Players agree to steriod tests.

[cookusu]

Re: Players agree to steriod tests.

My point is Boone did have some pop before, he just never made consistent contact, he definitely bulked up, but how he got that way I have no idea.

[SportsorDeath]

Re: Players agree to steriod tests.

Yes, Boone did have a little pop back in the early 90's when he first played, but a little pop is all it was. Also, all his homers back then were hit to left or left center. He pulled everything. I am sure as his career progressed, he learned how to use the whole field, but even before 2001, anything he hit to the opposite field would have been a gapper. Now, they are all going out.

[MSRoble33]

Re: Players agree to steriod tests.

To be quite honest with you, and this'll probably sound kinda ignorant on my part, but I could care less if players are on 'roids... I mean 'roids aren't the biggest problem with baseball right now. Parity amongst the teams' talent levels is... and I guess in a roundabout way that leads to steroid use, but the source of it is money.. but I'll save that for another thread.

I mean, there's andro, there's creatine, there's mass gainers, weight gainers, 'roids, you name it, it's out there... just yelling for an athlete to use them. I used to use Creatine for a little while, and it's not THAT powerful of a supplement, all it does is retain water in your body to allow you workouts to last longer and be more efficient, thus allowing you to buld muscle better... THEN you gotta go and do cardio to get the waterweight right back off..

Bonds has admitted to using Creatine, and (I live in Pittsburgh) people here are like, "You seen how big he's gotten?!" Yeah, he's gotten bigger, but what do you expect athletes to do? Not wanna bulk up? Not wanna improve their game? I mean especially at Bonds' age, you gotta think it takes a harder workout to pull off a 162 game schedule at 30+ years old, than it does for an athlete, say 22-26 years old, you know?

And as far as Sosa goes, I don't believe him to be steroid ridden, I believe he's doing SOMETHING, but not 'roids... my main reason for believing this is that steroid users tend to be more injury-prone than non-users... doesn't mean every injured player is suspect mind you, but when you suspect a guy of steroid use, then see him playing 158-162 games a year (they do get routine days off) then that doesn't kill the argument, but it does put a big old gunshot wound in it's foot.