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its amazing how many pitchers are throwing 3-5 mph slower
this year too.  I think a huge number of the players were taking them.  It was not against the rules and does not bother me.  It was a different game from before steroids (and will likely change again because of testing) but all sorts of things make it a different game today than it was in the past -- black and foreign players, weightlifting and improved nutrition, year round training, smaller parks, far better equipment.