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Originally Posted by Jason Moyer
I tend to think anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 took from the 60's until the mid 00's but I'm guessing my opinion would be in the minority.
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Based on the research I've done - and noting that there is a lot of obfuscation, rumor, and hearsay - I wouldn't disagree with you, particularly if you were to suggest approx. 1/4 probably were using steroids or similar enhancements since the 1960s, with the numbers inflating somewhat into the peak of the "Steroid Era", and only starting to deflate after that. If you expand the field to greenies, tranquilizers, (recreational drugs) etc. you're talking about somewhere close to 3/4 (with more like 1/2 being "regular" users).
The old cliche is that chemistry wins ballgames. I think we've been missing the
real meaning of that cliche for at least a few decades (not just in baseball, but in the world of competitive sports in general.)
And you (and I) are definitely in the minority. We're also probably right. In fact, I'd go so far as to say I know we are.