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Old 12-08-2021, 12:00 PM
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I think there is a significant difference between a drug that changes the physical composition of your body in a profession based on physical strength and physical coordination from a drug that gives you some additional energy when your ass is dragging a little, but appreciate that’s a line that someone can poke holes in fairly easy. Hitting home runs is physical strength plus mental focus, so the line does get blurry quickly.
It's a slippery slope, in my opinion. But of course nobody here is going to condemn Mantle or Mays but we love to trash Bonds and ARod, so we'll find a way to distinguish.
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