. If you are not on steroids and a younger player come up from the minors and he can take your job, there can be a lot of pressure to get on steroids. Especially if you are not performing too well, maybe in a slump and there he is on steroids hitting home runs left and right. You might do anything to save your job. Just a few thoughts on the subject here.
We all know that steroids make you stronger. We all should also know that steroids do not give you any skills though. For instance, if someone got all juiced up on steroids he would still need the skill of a baseball player to make contact with a 90 MPH fastball and the other abilities that a baseball player needs. For instance, I am not a baseball player and if I started taking steroids I would not be a better baseball player. No way, no chance, no hell. So what does it matter some say. Well at least that was the view of some callers in a local sports talk radio show.
Well, it does matter. You have to understand that these guys already have the skills of a baseball player. They have been playing since they were kids. Now, let's say a guy on steroids slams 60 or 70 home runs during the season, you have to understand that without the steroids many of the shots would have been caught at the warning track. That extra muscle from the drug carried those balls over the fence. The guy would have probably hit 35-40 home runs had he not been on steroids. Remember those days, when 40 home runs were good enough to lead the league in home runs? Back in the 80's if you smacked 20 home runs in a season you were considered a home run hitter!
Looking at the situation from a players prospective is easy too though if you think about it. If you are not on steroids and a younger player come up from the minors and he can take your job, there can be a lot of pressure to get on steroids. Especially if you are not performing too well, maybe in a slump and there he is on steroids hitting home runs left and right. You might do anything to save your job. Just a few thoughts on the subject here.
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