Already, reports suggest that Mitchell's document goes way beyond what's commonly known about baseball's suspected steroid era.

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But the shortstop hit 33 home runs in 1996, right in the heart of the steroid era.

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The steroid era might, allegedly, be over in Major League Baseball, but it appears to be alive and well in high school sports.

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This is being regarded as The Steroid Era ballot with good reason as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are first-time eligibles.

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The other excuse that baseball writers will have for exempting Biggio is equally ridiculous: he just played at the wrong time, the steroid era.

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Our guess is that Bonds and Clemens, both of whom clearly put up Hall of Fame numbers during the pre-steroid era, will ultimately make it.

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And just as this generation of pitchers grew up hooked on velocity, hitters in their prime today came of age in the homer-happy steroid era.

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Why does MLB and it's commissioner seem to get a free pass when it is the owners who have benefited the most from the steroid era?

NPR: MLB's Own Performance-Enhancement Problem

What will the ultimate perspective be on the steroid era?

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The steroid era is purportedly over.

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And neither MLB nor the Hall has taken a hard stance on how to evaluate steroid-era players.

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