Originally Posted by
TulsaPup
Shoe size and head size have to do with taking HGH, that's the only way they increase when you're full grown. There is no test for HGH right now. If steroids/HGH don't help you, why do so many players take them? They don't help you actually hit the ball, but they do increase muscle, which increases bat speed and distance you can hit the ball. They also allow you to return from injury faster so you miss fewer games. Barry Bonds shot up so much because he is that much better of a player, he was a hall of fame player before 1998 (when he started taking steroids). But, he would never be close to the Home Run record.
Look at his stats. He has a normal career progression until 1999. He has low HR totals his first few years, then has the prime of his career, hitting 40-47 HRs for 3-5 years. Then his numbers decline as he gets into his mid to late 30's. That is pretty much how everybody's career progresses. But with Bonds, he had a resurgence at 34. In 1999 he hit 34 HR despite only playing 102 games, his highest AB per HR average ever. He hits at least 45 HRs every year from 2000 to 2004 (35-39 years old). All of this while playing fewer games than he did in the prime of his career. If you think Bonds has done what he's done naturally, you're either in denial or just stupid. There are mountains of evidence against Bonds, the only thing we don't have on him is a positive drug test becasue HGH can not be tested for. He took steroids only after the 1998 season and through the 1999 season. He quit that because they caused joint problems and injury (hence the huge numbers, but only 102 games). After 1999 he began taking HGH because it doesn't create as many joint and bone injuries.