
Originally Posted by
TLG
Everybody cheats ... Think,,
In grade school we cheat
in high school we cheat
in college we cheat
In university we cheat
In sports we cheat
On our girlfriend we cheat
On our wives we cheat
Threw out our lives we cheat
No I don't like green eggs and meat .... LOL ,,, sam I am
I get a chuckle out of the mention of McGuire, Sosa, Canseco, Bonds etc. and the PED's (witch hunt)
Cheating with PED's is a question of strength which in their case resulted in greater ball travel ... whether the ball traveled to the second level the third level or whether the ball flew out of the ball park.
If the sport was about distance traveled,, then there's an argument to be made of unfair competition enhanced by doping.
PED's make the athlete stronger,, does nothing to enhance the talent needed to SEE and connect a 95 mile/h fastball ,, whether or not those guys were on PED's or not,, those guys ALL had the talent to hit homers, they just wouldn't have traveled the distance.
In other words all those homers would still have been homers.
In the case of Clemens, Pettitte etc. sure they got stronger. At 40 years of age they threw the ball 90 - 95 Miles\h but PED's didn't give them the talent needed to throw strikes, curve balls, fastballs, change ups etc.... first, one needs Major League talent !!
I'll admit that PED's gave those guys longevity in the sport ,, and a few million $$ more in rich contracts,, for without the PED's they would have most probably retired sooner.