Dom, Great article. But I would like to emphasize the "wound healing" aspects of steroids. You rightly point out that there are so many skills involved in hitting a major league pitcher, that sheer strength is only one of many. However, if you have a blown out tendon for instance, it can really mess with your swing. So steroids can help with the healing, and help strengthen the surrounding, supporting muscle tissue. Mark was hitting those moon shots as a rookie. In the Colosseum!! At night!!! Without steroids. Later, I think they helped with his injuries. So now medical treatment is a FEDERAL CRIME??? How far we've sunk. P.S. It's all envy, you know.
Dom,
ReplyDeleteGreat article.
But I would like to emphasize the "wound healing" aspects of steroids.
You rightly point out that there are so many skills involved in hitting a major league pitcher, that sheer strength is only one of many.
However, if you have a blown out tendon for instance, it can really mess with your swing. So steroids can help with the healing, and help strengthen the surrounding, supporting muscle tissue.
Mark was hitting those moon shots as a rookie. In the Colosseum!! At night!!! Without steroids.
Later, I think they helped with his injuries.
So now medical treatment is a FEDERAL CRIME???
How far we've sunk.
P.S. It's all envy, you know.