Well, the chemist who invented 'the clear' says that his tests do show increased bat speed, better hand-eye coordination, faster recovery rates, and more power. Whether all of those things help you play better baseball or not seems pretty obvious - yes. The reason I'd give Bonds more shit than McGwire is: Bonds admitted to a grand jury that he took the clear and the cream 'unknowingly' (yeah, right). McGwire admitted nothing to anyone, except that yes, he was munching on andro, but ando was just an over-the-counter supplement at the time and completely legal. Neither the clear nor the cream were ever legal or sold over-the-counter. In addition, McGwire didn't knock Hammerin' Hank off the top of any ladder, whether you think he cheated or not. Bonds, who admitted to a grand jury that he *did* cheat (albeit 'unknowingly'), did push Aaron off the top of the ladder, which was completely unfair to Aaron, and bad for baseball as well.