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🚨 Acuña Joins 40/40 Club Ronald Acuña becomes fifth MLB player with 40 homers and 40 steals in a season, first-ever to 40/60 (bleacherreport.com)
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[–] runwaylights 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I definitely agree with you there. And I must say I always struggle with this debate. On the one hand I question whether it is fair that we keep putting so much blame on a couple of guys during a period where a lot of players used PED's. But on the other hand, if you look at the historical context, it's not fair for the players that came close to those records whilst not using PED's.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Right. Canseco, Bonds, and A-Rod still stood out from their peers, who were probably also juicing. They responded very well to the drugs, but they were also exceptional talents. There's no denying their talent. But in the historical context of other clean players, I think an asterisk is fair. I was crazy about Canseco as a kid, I think most people were. But looking back at that era doesn't give me fond memories, knowing what we know now.