Gil Hodges

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So, and this is a genuine question, how do we condemn PEDs but tolerate amphetamines which were rampant in the Mays Mantle Aaron era?

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.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

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.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

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.

Its also eyesight, bat speed, and hand-coordination among other possible things. You can be as strong as you like, but if you can't get the bat on the ball, nothing is leaving the park. I'd even venture that overall strength is nowhere near the most important factor in hittin HRs. Take someone like Jose Ramirez as an example.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by BobC

Its also eyesight, bat speed, and hand-coordination among other possible things. You can be as strong as you like, but if you can't get the bat on the ball, nothing is leaving the park. I'd even venture that overall strength is nowhere near the most important factor in hittin HRs. Take someone like Jose Ramirez as an example.

Don't disagree at all. I'm sure a large percentage of the male population 16-35 is strong enough to hit home runs, just not talented enough.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Don't disagree at all. I'm sure a large percentage of the male population 16-35 is strong enough to hit home runs, just not talented enough.

Exactamundo!!!