Were steroids good for baseball?

Everybody loves the long ball. Nothing beats the sound of the crack of a bat on a baseball blasting 420 feet into a sea of screaming fans.

Homerun hitters have always been sought after. Having power gives a team the ability to be down 3 runs and immediately tie the game up with one swing. It is that valuable.

Lately there has been a lot of talk about making baseball more exciting. People often complain that it is too long and boring and Major League Baseball has made some adjustments and rule changes to try to make the game quicker.

Bryce Harper, one of the games young stars, has created the motto MBFA (make baseball fun again), and believes the game is in a sort of lull. But how did it get to…