Comments on: Thinking about Braves and steroids http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/08/12/thinking-about-braves-and-steroids/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/08/12/thinking-about-braves-and-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-15787 james Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:40:52 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3665#comment-15787 heh. yes that i will stipulate. heh. yes that i will stipulate.

]]> By: bking http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/08/12/thinking-about-braves-and-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-15784 bking Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:54:45 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3665#comment-15784 It is hard to look at those early 90s teams and think anyone was on stuff. Guys like Sid Bream and Terry Pendleton were borderline out of shape. Okay, but we can all agree that Rafael Belliard was NOT a juicer, right? It is hard to look at those early 90s teams and think anyone was on stuff. Guys like Sid Bream and Terry Pendleton were borderline out of shape. Okay, but we can all agree that Rafael Belliard was NOT a juicer, right?

]]> By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/08/12/thinking-about-braves-and-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-15780 james Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:29:41 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3665#comment-15780 i think it's pretty safe to say that EVERY team in the steroid era had key contributors that were on the juice.... i think it’s pretty safe to say that EVERY team in the steroid era had key contributors that were on the juice….

]]> By: rustytanton http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/08/12/thinking-about-braves-and-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-15775 rustytanton Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:08:35 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3665#comment-15775 Former NFL player Lyle Alzado <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Alzado#Steroid_use_and_death" rel="nofollow">said he was taking anabolic steroids as far back as 1969</a>, and his playing career only lasted until 1985. Tom House, the pitcher who caught Hank Aaron's 715th homerun in the bullpen, <a href="http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7721721" rel="nofollow">estimated 6 or 7 <em>pitchers</em> per team were using amphetamines and steroids in the 1960s and 1970s</a>. So no, I don't at all think Ron Gant was too early to be in the steroid era. Former NFL player Lyle Alzado said he was taking anabolic steroids as far back as 1969, and his playing career only lasted until 1985.

Tom House, the pitcher who caught Hank Aaron’s 715th homerun in the bullpen, estimated 6 or 7 pitchers per team were using amphetamines and steroids in the 1960s and 1970s.

So no, I don’t at all think Ron Gant was too early to be in the steroid era.

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