We love baseball, but if you’ve ever watched say… a Royals-Devil Rays game for fantasy or wagering purposes, you should seek help. But also, you may have noticed that America’s former pastime occasionally tends to lag. That’s why it doesn’t surprise us that the new hot drugs sweeping through MLB’s clubhouses are those meant to put the focus back into hyperactive kids. Yup, Major League ballplayers have circumvented the League’s ban on amphetamines by abusing Ritalin and Adderall at the same rate as their college mistresses.

According to the MLB data, 1,354 players were subject to testing last year. That means 8.2 percent received permission from their team physician and Dr. Bryan Smith, baseball’s independent program administrator, to use Ritalin and Adderall, stimulants better known as treatments for hyperactive kids.

“We don’t want abuse. We don’t want guys taking Adderall to supplant their need for amphetamines,” two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy said at a debate on performance-enhancing drugs.

Man, no uppers, no steroids, no focus-enhancers. It’s like the league wants players to use their natural talent to compete. Yeesh. If that’s the case, we’re going to be seeing a lot more of those Royals-Devil Rays-type games in the future—outside of KC and Tampa Bay.

ADD Drugs Soar in MLB [AP]
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