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Banned substance
Barry was shocked to learn that there was a banned in his flaxseed oil cream.
Seriously, I don't like that many baseball players used steroids. But I think that the owners and managers should be blamed as much, if not more, than the players. I have no doubt that they were aware of what was going on. But I think they figured that more homeruns brought in more revenue. It was advantageous to ignore the problem.
I think that Barry, no matter how offensive he could be, has been unfairly made a scapegoat. He is the greatest ballplayer of his era. If you put an asterisk on his achievements, maybe we should do the same for the era where steroid use was rampant, for managers with winning seasons, for overpowering pitchers, (many of whom Barry had to face), who used steroids, too.
Do you realize that in the era of Hand Aaron, steroids were virtually unknown except in the body building sector. Ask California's governor. He used them. But there was a drug that was commonly abused by many ballplayers in the 70.s. That drug was speed or methamphetamine. How many of the ballplayers of that era deserve an asterisk after their achievements? We don't know. They didn't test for dope in those days.
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