Posted By:
Mark"I can go on with many examples of drugs/concoctions that have allowed players to play w/o pain, eliminate depression, reduce stress but I think you get my point."
"The point is that many of those substances to alleviate the problems you listed are LEGAL, whereas steroids are ILLEGAL unless prescribed by a doctor. "
Well, if Cobb, Ruth or any other player took a drink in the 1920s, then it was ILLEGAL pursuant to 18th Amendment.