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[FireStorm]

The argument that they didn't help anyone all that much is weak as hell. If this is the case, why are people STILL looking for covert ways to take them? Not much sense in seeking out steroids for use unless the presumption is they will increase performance dramatically.

[RedBean]

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If this is the case, why are people STILL looking for covert ways to take them? Not much sense in seeking out steroids for use unless the presumption is they will increase performance dramatically.

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There isn't much sense in me smuggling a rubber dick into work to pass a tox screen, but that doesn't necessarily mean my weekend coke binges improve my performance at work.

[JordanIB]

great, not this same [censored] thread again

[vhawk01]

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The argument that they didn't help anyone all that much is weak as hell. If this is the case, why are people STILL looking for covert ways to take them? Not much sense in seeking out steroids for use unless the presumption is they will increase performance dramatically.

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Are you serious? The answer is: because being the only guy not taking steroids will hurt a lot. Being just another guy using steroids doesn't help in any stat that is a RELATIVE stat (which is pretty much every stat in baseball), it only helps your absolute stats. When people say that steroids probably didn't help that much, what they mean is that steroids don't give any given player a huge RELATIVE boost. How could they? They might give an absolute boost, but that doesn't increase any of your stats. NOT taking steroids, however, could lead to a substantial RELATIVE decrease.