Baseball would be most devastated if (insert player) was revealed to have taken PEDs

[Logicallylethal]

Off the top of my head if guys like

Ken Griffey Jr.
Greg Maddux
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson

were ever to be revealed to had taken PEDs...I think it would be a crushing blow to MLB

...the revelation of Bonds, Arod, Clemens...eh it's a big story but those guys were never truly "beloved" by baseball.

Personally...I would be most devastated if Griffey ever got accused.

Who do you guys think would have the biggest effect on baseball if they were ever accused of taking PEDs? And who would affect you most personally?

 

[bamabear82]

Off the top of my head if guys like

Ken Griffey Jr.
Greg Maddux
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson

were ever to be revealed to had taken PEDs...I think it would be a crushing blow to MLB

...the revelation of Bonds, Arod, Clemens...eh it's a big story but those guys were never truly "beloved" by baseball.

Personally...I would be most devastated if Griffey ever got accused.

Who do you guys think would have the biggest effect on baseball if they were ever accused of taking PEDs? And who would affect you most personally?

Same here, he was my favorite player growing up by far. I always felt he did it the right way.

 

[Clayton]

The old school players. No doubt. Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, etc....I mean...people would look at the entire game differently.

 

[Chef99]

Didn't Babe Ruth drink monkey testicle milkshakes for the testosterone? I'm not kidding either, some of the old-timers did some crazy shit. It was either Ruth or a HOF pitcher from way back when.


Anyway, Keith Hernandez will always be my favorite player. Unfortunately, nothing he did would surprise me.

 

[Doctor Krieger]

Craig Counsell

 

[RobToxin]

The New York Mets from 1962-66. It would kill the myth that PEDs make you a better ballplayer.

 

[obxyankeefan]

]Didn't Babe Ruth drink monkey testicle milkshakes for the testosterone?[/B] I'm not kidding either, some of the old-timers did some crazy shit. It was either Ruth or a HOF pitcher from way back when.


Anyway, Keith Hernandez will always be my favorite player. Unfortunately, nothing he did would surprise me.

Sheep intestines was the story I always heard for Babe.

 

[HammerDown]

Off the top of my head if guys like

Ken Griffey Jr.
Greg Maddux
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson

Greg Maddux was a location pitcher. Roids? No way. I don't even see how HGH would be worth the risk for him. Only player on that list that I remotely suspect is Junior. I think taking a look at his injuries would be a good indication of his guilt or innocence. He doesn't strike me at all as a career juicer like Pujols or A-Rod.

I hate steroids in baseball but have a hard time believing that HGH is bad for the sport. All other technology related to the game has been enhanced but players aren't allowed to take a legal miracle drug with no side effects?

Makes no sense.

 

[Chef99]

The New York Mets from 1962-66. It would kill the myth that PEDs make you a better ballplayer.

Marv Throneberry, juicer. I like it.

 

[TexasMan]

 

[HammerDown]

Yeah, I'm sure the only roider that ever played for the 'Stros was Ken Caminiti, TexasMan.

 

[uncfan103]

Chipper Jones

And, I agree about Maddux not using PEDs. There would be absolutely no reason for him. It'd be all risk, no reward.

 

[steelparrot]

Ya Maddux got an extra 6 inches off the plate, thats alot better the roids any day of the week.

 

[TexasMan]

Yeah, I'm sure the only roider that ever played for the 'Stros was Ken Caminiti, TexasMan.

Pretty sure Bagwell did. Pretty sure Biggio didn't.

 

[HammerDown]

Pretty sure Bagwell did. Pretty sure Biggio didn't.

I think most would agree with that.

I still mourn 'ole Cammie. I felt like I lost a friend when he died and just felt so bad for the spiral he suffered. Very Eric Show-ish.

 

[HammerDown]

Chipper Jones

And, I agree about Maddux not using PEDs. There would be absolutely no reason for him. It'd be all risk, no reward.

Good one. Yeah, I'd be blown the fuck away if he got caught. If he wasn't using HGH the last two seasons then he never juiced.

I'd be curious to know if he uses HGH now. He'd be a fool not to. I sure wish I could afford to get it.

 

[steveringo]

Off the top of my head if guys like

Ken Griffey Jr.
Greg Maddux
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson

Who do you guys think would have the biggest effect on baseball if they were ever accused of taking PEDs? And who would affect you most personally?

the first four there wouldn't surprise me at all, because they played in that era... I'd be more surprised if they didn't use anything...

 

[KansasSooner]

Rickey Henderson...he sure looked like he bulked up at towards the end of his career.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Kenny Lofton. I would

Never gonna happen though so...

 

[Shanemansj13]

Griffey
Thome
Chipper
Pudge
Ripken
Edgar Martinez
Jeter

Players I wouldn't give a shit about

Albert Belle
Matt Stairs (haha)
Edgar Renteria
David Ortiz
Prince or Cecil Fielder
Rickie Weeks
Texiera