In 2006 is when it was officially banned in baseball and tested for even though it was widely used by the greats for generations before. Greenies or whatever you want to call them have a more immediate performance enhancing effect than Steriods. With Steriods, people neglect to take into account the hard work in the Gym. Its not like u pop roids and the muscles just come. Your eye or timing dosen’t get better ither as a result