Report: Rick Ankiel received 12 months supply of HGH

[riverside sluggers]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2007/09/06/2007-09-06_ankiel_received_12month_supply_of_hgh_ne.html

 

Well this was the feel good story of the year in baseball

[Mr Crunchy]

did he use the entire 12mo supply last month??

the boy is on fire power wise

[BoSox21]

another massive black eye for baseball

[Mr Crunchy]

i dunno

i suspect all of them to a degree

i was looking at hr#s and how they increased over the years and the biggest increase if i recall was between 92-93 seasons?

that was 14 f***ing years ago

ken caminitti is dead so is beck and mark mcguire probably wishes he was

guys are pitching effectively into the 40s and guys who get tommy john surgery throw harder when they return than before??

look at the power decline since random testing began

fukin luis gonzalez,who weighs about the same as my lunch at the cafe sorrento,hit 58hrs 6years ago,nomar hit 30 and .372,now he wont hit 30 for the rest of his career.

nixon had 28 in 03,they began testing and he missed most of 04 because he hurt himself driving to ft meyers??

ya right

petey lost 10mph off his fastball between 99-05 but grew 3 hat sizes in the process

can anyone explain this??

johnny damon is throwing back evolution 2million years with his crow magnum look

his forehead is protruding 3 inches father than it did when he was a rookie

[mtbykr]

Doubt baseball can do anything about it.....i also heard that he stopped getting it in early 05

[He Hate Me]

sigh...thats all i got to say

[Ray10]

Honestly who cares. If he's not on it now then why does it matter.

[See Red]

Well that feel good story went to s*** in a hurry.

[example1]

A) I don't know why anyone is shocked about players taking HGH

B ) The "as long as they're not on it now" thing is problematic, as there is no test for HGH now and some players look bigger than ever. I would guess that something like half of all players in the MLB have used HGH at one point or another, as it is essentially a miracle drug.

c) I think the NFL's problem with HGH is just as large but getting much less play, as the NFL is everyone's darling league these days. I can imagine a guy like Dustin Pedroia doing what he does without HGH, but 6-2, 260 lbs guys shouldn't be running 4.5 40's.

[BudLight]

Ankiel had TJ surgery in July 2003. It's not hard to imagine a doctor prescribing HGH to help in the healing/recovery process. As of now, there is no source of information stating he received/used HGH after 2004. HGH did not become a banned substance in MLB until 2005.

[rician blast]

Not surprised in the least and it wouldn't have mattered who was named.

 

With the money and ego implications I trust none of 'em, and that goes for ARod.

 

Whenever I hear "I can't wait for ARod to break Bonds record cuz he's clean" I wanna slap whoever is speaking...how the fk does anyone know if he...or anyone else...is clean?

 

Not for nothing, ARod does look a lot bigger than he did just a couple of years ago...and it ain't the pinstripes (because I believe vertical stripes have a thinning effect!).

[TheKilo]

Not surprised in the least and it wouldn't have mattered who was named.

 

With the money and ego implications I trust none of 'em, and that goes for ARod.

 

Whenever I hear "I can't wait for ARod to break Bonds record cuz he's clean" I wanna slap whoever is speaking...how the fk does anyone know if he...or anyone else...is clean?

 

Not for nothing, ARod does look a lot bigger than he did just a couple of years ago...and it ain't the pinstripes (because I believe vertical stripes have a thinning effect!).

 

I actually think Arod looks slimmer this year than last. But I agree with the general point.

 

I do think the timing of this story sucks, but it really isn't all that big of a deal, seeing as the shipment happened over two years ago. Puts a dent in the story, but doesn't completely ruin it IMO.

[a700hitter]

Ankiel went from being the Natural to being the UnNatural.

[Ray10]

Wow they are looking into Troy Glaus about steriods as well story gets deeper and deeper.

[ceasefire49]

HGH was legal as hell ,it was sold on the back pages of daily newspapers for a few years in pill form, as a fountain of youth. Lets use some dead brain cells here. Try to revive them, HGH is a common prescription for certain types of recovery regimens. Lets knock off the rush to judgment judge, jury and stupid executioner crap. It just shows how ignorant and truly uniformed some lemmings are. Gee I heard it ..it must be true duhhhh.:thumbdown

[ceasefire49]

HGH was legal as hell ' date='it was sold on the back pages of daily newspapers for a few years in pill form, as a fountain of youth. Lets use some dead brain cells here. Try to revive them, HGH is a common prescription for certain types of recovery regimens. Lets knock off the rush to judgment judge, jury and stupid executioner crap. It just shows how ignorant and truly uniformed some lemmings are. Gee I heard it ..it must be true duhhhh.:thumbdown[/quote']

 

 

I almost forgot.. HGH is not a Steroid for you subgenuis scientists out there.

[redsoxrules]

he is 2 for his last 24 since the story came out