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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Amphetamines allowed baseball players (and still do allow baseball players) to play the game every single day. Without them, we wouldn't have seen many guys put up the numbers they did or play as long as they did. Actually, I can't think of any drug that would have more of an impact than those things...that's why they were used even more frequently than steroids.
Edit: Both were illegal drugs that players used to enhance their performance, btw. What am I missing here?
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Here is what you're missing: Nobody was able to use amphetamines to hit 70 home runs (McGwire), 73 home runs (Bonds), or AVERAGE 60 HOME RUNS PER YEAR OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD (Sammy ****ing Sosa).
Before steroids, there were two guys in the entire 20th century who had extraordinary years (obviously Ruth and Maris), and they each hit 60 home runs ONCE in their careers. After steroids, home runs were so cheap that a journeyman like Sammy Sosa could bulk up and crush the home records of the all-time greats.
If you think amphetamines are even in the same ballpark as steroids, you obviously know nothing about baseball.