rician blast
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Ortiz not sure if he took steroids
rician blast replied to Jacoby_Ellsbury's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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And that is a sad statement on as to the petty and jealous nature of the writers. What a screw job.
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Yup...go figure. Cheating comes in many shapes and forms and Williams was cheated that year for sure.
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I don't really get my jollies with stats...i.e. I don't care who has the most HR's or most K's. What I always have sort of like is looking at a guys stats for a season relative to other players, just to see who had monster years. Stuff like: 1925 Rogers Hornsby hit .403, Slugged .756, OBP was .476, 39 HRs, 143 RBIs in 138 games. That's impressive. In fact his 1921-1925 seasons were all absolutely ridiculous. Or 1921, Ruth leads majors with 59 Hrs...next highest was 24! Ruth also hit .378 that year, slugged .846, and his PBO was .509...amazing season. Williams 1941 campaign, hit .406, slugged .735, OBP was .551, lead the league in HRs, just off the lead in RBI's, had 145 walks, 6th in hits...dead pull hitter, with a shift against him, and he hit right through the fkn shift...tremendous. I like that stuff...not so much who has the most of this or that all time.
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It's simply his version of damage control. This steroid/PED issue has impacted so many and everyone implicated is trying some sort of measures to save face. Clemens chose all out denial, as did Bonds and Sheffield. For Pettitte, he "came clean" (haha) and said he did it twice...I mean 4 times...I mean, etc ARod offered an excuse laced "admission" that failed the sniff test with all but the most gullible fan. Selig now has to find some way of saving face, because he knows he's part of the problem, so he's going to contemplate adjusting the HR record...well how about the fact that players of the PED age are facing pitchers of the PED age...it's all inter-related and you can't fix things with and asterisk, or by eliminating someone's name entirely from the record book. Now, If Donald Fehr and Gene Orza would step up and come clean, we might get somewhere...but that'll never happen, they're lawyers representing the douchebags who used the stuff, they'd be disbarred.
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I'm not criticizing Thomas or Fernandez, but I'm a realist and I'm going by what I see...not stats. I've been watching the B's, and hockey in general, religiously since the 1970's...I've seen goalies come and go and the ones who can truly steal a series...the Dryden's, Brodeur's, etc. stand out. The closest to that now, IMO, are Brodeur and Luongo, followed by Giguere, Ryan Miller, maybe Nabakov...you watch these guys play and you feel like your team can't get a puck by them. I never feel that with Thomas...his style lends itself to great games AND poor performances. When it comes playoff time, and every goal counts, he makes me nervous.
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Francona doesn't see it the same way as manny: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1151679
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Plus more supplements and the occasional PED as well.
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Not sure...HIPPA laws might prohibit it, so it may not matter what the judge wants to do, the court's hands might be tied.
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That's good to hear...last year he came in looking like he'd utilized the Curt Shilling off-season regimen.
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This is true, and I'd probably place them in the 3-slot right now as well. Thing is even with some of their recent Ws it just seemed like something was missing, something beyond the convenient explanation of injuries. I will say this...while I'm a bit dissapointed with the way the Krejci line has performed recently, the 4th line has been very, very good. Depth and goaltending are key come playoff time and I think the B's are deep...the goaltending has been outstanding but still concerns me.
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That may be true, but IMO he's thrown something out there, deliberately, for other team's, for players and for the media to now run with. You know someone in the media is going to now try and run with the comments and find out who ARod was ratting on...and if they can turn anything up, what kind of support will ARod get from his MLB brethren then?
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From the article posted above: "Alex used to tell me negative things about other players around the league who were suspected [of drug use]," Hicks told SI on Monday. "So it's ... I feel very betrayed." This is important for a couple of reasons. (1) If true, ARod broke the "code" and if word gets out to MLB players regarding WHO Rodriguez was bashing, there could be some significant fallout between he and those players. (2) If this can get some legs with the media and grab the attention of many MLB players, perhaps other players who know more about ARod's use than he's told us will leak additional details of ARod's own PED history...a little payback perhaps. Not only is ARod a cheater and a liar, he's a hypocrite and a backstabber too. What a douchebag.
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Bruins were outclassed last night, at l;east in the third period. Sharks were bigger, tougher and wanted it more once they tied that game. I know it is only one game, but it did seem to show some cracks in the B's. I still say the B's ARE one of the 5 best teams in the league, but I can't say they're the best, based on what I've seen since the A.S. break (and I'm not talking specifically about their record, but the way they're playing).
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I think you're spot on, seems like a weak defense if the plaintiff can force him to have a blood test and submit the results. Maybe they think there is no way he can be forced to have a blood test???
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How have they moved past steroids? They implemented a PED policy which is still turning up new abusers and which doesn't test for HGH, which any realist knows many players are using. IMO, they're not even close to moving past the PED issue.
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Well, unless you're a league official who knows that fans love fights. It's no coincidence that hockey's modest resurgence was accompanied by a significant increase in fighting.
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I don't think he implied that it had just begun...he stated that he had seen enough.
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You need to change your forum name to "Realist"
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Agreed, the admission really is an insult to our collective intelligence. Has Anyone listened to WFAN? Mike Francesca is killing him and he's right..this was a huge opportunity for ARod to come clean and not make any excuses but he peppered his statement with comments that are very hard to believe. He did himself, MLB and the fans a tremendous disservice and it all goes to show that these guys can't get beyond their own pathetic shortcomings. Even Pettitte has largely been forgiven despite that he told half-truths each time he was pressed a little bit more. PC you are right, the absolute best thing to do is spill it and make no excuses, leave no holes in your statements, etc. but these guys are dreadfully unable to see that.
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Hope someone posts some pics when they arrive...I always like to see how fat some guys may have gotten or conversely who has come into camp in great shape.
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