The steroid era of baseball took place from the late 1980s through the early 2000s, where home runs increased to record levels. The sudden spike was due to PEDs, or performance enhancing drugs. Steroid testing did not begin until 2003. In 1998, McGwire hit 70 home runs to set the MLB mark, and just 3 years later, Barry Bonds hit 73. Bonds would go on to hit 762 for his career and rack up 7 MVP awards, both MLB records. These achievements would become tainted in the years that followed. In a time where guys were hitting 50, 60, and 70 home runs a season, many players were overlooked, including when they eventually made it to the Hall of Fame ballot. This video will highlight some of the most under appreciated hitters that played during the steroid era.
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Players relevant to the video: Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, David Ortiz, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, Sammy Sosa, Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Edgar Martinez, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, John Olerud, Larry Walker, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro, Jose Canseco, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Jeff Kent, Andres Galarraga, Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Ellis Burks, Ken Caminiti, Kenny Lofton
0:00 Intro
1:04 Carlos Delgado
2:55 Manny Ramirez’s Shadow
4:51 Hall of Famers’ Shadow
6:33 John Olerud
8:21 Mark McGwire’s Shadow
11:11 Barry Bonds’ Shadow
13:05 Big Cat
15:21 Blake Street’s Shadow
16:37 Cleveland’s Shadow
18:02 Conclusion
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Additional tags: Baseball steroid era, baseball juicing, PEDs, underrated players of 1990s baseball, underrated players of 1980s baseball, underrated players of 2000s baseball, overshadowed players in steroid era, Blake Street Bombers, 30/30 club, Big Cat, players in the shadows PED era, players in the shadows steroid era, underappreciated baseball players, gold glove, silver slugger, MVP, Hall of Fame, most career walk-off home runs, Carlos Delgado, Jim Thome, Jim Edmonds, John Olerud, Fred McGriff, Jeff Kent, Andrés Galarraga, Ellis Burks, Kenny Lofton, Hall of Fame snubs
Sources:
www.baseball-reference.com
stathead.com
www.thesportster.com/baseball/top-20-most-underrated-mlb-players-of-the-steroid-era/
www.nytimes.com/1999/02/19/sports/baseball-cancer-puts-galarraga-on-sideline-for-season.html
www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/sports/baseball/15jeffkent.html