Speculating about players that played 20-30-40 years ago is nothing more than a distraction to avert your eyes from the ugly truth. From the ugly reality of McGwire - Sosa - Ramirez - Clemens - Palmiero - Arod - and on and on.
The truth is - they used drugs - illegally - to further their personal goals and to fatten their wallets. They lied - and cheated - and they knew what they were doing when they did it. And - the truth came out.
Most of them dont even deny it anymore because they were caught red-handed. Some players - like Bonds - wear it - defiantly - like a badge of honor.
But another truth is - they were successful at doing so. Completely successful. They got away with it - and they made tens of millions of dollars as well.
They won - and everyone else - and the game itself - lost.
That truth isnt what most people want to hear or admit - they prefer to distract themselves from the reality. Perhaps by changing the subject - or talking about players 50 years ago.
But that wont change reality.
The reality is - we got taken by these liars and cheaters.
And most people I know dont want to admit they were taken. Its just human nature IMO.