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Baseball players aren't asked to be incredible athletes. If extra power equals, say 10-15 ft worth of extra distance, then you go from hitting having warning track power and being a 20 HR guy to being able to hit 40 plus and being a legit power threat. Baseball teams will gladly leave a guy in the lineup even if his limited athleticism makes him a defensive liability. Hell, in the American league he doesn't even have ot go in the outfileld. More homeruns equate to many millions more in your contract.
I'm not saying every guy who hits a ton of homeruns is on steroids, but some obviously are on something.
And I hope all these names come out. As so beautifully illustrated by South Park a few weeks ago, using steroids in baseball is just like cheating in the Special Olympics.
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