Selena Roberts says things in this piece for which there is no evidence. She says golfers would rather bang the heck out of it because they're not afraid of errant tee shots:

A 330-yard drive into the rough, plus a wedge to the green, is far more attractive to a player than a 280-yard poke and a 5-iron to the pin.

Well, duh. But what is she talking about here? This is not what's at issue in golf, something Baltusrol proved -- Lefty was hitting 3 woods off the tee a bunch, not always bombing it as far as he could. Besides, guys are hitting accurate 330 yard drives, that's the issue.

But then she raises a provocative question.

What else are players using? Power cravings in any sport can lead to boundary pushing of the chemical kind. There is no whisper of a steroid problem inside the P.G.A., but there is also no drug testing. So how does anyone truly know surges in distance are all about technology and not about the designer steroid THG?

Why no steroid use in golf? It's a good question. If true, it's partly cultural. But I could see it helping some duffers, so maybe we'll see more of it in the future.

Then she says something goofy again.

The long ball's allure creates a slippery slope. Baseball heard the siren song of power and sold its soul for magic pills. Hitters bulked up to keep up. Pitchers juiced up to spike their endurance. The game was rewarded with money and fame until Balco revealed the secret behind the long-ball success.

The fallout from Balco also revealed how the power obsession was just a mirage. In truth, fans longed for a return to nuance, to the beauty of a stolen base, to the grace of a diving catch, to the roots of the game. Fans, as it turns out, truly loved the game without the homer hype.

What is the evidence for this? He's not on roids, presumably, but people love what Derek Lee is doing. That's not homer hype?