sarasoxfan

I knew you wouldnt rise to the occasion. just knew it.

The information posted below wasnt in marvel comics, but surely must make you reconsider the stupidity you posted earlier. For once, admit you have made a mistake and let's get back to the business of the redsox. This is a big moment for you--are you up to it.?????? According to research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adolescents who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21. An early age of drinking onset is also associated with alcohol-related violence. It has been estimated that over three million teenagers are out-and-out alcoholics. Several million more have a serious drinking problem that they cannot manage on their own. The three leading causes of death for 15- to 24-year-olds are automobile crashes, homicides and suicides -- alcohol is a leading factor in all three. While drinking may be a singular problem behavior for some, research suggests that for others it may be an expression of general adolescent turmoil that includes other problem behaviors and that these behaviors are linked to unconventionality, impulsiveness, and sensation seeking. Binge drinking, often beginning around age 13, tends to increase during adolescence, peak in young adulthood (ages 18-22), then gradually decrease. Individuals who increase their binge drinking from age 18 to 24 and those who consistently binge drink at least once a week during this period may have problems attaining the goals typical of the transition from adolescence to young adulthood (e.g., marriage, educational attainment, employment, and financial independence).

I apologize john in advance for getting personal, but you have defended pot smoking, steroid use and teen drinking plus made some very callous remrks about a dead guy and I just dont see how you can take the positions you do and come down on the obvious wrong side of every issue discussed in here. Your consistency defies the imagination.

other than the moronic statement that steroids are a good thing, this is the dumbest thing I have ever heard in my life, and I have heard a lot fof dumbass things, from my mouth and from others but this takes the cake. statistically and psychologically it is proven that a drinking age of 18 is better for the social developement and mental developement of people. Who put these statistics together Marvel comics. I am trying not to get in arguments with you John, but you say the stupidest I have ever heard. From your defense of steriods to this....what is wrong with you. Clearly you drank at an early age and probably did take steroids becasue it has had a adverse effect.

that picture would be hilarious if it wasnt so accurate.

I seem to remember a host of posting people who beyond all rationale continue to cling to the belief that BK will somehow defy reality and turn back into the pitcher everyone once thought he could be. In spite of the fact that he continues to blow, and that the end mercifully is almost here I'm sure that someone will be supportive,. BK has been an unmitgated disataer from the start and think it's time to purchase a one way ticket back to korea for this bum. sianara you stiff. Not up to speed, Kim likely not going places By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff | March 21, 2005 BRADENTON, Fla. -- Time is running out for Byung Hyun Kim to make an impression on the Sox or any prospective suitors, and his inning of work in yesterday's 5-3 exhibition loss to Pittsburgh -- even though it was three up, three down -- hardly advanced his cause. "He was at 84 miles an hour," said one major league scout. "I thought my [radar] gun was stuck. He might have touched 85. He's just a shadow of the pitcher he was in Arizona. This is a guy who threw in the 90s when he was in Arizona, and his slider had incredible movement. Now, his slider is flat. "He's a very, very marginal pitcher right now. I wouldn't give the Red Sox $500,000 for him, and they want a player back because they're willing to eat the money." The Red Sox owe Kim $6 million this season in the last year of a two-year, $10 million contract Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave him after the 2003 season. He has pitched just 3 2/3 innings in three appearances this spring, in part because he was sidelined several days with the flu. It appears preposterous to believe Kim will win a job in the Sox bullpen coming out of camp; it appears almost as unlikely the Sox will be able to unload him, even though other clubs say the Sox have indicated a willingness to eat all but $1 million of his contract, provided they get a prospect in return.

I agree that was a low point in posting, but not bannable. The delusional opinion that steroids are safe is the kind of myopic thinking that prevails with some, and those are typically the ones that think they can handle it. And end up OD'ing, or freaking out. For some reason there is subset (more like a cult) of people on here that have created for themselves the idea that steroids are fine and that cheating is okay. You can show them a picture of barry bonds looking like karen carpenter and then one of him looking hulk hogan and they say so what. No amount of press and or senseless death will change their minds. steroids are like driving a car..I mean with that thiknking as logic how can any facts penetrate a wall of ignornance like that. It's no wonder that with thinking like that that you would see such a brutual and insensitive post like that. It isnt surprising when you consider the source.

I'm not sure how anyone can belittle the impact steroids have on a player. This picture of cheatin sammy and other pictures of these criminials at earlier points in their careers make it very clear that steroids have completely changed who they are and how strong they are. 98% of the world belives that steroidds turn a good player into a better player and arguing the point seems futile--because it is so friggin obvious. I guess this is one of those we agree to disagree moments. And now with only 13 days left until opening day we can turn out guns on the rest of the league as opposed to each other. Time will be the judge of what happens to these creeps and IMO the judgment will be harsh. Whatever the impact that the MCGwire's of the world had on baseball--some say saving the game , others say not, in his brief testimony Mac destroyed his own legacy and will be remebered by 98% of the fans a cheating *******. Count me in the 98%

I was a making a point, that being nice doesnt get you leeway. even if he did cotnribute to saving baseball (which isnt true) it doesnt matter... no one should be above the law. Part of the problem with this whole thing is that these overpaid freaks think they are above the rules. Like Bonds. Hang him too.

why? I still dont understand the logic. You cheat, you lie you pay the price. If you kill someone, get caught selling drugs or using them, or stealing you dont get leeway because you are a nice guy. He didnt save baseball, his home run pursuit was entertaining... I dont think anyone is above the rules--I'm sure mark is a swell guy, but he is also cheater.. Hang him.

