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Originally posted by GrindingGears
Have you ever hit a home run? All the home runs I've hit were because I swung at the right angle, right time, and hit the ball with the right part of the bat. NOT necessarily b/c I swung harder. It's about the swing, and not all about the force behind the swing. Efficiency and timing, not brute force.
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That opinion is commonly echoed by sportswriters. Sadly, it's not entirely true. Steroids increase both strength and bat speed. (Proven) . Has to do with swing initiation by rapid conversion of large muscle groups.
Remember the ball that you just barely missed the sweet spot. It used to fly harmlessly to the center fielder. Now it's a round tripper. Again, they do not take steroids because they want smaller nuts. They take them because they
work. Fact is, the average fan probably vastly underestimates how well they work and their enormous contribution to the long-ball tally.
About Barry. "Proof" is only decided in a court of law and this case is unlikely to get there. What we do know is there are countless reciepts for steroids as well steroid delivery records designated "B. Bonds" You do the math.
Also, the MLBPA has refused uniform testing and any testing that reveals individual users identity. We only know that more that 8% of players were positive at the time of the first "screening check". If the MLBPA submits to testing, there will be a minimum two year warning. There is no incentive to stop using steroids untill baseball announces a testing schedule. Is Barry still using? There is far too much at stake to stop using now.