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Steroids In Baseball

08:07 PM ET 02.05

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Steroids in baseball.Steroids were added to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in the Anabolic Steroid Act of 1990, which means that before 1990, it was NOT illegal to possess or use anabolic steroids.So the question I pose to you is: if steroids are so bad for baseball, why are the numbers before 1990 not astronomically high? Why did we not see a dramatic decline in HRs or extra base hits after 1990?Simple answer: Major League Baseball did not take steps to ensure steroids were not being used until 2003.But this still does not make sense to me. I understand that illegal substances…

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Death of the english language: Fan Nation style

04:19 PM ET 11.01

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Since I am relatively new to this site, I like to check out TDs and see what I can learn from other people's techniques. Sometimes trying to read the arguments can put my brain into overload. I understand that a lot of user on this site are under the legal drinking age, and have had a computer in their hands since they could walk. I also understand that most users, myself included, are avid texters, but this is not a texting site. Some people on this site act like they are trying to save money on their text plan by using fewer characters. I could understand if you had a 1200…

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Tragedy in Austin, TX

07:47 PM ET 09.22

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Flashback to January 4th, 2006, the 92nd playing of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA., which also happened to be the National Championship game for the 2005-06 NCAA Football season. Vince Young and the mighty #2 Texas Longhorns stunned the world with their upset of the #1, and heavily favored, Trojans of Southern California...In Camarillo, CA a senior at St. Bonaventure H.S., Blaine Irby, watched as the heroes of the state were stunned by the fourth quarter heroics of the great #10. He was also watching, and learning, from #16, TE David Thomas. Irby, a prep All-American LB and TE…

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