"PEDs can increase your strength, but if you don't know what pitches to swing at and which ones to lay off, you aren't going to hit home runs. Maybe he had some help with the PEDs, but he's still a talented baseball player. Give the man his due." - truetribefan
In response to the story Steroids hangs over yet another baseball milestone: Paul Hoynes' Rant of the Week, cleveland.com reader truetribefan doesn't think A-Rod's admitted steroid use should tarnish No. 600. This reader writes,
"PEDs can increase your strength, but if you don't know what pitches to swing at and which ones to lay off, you aren't going to hit home runs. Maybe he had some help with the PEDs, but he's still a talented baseball player. Give the man his due."
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