Which of these two players more than likely used steroids in 2004: (make your decision only on statistics and pictures, no names will be used to protect the innocent)
A) 2004 stats: In 2004, "Mr. B" had perhaps his best season. He hit .362 en route to his second National League batting title, and broke his own record by walking 232 times. He slugged .812, which was fourth-highest of all time, and broke his on-base percentage record with a .609 average. "Mr. B" passed Mays on the career home run list, hitting his 700th near the end of the season. "Mr. B" hit 45 home runs in 373 at-bats, and struck out just 41 times, putting himself in elite company, as few major leaguers have ever had more home runs than strikeouts in a season. "Mr. B" would win his fourth consecutive MVP award and his seventh overall. His seven MVP awards are four more than any other player in history. On July 4, 2004 he tied and passed Rickey
Henderson's career bases on balls record with his 2190th and 2191st career walks.
(Picture on left is from the early 90s picture on right is from 2000-2004)
Player B: "Mr A" returned to the majors in September 2004, posting a 5.40 ERA in five relief appearances. "Mr A" announced that he was switching to the outfield, after an unsuccessful practice outing in which his wildness reappeared, as he threw only three strikes out of 20 pitches. He slugged .514 in single A, and .515 in double A, with 5 outfield assists in 55 games.
How dare Player B use steroids and destroy baseball's image like that. I wish more children would look up to Player A and baseball should embrace him and have him as their new image of a steroids free era.
*Statistics and career summaries courtesy of Wikipedia
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