Was PUD GALVIN The First Doper?

[StraightRaceCards]

Nothing substantial to add here except that I am trying to work on the connection between Pud Galvin and my family (the Galvins)

Apparently he grew up in the Kerry patch in St. Louis. My family immigrated over from Ireland in 1904 and I had a few great great uncles already residing in the Kerry patch well before that.

So who knows!

The man had a poor legacy outside of his baseball prowess, that is shadowed by PED use.

Still proud to be a Galvin though! We also ran all the speakeasy’s during prohibition, call us the Irish Mafia!

Matt Galvin

[piecesofthegame]

Glad this thread generated some actual discussion other than “how much more will all my cards be worth in 2024.”

I actually posted the article half jokingly. The guy was just trying the latest craze. There were so many products back then claiming to be the elixir of life, and especially in an era where you didn’t have to prove any claims whatsoever, there were surely suckers born every minute buying into the claims.

Ultimately I’d agree with those who basically stated the simple premise:
If the rules state one thing and you do another , it’s breaking the rules and therefore cheating. If it’s not in the rules, knock yourself out. And thus, the great testicular fluid experiment. 🙂

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by piecesofthegame

Glad this thread generated some actual discussion other than “how much more will all my cards be worth in 2024.”

I actually posted the article half jokingly. The guy was just trying the latest craze. There were so many products back then claiming to be the elixir of life, and especially in an era where you didn’t have to prove any claims whatsoever, there were surely suckers born every minute buying into the claims.

Ultimately I’d agree with those who basically stated the simple premise:
If the rules state one thing and you do another , it’s breaking the rules and therefore cheating. If it’s not in the rules, knock yourself out. And thus, the great testicular fluid experiment. ��

There continue to be many such products and services with essentially no science backing them and based entirely on anecdotal testimonials or outright deception.