I think in the book the young one got sent down to AA for more seasoning as well.

It's hard to believe what I am reading here. If you cheat, but do well, you are forgiven. If you lie under oath but say what people want to hear you are forgiven. Shaunessey and every sportswriter in the country agree that mcgwire is a cheating slime, and duped the world by cheating. The only poeple who seem forgiving are in here. The big deal is that he took performance enhancing drugs and then after canseco's book came out he denied taking them..but under oath he didnt.The big deal is the guy cheated and was caught, and then he cried like a bitch.He should be stripped of his records and banned from the Hall...whether he saved baseball or not is irrelevent he is ruining it now. Sosa defintely was taking roids and is cheater as well.

how PC can people get, what possible complaint could any one have with this . It;s awesome and certainly there is no ill will about it. Come on and get grip-- what's disgusting is how uptight poeple are.

here's something topical heat 97, knicks 82

I think you mean 2007.

you said what about you? so I answered.

Oh I thought he was going to take over center next year for Damon--because he's already all set for the majors. But now he need more seasoning in AA. Could it be, just let's pretend to be realistic for a second.. That some of us might be getting ahead of ourselves, and that Theo (bless his little heart) is willing to give this immature kid some time to grow up and get some experience. before coming up to the majors. Luckily we have edgar so this conversation can wait for 4 years.

I guess I dont get the logic of saying that he cheated and evryone knows but since we were entertained by him, what the hell. I seem to remember follwing the sox with as much enthusaism as ever back then. As far as saving the game, come on thats a bit of an overstatement. a lot of injuries after those 49 hrs and diminmsihing skills and then boom.. the incedible Hulk, come on--fans have got stop turning the other cheek and dismissing these kinds of crimes merely becasue the guys are good.

"McGwire's testimony was painful to watch. Either his lawyers miscalculated, or their client had no ability to sidestep questions as easily as other witnesses. Many times, his only answer was: "I'm retired." He sounded like Hyman Roth, the Meyer Lansky-type character in "The Godfather, Part II" who upon his arrest kept repeating: "I'm a retired investor living on a pension."

I'm watching the cubs right now and hew hit a homer. The way his contract is, he'll definitely have a monster year this year. If I was a fantay baseball guy nomie would be on my team. I have heard only good things about edgar I think he'll prove his worth in spades.

In terms of cheatin' sammy--i thought this article in the washington post described his disengenous, pathetic, inarticulate and stupid ramblings better than anyone--noting, fo course, that sammy tried to use the language thing to hide the truth...kind of tike that idiot bonds playing the black card, implying that he is being persecuted becasue he is black and that his rags to riches climb into the majors somehow exonerates him from abiding by the law..Of course, he neglects to mention that his dad was major leaguer and I would imagine the ghetto he grew up in isnt in fort apache the bronx or watts..These guys insults the fans, the game and themselves, and I pray they dont get into the Hall--at least after the other day their cheating will always be assoicated with whatever they accomplished and that is an asterisk--that will plague them for ever. There is a prcie to pay when you make a deal with the devil and these guys are finding out it can be huge. from Boswell in the washington Post: "And what of Sosa? He spoke in a soft voice. He brought an interpreter and a lawyer who read his statement for him despite the fact that those of us who know him from the baseball beat realize that he is perfectly fluent in English. That Sosa statement was a 99.9 percent total denial of any use of steroids. However, cynics may parse his words in search of legal loopholes. "To be clear, I have never taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs. I have never injected myself or had anyone inject me with anything. I've not broken the laws of the Unites States or the laws of the Dominican Republic," Sosa's statement read. "I have been tested as recently as 2004 and I am clean." It is an awful world we live in. Within minutes of the statement's dissemination a veteran baseball writer said, "So, I guess that doesn't quite cover taking steroids orally if they were prescribed legally by a Dominican doctor."

the notion that McGwire saved baseball is ridiculous. Even if he did how is that supposed to forgive him for cheating. Does his succes somehow excuse the reality that the big oaff cheated!!!!! His perfomrance the other day was disgusting. Red Sox Rooter desrbibed things the best. However, the comment about players being banned for past actions, I have a little problem with. MLB has always had policies about controlled substances. The fact that there were no specific policies about steroids in MLB dsoesnt mean that arent laws that citizens of the land (including baseball players) must abide by. These guys broke the law, cheated in the game and should be punished pure and simple. The fact that they inarticulate idiots isnt a crime, but cheating is. If anyone thinks McGwire saved the game, which is beyond ridiculous, they should be more pissed off that he did by cheating. I am.

everyone's hero got optioned to portland Double AA, to play shortstop what happend to pawtucket?.

he is a republican afterall.lying comes easy. "Curt Schilling, a pitcher who has been outspoken in criticizing steroid use, testified but contradicted previous public statements."

I guess this should be in general baseball talk, but it aplies to every player. What a friggin disgrace that hearing was.These guys are disgusting. McGwire should be banned and his records stripped away. All of them made me sick. It's unfortunate that fans dont seem to be concerned about all this stuff, but frankly I think it is embarassing and repulsive. He was a good player, but a cheater is a cheater. The only good thing was that his testimony was so ridiculous that his public humilation might serve as a pretty signifcant punishement in the long run. Much as I love him schilling was pretty pathetic also.