Science Supports Seamheads’ Southpaw Swoon

We’re all more than familiar with MLB’s love of lefties, whether on the mound or at the plate, and now, thanks to NEWSWEEK, there’s now some official scientific proof backing the concept that lefties are just plain better at baseball (well, at least as far as hitting goes.)

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The magazine’s web site interviews an aerospace engineer from the University of Washington named David Peters, who explains more of the basics (outside of the obvious “left-handed hitters get out of the batters’ box faster”).

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Sports PED: Never Used Or Screened, But Banned

BLOOMBERG.COM points us to what may be the next big thing in sports performance enhancement: MYO-029.

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Producers of a new treatment for patients with muscular dystrophy and ALS already have concerns that Olympic athletes may use it for performance enhancement. And they’re not very happy about the scrutiny that these drugs are getting. Read more…