Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Steroids

Top 5 reasons you cant blame steroids for Major League Baseball's home run explosion by ESPN Classic.
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[@paysonfox88]

And here in the 2021 season, it appears that the pitching has caught back up. It took a while, but the talent level of the pitching caught up to the new team expansions. The shifting also has helped, and it's getting to the point where some teams are very good defensively. An example is that the American League era in particular has gone down significantly since the 2000 season. Back in 2000, Pedro Martinez with his era of two was the leader in that category by almost double what the second place Roger Clements was at 3.7. Now, there are several guys who have eras in the twos in the American League. The case in point I would say is made best by shohei otani. No power hitter who also pitches should have an era have to run lower than Roger Clements in 2000, and barely be in the top 20 in era. That proves that the pitching has caught up.

[@no-bozos]

Sparky Anderson is freakin' hilarious.

[@nickg2954]

No Bozos He sounds like Joe walsh

[@Thechad201]

Oh yeah? Well let me show you the strings!... :-)

[@adamdorgant9454]

I know Right!!!

[@coreythompson9840]

I would like to see more top 5 reasons you can’t blame videos.

[@KinkESizemore]

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[@MatthewBaumgarten]

What Sparky Anderson said in video about the live ball was to me most compelling reason why you can't Blane steroids because he was one of few successful mangers in both leagues. I respect his opinion and the newer ballparks being built smaller

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Until recently, 1987 was the only season of that "live ball" as evidenced by the fact that '87 was the only full season between 1980 and 1992 where 4,000 home runs were hit. Also evidenced by the fact that 1988 saw 1,300 fewer homers hit than '87, the biggest single season drop in history.

[@ryukenhondaraiden]

Suprisingly 87 was the year after the public found out that the owners colluding against the players in free agency. After that 87 the numbers went dont again till 93 i think 93 is the year when they really started juicing the balls.

[@IvyLeather13]

Lol. I loved beating up on Dennis Tankersley in MVP 05

[@nothanks3590]

complete BS. the home run surge was 100% steroids. if any of these other things were a factor then you would have seen batting averages take a jump up to record highs as well. but that didnt happen.

[@gregharris6133]

So all the steroids that was going around in sports in the 70s you telling me all those Hall of Famer‘s never use steroids this is a bunch of bullshit!!!!

[@JustinLott1980]

"He ain't gonna rub nothin'!" LMFAO

[@JustNeedaBeerandPark]

Nobody needs to put an asterisk in the records......it happen!!!

[@johnbell3166]

try it

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@kevaninthe4135]

They mention smaller parks and talk about Coors Field and Globe Life Park. Those are not small parks. Colorado's air is so thin and Texas' air is so hot balls just fly out of those places.

[@chrislewis5069]

I disagree that mantle would have hit 700 today. I think you do what you do in your era and there's no reason to believe they would do it at a different era

[@Eric-hq7cs]

Before the 1990 season started I said I thought Bonds was the most underrated player in the league but . ..I would not agree with the video that Barry was so clearly the league's most valuable player.Sandberg was a really good defensive 2nd baseman who led the league in homers and the majors in total bases . Sand erg's slugging percentage was very slightly less than Bonds' Yes Bonds clearly reached base more often,but any decent team has a left fielder who provides offense.Not so for 2nd basemen.Plus the pirates scored more runs than the Cubs so even if they were the same offensively Sandberg was producing a higher percentage of his team's offense.Now ,in fact Bonds was the better offensive player,but again so how many teams have a great defensive second baseman who leads the league in homers .. that is VALUABLE. I am not saying for sure Sandberg was more valuable,but the video suggested that Bonds was CLEARLY the league's MVP and I do not agree.

[@wvu05]

If the Cubs were contenders, he would have been. The same reason why Sosa was MVP in 1998 instead of McGwire.

[@flame-sky7148]

The problem about Bonds in his first four years, Leyland put Bonds in leadoff. If you'll check it out, he has these 40 and 50 RBI seasons. In 1988, Bonds had like 24 hr and 58 rbi's and hit .288. Had Leyland put Bonds hitting 3rd or 4th in the lineup, then he would have 90 to 100 more RBI's being more valuable in his last three out of four years he was batting lead off. The problem with 1990-1991 seasons is that Leyland put Bonds 5th in the lineup instead of between Van Slyke and Bonilla. He had no protection. But yea, Sandberg was so valuable because his defensive WAR was so good, with many top 10 defensive WAR seasons. It wasn't until Roberto Alomar...

[@johnbob5137]

Tbh i really dont like how baseball has made on base percantage such a pinnacle stat because to me it does not 100% reflect how many times you crossed the plate and it especially does not reflect how many runs you have batted in. Not saying its not important but it shouldnt be in front of stats such as slugging, RBIs, RBI w/risp, hits and home runs especially with guys that steal a lot of bases

[@MrFlippin24]

apparently you can work out a lot MORE with steroids without muscles being tired. We're back to start ...

[@bravesno1303]

Homers keep flying out of ballparks. Now plate appearances seem to end in only 3 outcomes: BB, HR, K

[@CYMotorsport]

19:02 no Jackson famously didn’t lift weights lol kinda shot themselves in the foot comically here 😂

[@aaronbirtig]

The Ipod?? Really??

