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Steroids is not meant to help you hit.. one of the hardest things to do..hit a round object with a round bat coming at you 90 mph + - steroids and HGH (human growth hormone) is used for strength and conditioning purposes. Sometimes to build muscle, sometimes for all around strength. But homeruns are hit via bat speed. McGwire hit 49 homeruns his rookie season and he was a skinny twink. Bonds had a HOF career with over 300 HR's "before" he is accused of taking steroids and he too was a skinny guy. These guys have always been prolific hitters, steroids didnt help them - if anything, larger muscles slows down the bat - as for pitchers, the HGH is taken by many to help heal faster, to build the msucels back quicker, and in the long run bigger & thicker. Its no surprise, pitchers like Gagne are on it, he has had arm trouble for years. If they delved deeper theyd find that there would be more pitchers using HGH than hitters. As far as Im concerned, the Mitchell report is just a post-it note to the league and to make public the epidemic that is steroid use in MLB (and other sports) and the only way to make any kind of impact was to expose the big names that were included. If it gets a law passed that puts the dealers away or gives stiffer penalities (jail time) to those that possess it..then it did its job. If its just another rag paper that players, coaches, trainers and the like scoff at then, well, thats just a waste of 60 million and a sad end to many great players careers. Just My Opinion.
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