One season Player A hit .291 with 20 HR, 112 RBI, 101 R, 121 BB and a .421 OBP. The following season, after admitting to using illicit substances, his numbers fell to ...
.249/7/51/51/69/.354
In one season Player B hit .316 with 41 HR, 132 RBI, 134 R, 100 BB and a .420 OBP. The following season, after beginning to take illicit substances, his numbers rocketed to ...
.318/52/135/133/75/.399
Oh. Well.
Player B was Alex Rodriguez in 2000 and 2001 and the substance was, well, that was never really clear, but his cousin got it for him in DR and it has some street name that sounds totally made up.
Player A was Darrell Porter in 1979 & 1980, and the substances were alcohol, cocaine, Quaaludes and marijuana.
At least now we know which performance enhancers are most effective.
(A/B formulation stolen, gracelessly, from Joe Posnanski)
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