re: Hall of Famers Respond About this years non-class

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Cheating has been around in baseball for as long as the game has been played. Different era's used different techniques to cheat.
Ty Cobb shaved his spikes and always went high
Pitchers have used spit balls, sandpaper, and petroleum jelly
Hitters have corked their bats
Players have stolen the catchers signs
People used amphetamines over the years and all

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I agree with that - but I do think that PED use has been a much more effective way of cheating than anything that came before it

Maris' record stands for decades and is then broken repeatedly by three guys (Sosa, McGwire, Bonds) that we all know were cheating - the records do lose their value when the cheating so dramatically affects the competitive outcomes.