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In baseball, many athletes have already explained that a shorter recovery time IS a competitive advantage because it allows for more strengthening and less fatigue during games.
I also dismiss the notion (although not entirely) that regardless of juice, that Bonds still had to hit the ball....that steroids dont help you hit a ball. Bonds isnt know for hitting the ball. He is known for hitting the ball really far...and steroids help you do that. What is the effect of EPO in the bloodstream of a cyclist? Higher oxygen sat allows you to ride harder because you are not out of breath? Are these cyclists also getting busted for muscle builders?
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As to Bonds, steroids make you stronger, or at least let you buiold faster by speeding recovery times. But HGH, at least anecdotally, can improve your eyesight allowing you to see the ball better, or at least to avoid the deteriorationin vision that is normal in one's late 30s and 40s.
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It is not clear. At the time many people were skpetical of the test result precisely becasue testosterone is not known for having short term benfits. Since then, I have read several reports from riders who say it does. It certainly was not a to build mass, as he used it in the middle of the tour and it led to one of the most remrakbale rides ever seen in the tour. As David Millar said today about Ricco, however, (paraphrasing) "We are beginning to learn that when things seem too good to be true, they are."
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I think you are kidding yourself when you say the MLB is limited to just a few guiys or just a few who are late in their careers. Cycling used ot say similar things. If these cyclists are willing to do this sort of cheating for salaries in the 100s of thousands a year (for most fothem) what would MLB guys do to extend theiur careers or raise their perfromance for Millions a year? When you say it is everyone in cycling, what do you mena? Do I agree that everyone in cycling could benfit from drugs? Of course. Do you seriously contend that nto everyone in MLB could benefit from drugs? You must be joking if you do.
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Pettitte did admit to taking HGH, although he claimed it was only once and it was to heal.
Which means he was a doper.
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What a crock!
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Due to collective bargaining, the testing of baseball and football is fairly weak. I believe almost every baseball player uses steroids and/or HGV which is performance enhancing, not just recuperative. Cycling is cleaning up its act, baseball never will. There is no comparison. Just talk to minor leaguers and you'll discover cheating in baseball is MUCH, MUCH more rampant than cheating in cycling.
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