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Old 02-02-2022, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo View Post
So what are the general thoughts on Maris? The up-and-down of his HR totals are striking: 16-39-61-33-23. Of course, there could be various explanations for that. But I remember reading that his hair was falling out in '61 and that some people were attributing that to something other than stress. Is there any reason to think he was using performance enhancers, or was the technology just not there at the time?
I've heard the rumors, that he had forearms like Popeye. But I think it was expansion pitching that helped him in '61, along with others like John Blanchard and Norm Cash.

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