Osama Jurena wrote:
Ten of the 16 MLB steroid suspensions have been served on pitchers. I would profer that if anything, pitchers were doing steriods during the "steroid era" at least as much, if not more than hitters. Nobody puts an asterisk next to Bob Gibson's name because he played on mounds that were much higher than they are today. No one puts an asterisk next to Aaron's name because he played in more games per year than his predecessors. No one puts asterisks next to the names of players during times of expansion when one can argue that talent was dilluted. So during Bonds' era it was steroids - not just for Bonds, but for Clemens, Hershiser, Maddux - everyone. Get over it. The most oft heard expression when arguing about the greatest players is "you can't compare different eras." And so it will always be.
Those other players you mentioned were not cheating. Try another example.