JoeSixPat
Pro Bowl Player
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2004
- Messages
- 10,671
- Reaction score
- 1,043
The reality is the fans don't look at it the same way because the public media witch hunt in regards to steroids has been pushed far more than amphetamines. People actually aren't aware that a lot of substances are performance enhancing and they invariably come back to "just" anabolic agents in one form or another.
It's much the same with EPO in cycling or growth hormone etc. People hear it, but they don't know what it means. Steroids.. well that's been flogged to death.
Or the reality is that Amphetamines and Steroids are two very different drugs that have very different affects on a players' performance - and that the drug that dramatically enhances physical performance is the one that fans find most offensive.
One enhances mental alertness and responsiveness, the other enhances physical power in a game where, in particular regarding the Home Run record, enhanced physical power has made a visible and dramatic difference.