Comments on: Do PEDs actually help? http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/do-peds-actually-help/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/do-peds-actually-help/#comment-1060 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:06:52 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/do-peds-actually-help/#comment-1060 Print out and read the long one next chance you get in the Loo. It addresses the "quicker recovery time" question. Print out and read the long one next chance you get in the Loo. It addresses the “quicker recovery time” question.

]]> by: Gonzo http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/do-peds-actually-help/#comment-1057 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:58:09 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/do-peds-actually-help/#comment-1057 Yikes, that second one is LOOOOOONG - i'll have to print that out and read it on the throne... IMO, it does help. However, for the sake of argument, let's say it doesn't. I maintain that, while PED might not enhance performance, at the very least it maintains performance. To wit - PED may (or may not) allow a batter to hit the ball 20 feet further or a pitcher throw 5 PMH faster, but by all accounts I've read, it appears to allow quicker recovery time, etc. So, perhaps steroids did not help bonds hit all those HR directly, but IMO it did allow him to seemingly avoid the drop off that happens to most 40+ year olds throughout ML history... To sum up, PED does inflate numbers - not directly perhaps, but indirectly in that it can help inhibit/eliminate the drop off that most players suffer as time goes off Yikes, that second one is LOOOOOONG - i’ll have to print that out and read it on the throne…

IMO, it does help. However, for the sake of argument, let’s say it doesn’t. I maintain that, while PED might not enhance performance, at the very least it maintains performance.

To wit - PED may (or may not) allow a batter to hit the ball 20 feet further or a pitcher throw 5 PMH faster, but by all accounts I’ve read, it appears to allow quicker recovery time, etc.

So, perhaps steroids did not help bonds hit all those HR directly, but IMO it did allow him to seemingly avoid the drop off that happens to most 40+ year olds throughout ML history…

To sum up, PED does inflate numbers - not directly perhaps, but indirectly in that it can help inhibit/eliminate the drop off that most players suffer as time goes off

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