Physicist shows how steroids can fuel home runs

[AdamCalifornia]

I hope that this might be interesting to some of you.


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A 4 percent increase in ball speed, which can reasonably be expected from steroid use, can increase home run production by anywhere from 50 percent to 100 percent, ...

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He calculated that a 10 percent increase in muscle mass should increase the speed of a thrown ball by about 5 percent, or 4 to 5 mph for a pitcher who throws a 90-mph fastball.

Taken from here

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The decision means Landis, who repeatedly has denied using performance-enhancing drugs, must forfeit his Tour title and is subject to a two-year ban, retroactive to Jan. 30, 2007.

Taken from 2006 Tour champion loses doping case

 

[Shizelbs]

Still have to put the bat on the ball.

That all proves nothing.

 

[will75]

Do you frequent any hardball forums?

 

[TopShelf]

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Originally Posted by Shizelbs /img/forum/go_quote.gif Still have to put the bat on the ball. That all proves nothing.

I agree, if we were talking about little leaguers or your weekend hacks. But when you have the best of the best at their job, don't we expect them to know how to put the bat on the ball?

And we also know steroids do not improve your likeness of making contact with the ball so its irrelevant isnt it?

 

[nysulli]

it proves what the numbers have already hinted at, that steroids can in fact have a significant effect on ones ability to swing a bat faster, not only hitting the ball further, but allowing a hitter to wait that split second longer before swinging, giving them that split second more to decide to swing or not

having played division 1 baseball, and known a number of guys who made it into the minor leagues, and even 2 that got their shots in the majors, I can tell you that a lot of the guys that don't make it have that mental ability to play, but are just a small step physically from playing. one of the 2 that made it into the majors used steroids to push him over that edge

simply put, the difference between the studs and the duds in the majors is often 3-4 mph on a fastball, or 4-5 mph swing speed, thats it, 5% short of being a stud

and finally, pretty much everyone that makes the big show can put the bat on the ball, pitchers included, that 4-5 mph bat speed is critical. Think about how much Giambi struggled when he came off roids, he had to readjust to losing that split second of time, the difference between a line drive and a pop-up, or even flat out hitting nothing but air

 

[AdamCalifornia]

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Originally Posted by nysulli /img/forum/go_quote.gif it proves what the numbers have already hinted at, that steroids can in fact have a significant effect on ones ability to swing a bat faster, not only hitting the ball further, but allowing a hitter to wait that split second longer before swinging, giving them that split second more to decide to swing or not having played division 1 baseball, and known a number of guys who made it into the minor leagues, and even 2 that got their shots in the majors, I can tell you that a lot of the guys that don't make it have that mental ability to play, but are just a small step physically from playing. one of the 2 that made it into the majors used steroids to push him over that edge simply put, the difference between the studs and the duds in the majors is often 3-4 mph on a fastball, or 4-5 mph swing speed, thats it, 5% short of being a stud and finally, pretty much everyone that makes the big show can put the bat on the ball, pitchers included, that 4-5 mph bat speed is critical. Think about how much Giambi struggled when he came off roids, he had to readjust to losing that split second of time, the difference between a line drive and a pop-up, or even flat out hitting nothing but air

That's very interesting what you've said.

Also what it's interesting in the above article is that steroids affect hitters
and pitchers differently!!!
Home run hitters are helped more than pitchers by using steroids.

Having read this article and more let me say:

Barry Bonds is Hank Aaron on steroids.

Or equivalently using an equation:

Barry Bonds = Hank Aaron + steroids

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By the way: 755th