[@MrTUBEular10]

I completely forgot that baseball players would say "gonna study the tapes", until they mentioned the ipod and all in all digital media. It allowed players to instantly access their swing or opponents pitch. The ipod was the easiest and most personal way to rewind it frame by frame.

[@adamdorgant9454]

I was wondering the same thing!!!!!

[@yannickjohn6930]

​@@MrTUBEular10Which led to 2023-2024, next gen stats in sports.

[@Kingbossdon]

We wasn't complaining when we watching all these Home Runs and what do u go to a baseball game to see Home Runs and No-Hitters

[@clifford7594]

So lame. So discrediting to intelligence. Does Brian Kenny still exist?

[@BloggerMusicMan]

I'm still not convinced. If the thesis was "top five reasons you can't only blame steroids" I'd be more likely to accept these arguments. They're interesting and relevant points. But those bats, those stadiums, that technology, that number of teams, etc, all exist today if not in better form, and you don't have as many home runs now as existed from 1995 to 2005. Why not? I suspect because more players are afraid of getting caught using steroids and don't use them.

[@Sephiroth766]

more home runs are being hit nowadays then back then. 2019 will shatter the single season home run record across the league and 4 teams will surpass the previous team single season home run record. 2 teams might reach 300 home runs.

[@maniacmasturbator2411]

BloggerMusicMan I would guess it was a combo of different factors. I wonder if they used a juiced ball for 1987. There was suspicion back during that season about the ball being different. It wasn’t part of a trend, it was a one year thing where the HRs skyrocketed, then went back to usual from 1988-92. Then it started going up again in 1993 and stayed high for awhile.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

@@Sephiroth766 Because the ball is juiced. The early to mid 2010s actually saw more modest home run totals.

[@jarnold3415]

I hope Dennis Tankersey didn’t watch this

[@adamdorgant9454]

Probably not!!!

[@ryanwilliams8390]

Dam right let's get em geared up to the gills which most still are puig guy's a edema bloated house and get them just a smashing the dingers.

[@nickseverino1050]

Why do you think gleyber Torres hits better in Camden yards.

[@richiebambara3980]

Number #1 was because of Jose Canseco not Bo Jackson.

[@flame-sky7148]

Thank you!

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@80srocknroller]

Who will be Baseball Hall Of Famer? Barry Bonds, A-ROD, Rocket Roger Clemens or Pete Rose

[@ExposClassics94]

80srocknroller Bonds, Clemens and Rose will all get in at some time, Rodriguez will always be the odd man out because of his image

[@nickg2954]

80srocknroller Rose before em all

[@80srocknroller]

@@nickg2954 9 Men Out

[@adamdorgant9454]

It will never Happen, they will be kept out, and Rose did Agree to a Lifetime Ban!!!!

[@jordanpeacock8774]

They all need to get in.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I think it's the ⚾ players are taking care of their bodies for the home run explosion.

[@wvu05]

Then, why did numbers start to drop once MLB started enforcing the PED tests?

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@wvu05I was wondering the same thing!!!!!

[@wvu05]

@@adamdorgant9454 Indeed. I'm not saying that PEDs are the _only_ factor (shorter fences also play a role, for example), but the porches didn't suddenly get longer when the numbers dropped after testing was enforced.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@wvu05 You’re right about that!!!!

[@note2owns]

In MLB 2K12 they removed Bonds 73 HRs from the records but left in McGwires 70 HR.

[@TheBatugan77]

Of course! Psssh...

[@nicholaswhite4301]

Racism 🤷🏿‍♂️😂😂

[@dontrellmayfieldjr2868]

Straight up racism. Ever since Major League Baseball banned black players. what a joke.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Is that Right?

[@TheVigorousWolf]

6:26-6:35 😂😂😂

[@no-bozos]

Steroids do not make you bigger. Steroids help you to heal faster. Any bulk that you gain comes from hard work. The steroids allows you to heal from the hard work.

[@paulnettles9109]

No Bozos Tren was developed to bulk up cattle so you are out of your mind if you don't think it'll make you bigger. But I agree that you have to train harder.

[@darthrevan6]

Steroids increases body recovery speed. But what it does in practice is allow players to bulk more and become bigger. Your point is pedantic at best.

[@note2owns]

Steroids are growth hormone! Hence the word Growth! Take two people, give one steroids and the other leave natural. Let them lift weights for like three months. See who comes out bigger at the end of those three months.

[@no-bozos]

@@note2owns - Your ignorance is showing. Steroids do not make you stronger, nor do they make you grow bigger. Steroids make you HEAL FASTER. If you knew anything about lifting weights, you'd know that you can't lift heavy every day, or even every other day. Steroids help you recover from the damage lifting weights does to your body. So, you can lift more often and heavier. When you see someone gaining strength and getting bigger, using steroids, the gains you see come from the work they do, not the steroids. You actually have to lift heavier and more often to get bigger and stronger. Try reading about a subject before you comment on it.

[@ryanwilliams8390]

Remember reggie jackson running around the bases his upper buttons undone looking like a brick shithouse fun fact ramano a bodybuilder said he knew reggie from hanging out at golds gym back in the 70s 80s and reggie was best buds with one of the biggest steroid dealer back then.

[@jameshurst6119]

That's a bunch of crap, it's about steroids, and most were doing them, and that remains the case today, but i love the results, sorry