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Posted By: David Smith

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What if Brady Anderson only dabbled with steroids for a year or two and liking the results, went full bore with them for that one year?? Then, after seeing such a HUGE increase in Home Runs, got to thinking that people might be suspicious and either quit altogether or went back to just using small amounts??

If you want to talk about the ball being juiced, 1987 was your year. Wade Boggs went from single digit Home Run years to hitting a career high 24. His next highest season was about five years later when he hit 11. Wally Joyner had a career high in 1987 and so did Eric Davis. Mark McGwire set the Rookie record with 49 that year.

Some people compared the ball that was used in 1986 to the one that was used in 1987 by dropping each from a height of about 20 feet. The 1987 ball bounced higher every time. I think the difference was because the new ball was either wound tighter, had a different type of material in the core or both.

David