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Believing in The Machine

If Albert Pujols was found to have taken steroids, it would end my relationship with Major League Baseball.

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Baseball’s Last Hope – Or Is It Too Late?

Even the greatest closer of all-time can't save baseball from steroids.

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The Professor – Definitely All Natural

It would be shocking to the Writing Illini if Greg Maddux was found to be on 'roids.

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“The Kid” – Definitely All Natural

It'd be shocking to the Pine Time Player (and to many others) if Junior was on 'roids.

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Who Would Shock You if He Was on ‘Roids?

In our last article, we talked about how for most players, it wouldn’t surprise us at all if we found out they were on steroids on some PED.  But there are still some players out there that we genuinely believe are au naturale.  Some of our writers will share which players they would be shocked [...]

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No Shock, No Awe

Did anyone really care when we found out David Ortiz took steroids?

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BREAKING NEWS: Sosa Tested Positive for PED in ‘03

Former co-golden boy of the summer of ‘98, Sammy Sosa allegedly tested positive for a PED in 2003.  He is one of the 104 that tested positive that year along with current Yankees 3B, Alex Rodriguez.  (His inclusion on the list was leaked earlier this year in spring training.) Aside from hurting his chances for any [...]

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