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Originally Posted by lencombs

What we have all suspected for years, steroid, and human growth hormone usage has been widespread over the last 20 years.

7 time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, all-time Home-Run King Barry Bonds, McGuire, Sosa, it is a who used it and who didn't, he said-she said. How in the world can you play historical sims with players from 1985-on vs pre-1985 without considering the steriod factor.

I sim with fictional players exclusivley now, but can't imagine how you could put Roger Clemens against Ty Cobb, Barry Bonds vs Christy Mathewson, or Bob Gibson vs Mark McGuire, without considering the HGH factor into the player ratings. I imagine you could just call it the steroid era and accept it for what it is but it just seems tainted to me.

Greg Maddux now emerges as the greatest pitcher of the last 20 years, clean and dominant, went half a year without walking a batter, Cy Young trophys on his bookshelf. How do you sim a year with Maddux and Clemens in the same roster set?

And what happens if this Brian McNammee lied? Some of these players will be tainted the rest of there career.