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Originally Posted by Joshchisox08
The funny thing is that what was taken by most or at least some of the players was COMPLETLEY LEGAL.
I don't remember nor do I care to research whatever McGwire had taken or had admitted to taking but it was 100% legal during his playing career.
So I think there may be that thin line there. They're being ridiculed as Rose is however, what Rose did WAS ILLEGAL and he damn well knew about it.
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Exactly! And taking or providing amphetamines without a prescription was a federal crime since 1971. Contrary to what some rosy-colored glass wearers would have you believe, they
should be considered as
performance enhancing drugs because that is exactly what they did. There are also a number of baseball execs who see them as a
bigger problem that steroids as well.
I've posed this question before: If Bonds hit a home run of Clemens, or Clemens struck out Bonds, should that be considered a 'level playing field'? At least if you discounted
just those kinds of confrontations, it
might make sense. But how do you credit back a strikeout from Clemens to a batter who
might not have taken steroids. Or a HR from a pitcher to Bonds. The idea of picking and choosing which records to ignore is just downright silly.
"Simply stating Bonds hit more home runs during his playing career than anyone else in MLB, though this was done during a time of rampant PED and steroid use, including by Bonds himself" or something similar should suffice.