Great article and well researched. My belief is MLB steered the conversation to “steroid era”, rather than admit they juiced the ball to regain veiwership after the 1994 debacle. Players have been using various means to get ahead of the game since its inception, and I think it was convenient that MLB stumbled on “steroids” to create distance from a plan to get back what it had lost. To say baseball was in the dark about chemical enhancement of any kind, in my opinion, is a fallacy.
Great article and well researched. My belief is MLB steered the conversation to “steroid era”, rather than admit they juiced the ball to regain veiwership after the 1994 debacle. Players have been using various means to get ahead of the game since its inception, and I think it was convenient that MLB stumbled on “steroids” to create distance from a plan to get back what it had lost. To say baseball was in the dark about chemical enhancement of any kind, in my opinion, is a fallacy.
Well said. I totally agree that both the players union and commissioner Selig knew. However, It was fun to watch as a young fan!
oh, absolutely! , Sammy, Barry, a-rod, McGwire, Canseco, Clemens, all of them were can't miss performances.
I'm really glad you brought up the strike zone, because if you watch a game from that era the zone was smaller than a gnat's butthole.