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Look at Lance Armstrong. Steroids don't make your muscles bigger unless you train for muscle hypertrophy. But they still benefit you in a number of other ways.

Lough wouldn't be my first guess obviously. I always thought he looked naturally ripped. He's not 200 lbs.

But anytime you combine athletics and millions of dollars on the line, there's not a single athlete out there that would surprise me if he/she is using.

I also think people have to be careful labeling everything a "steroid". There's a lot of makes and models, so to speak, for PEDs that don't medically qualify as a steroid. I don't doubt Biogenesis was serving up all kinds of stuff.

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I also think people have to be careful labeling everything a "steroid". There's a lot of makes and models, so to speak, for PEDs that don't medically qualify as a steroid. I don't doubt Biogenesis was serving up all kinds of stuff.

A lot of the growth hormones as well. And of course the "anti-aging" stuff. Lets face it, it's called the steroid era because of Bonds, McGwire and Sosa getting bigger than houses. Like Eastern European Weight-lifters. And of course that was the main thing they used.

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I feel bad for the AAAA guys who want to stay clean and healthy, and are trying to make a living competing against guys they may be better than, but PED's are giving the other guys the edge.

Yep. Me too. But very, very, very few of them would ever have a chance. Even on a completely level field. Very, very, few. The odds of becoming a good MLB baseball player are astonishingly low. Like, non-existent. Like hoping to become a space traveler low.

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I don't care about PED's . If it were up to me they'd be legal. I just hope Manny doesn't get another black eye.

Well then argue for the Feds to make them legal. But since they're not, they should be illegal in professional sports as well.

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We'll see - just not fond of the speculation and accusations.

I understand your point, but the players who used PED's did this...especially dbags like Arod, Ortiz, and Braun....they have brought this on themselves and all other players with their lies, cheating and defiance....are some innocent guys under question? Yeah, probably....although I can't think of any innocent guys whose career has been harmed. Are there still dozens, if not hundreds, of players who haven't been caught or questioned? Absolutely.

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I understand your point, but the players who used PED's did this...especially dbags like Arod, Ortiz, and Braun....they have brought this on themselves and all other players with their lies, cheating and defiance....are some innocent guys under question? Yeah, probably....although I can't think of any innocent guys whose career has been harmed. Are there still dozens, if not hundreds, of players who haven't been caught or questioned? Absolutely.

Well if a player would be in the HoF but isn't, due to unconfirmed allegations that they used, then you could say that their post baseball careers have been harmed.

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Do we really need to debate roid rage and the consequences?

Roid rage is your good reason?

I'm pretty sure alcohol abuse results in more violent outbursts then steroid use.

I will say that if it were legal, and the proper procedures were followed, and the players were monitored by health professionals that roid rage would not be an issue.

While I am on the pulpit, are there any rage side effects of amphetamines or HGH? No? OK then if roid rage is the good reason then we can just let them start using those again. Along with ephedrine and creatine.

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Roid rage is your good reason?

I'm pretty sure alcohol abuse results in more violent outbursts then steroid use.

I will say that if it were legal, and the proper procedures were followed, and the players were monitored by health professionals that roid rage would not be an issue.

Only because more people abuse alcohol than steroids.

Steroids abuse attack the hormone system and the cardio system, and harmful to the liver, the kidneys and other internal organs.

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