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Posted By: Josh C.

I don't think Griffey used. I think because of his swing mechanics he relied heavily on his legs and hips- if from injury, they start to creak, then he's going to have a dramatic decline in bat speed. The fact that he showed decline at age 36 after five straight years of major season ending or at least major injuries to his legs and wrists is not all that surprising to me. The fact that he resisted the urge to use PED's to gain back that bat speed and add muscle is the more surprising aspect in this day and age. I have to say, it is sad that the one guy of that era who really might not have cheated, is thrown to dogs with everyone else simply because of the era he played in.



Plus, the 1995 season which you speak of him getting injured was directly because of this remarkable feat:







Also a note on Pujols' 2006 season- the year he hit 49 HR. He hit 25 in April then went down with an ankle injury... came back three weeks later and was still leading both leagues in HR by 10. He wasn't quite the same and then not all that long afterward he had a bad oblique strain and really didn't come back the same that year. Still finished with 49 but was on pace for something like 80 200.



Now, I hope that Pujols never used PED's- it's harder to know with the guys who have always been big. I don't think he did. Gut feeling.



Not: I would indeed be crushed if either of those two were implicated. Two of my favorite players to watch. Griffey, I'm too young to have seen him in his glory days... but with the marvel of motion picture tubbing I can witness him in supreme clarity.







-Josh