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Roger Maris: A Breath of Fresh Air Compared to Mark McGwire

just read an article about Mark McGwire in Time Magazine, "Mark McGwire: A Mac For All Seasons," written in Dec. 1998. Next, I looked up McGwire's statements in which he admitted using steroids.

What a great feat Roger Maris accomplished when he broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.

When a reporter discovered androstenedione, a legal steroid, in McGwire's locker, the ersatz home-run champion—whose "record" would soon be eclipsed by an even more disingenuous individual—explained what "andro" couldn't do.

It cannot help a hitter's timing. It cannot improve hand-to-eye coordination. It cannot help a hitter distinguish between a slider and a splitter.

McGwire used androstenedione to help protect him from ...

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