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barrysloateLet's face it- for a period of time taking steroids became a way of life for many major league ballplayers. There was a veil of silence among all major leaguers, even the ones that didn't inject themselves.
The best players in baseball typically hit between 40 and 50 home runs in a great season. That was the norm up until the late 90's, and it is the norm today. But for about a 5-6 year period 40-50 became 60-70 for a host of the game's sluggers. And they all became unusually large and muscular at the same time. And nobody said a word.
The records from the late 90's until the steroid fiasco was uncovered should be stricken from the books. They shouldn't count. We'll see how this all unfolds over the next couple of years.