Striving

Interviewed Art De Vany for EconTalk yesterday. It should be released this Monday. He argues that there is no observable impact of steroids on home run totals. His basic argument is that Sosa, McGwire and Bonds are simply exceptionally good at hitting home runs.

I wonder what role ego and competition played in their success. Sosa vs. McGwire urged each other on. Bonds watched from a distance and took steroids to prove he was the better player. But what if it was the desire that pushed him to s...