Back during the Palmeiro brew-ha-ha I heard Tony Gwynn talking about steroids & that he had known nothing until he was out of baseball on the subject of and the effect of steroids. He was studying up on the issue to be a commentator for ESPN so that he could speak knowledgeably on the subject. He said that the thing that shocked him the most was the fact that certain steroids can enhance your ability to see and hit the ball (winstrol(sp) is what come to mind as one he mentioned). He said that he alway thought that they just worked on "their craft" and got stronger. The knowledge changed everything for him. For me too.

Fact: hand-eye coordination is improved with steroids.

The argument has some merit that the skill is still great and therefore we should respect the athlete for their accompliments, but there is no way of determining exactly when it starts and when it stops...just that it does improve the ability to do the job all the way around. The fact is that steriods have juiced baseball and it is artificial and is damaging the game big time.