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Originally Posted by dmw
You can't really believe that even the best hitters in the world can't struggle over the course of a handful of at-bats, can you?
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Of course they do. But those stats weren't a "handful of at-bats" like a mid-season slump. These were playoff at-bats, over three different seasons. That's three years in a row, different years, different pitchers, etc. and each time he flopped.
Point: Steroids don't give you that extra something (nerves, focus, whatever) that lets great players become champions. That's all I'm saying.
Schilling's right, though: announce the entire list of 100+ players that tested positive in 2003. Just hang 'em all: Manny, Roger, Barry, ARod, Pujols, Randy Johnson... anybody who is likely Hall of Fame caliber but who likely took something at some point.
Just ban the national pastime as "hazardous to the health and well-being of America's families" and we'll all wear panties and learn to play soccer.
(kidding, guys, kidding!)