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  1. Divinity
    According to dictionary.com to cheat you "violate rules or regulations" Pettitte never violated a single rule in MLB by using a few times prior to when it was banned, and he never used it after it was banned, so actually he didn't cheat.
  2. Divinity
    Is it really a competitive advantage though when he used it during a time when it wasn't banned by MLB, and any injured player could have, and in a lot of cases they did the same thing? He admitted to using it two days in 2002 and one day in 2004 to treat an injury. I think watching this youtube video would help you understand it from his point of view, he starts to talks about the HGH situation a minute into the video.
  3. Divinity
    No one is perfect, people make mistakes. A major aspect of his religion (Christianity) is atonement. If he was going to atone, lying to everyone is not the best way to start that process. I have no reason to think he wasn't truthful when he made those admissions. I really don't think he was a chronic HGH user who primarily used it to try gain a competitive edge as Emmz claims. If he was truly looking for an edge he would have used steroids along with it.
  4. Divinity
    I don't buy that, steroids were banned in 1991 while they didn't test players for it until a decade after. You don't think beloved Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte could have found a doctor to write him a script back then? I mean come on now.
  5. Divinity
    well damn, 48% of American's have admitted to trying marijuana. I guess by definition nearly half of our population are criminals. How am I being a homer? I don't think any player who used HGH prior to 2005 when it was offically banned cheated. Regardless of what team they played for. Stop being a hater.
  6. Divinity
    Steroids were banned in 1991. HGH wasn't banned until 2005. Obtaining marijuana is a crime too, is anyone who take's a hit of weed a "criminal" ?
  7. Divinity
    How was using HGH prior to 2005 when MLB banned it considered cheating? I'm pretty sure to cheat at something that require's you do something that's against the rules and gives you an unfair advantage, which he didn't. Prior to 2005 all players were free to take HGH as they wanted. Pettitte also said if had been been banned back then he wouldn't have taken it. Was it stupid? Yeah, it was stupid. Was it desperate? Yeah, it was probably desperate. Was it cheating? No, I don't think so. Comparing Pettitte and Manny is like apples and oranges. Manny took actual steroids, which were banned by MLB since 1991. Manny gained a huge amount of muscle/power after he started using them. What Manny did was cheating, just like Clemens, Giambi, and A-Rod who all took steroids well after they were banned. My post above addresses why I don't think players who took HGH prior to 2005 were cheating. What did he lie about though? I agree with you about him being a hypocrite, but that's about it.
  8. Divinity
    HGH and steroids are NOT one and the same. He didn't take it to enhance his performance. Andy is a honest and decent guy, which is why he stepped up and made these admissions, he's also deeply religious. I think it's likely he was in fact telling the truth. The way I see it, if they did it before the league banned the substance, it doesn't matter. It was not against the rules of the sport they played, so it's irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. If you want to blame someone for the prevalence of steroids in the sport from that time frame, you have to blame Bud Selig and the players' association, who fought tooth and nail to keep steroids off the testing list. You can point fingers at general managers and staff for turning a blind eye, but it's the decision-makers who should have done something about it sooner.
  9. Divinity
    To be fair Pettitte only used HGH to recover from an injury in 2002, we aren't talking about anabolic steroids here, we're talking about a substance that was neither illegal, nor against the rules of the sport until 2005 He was using it to help rehab from an injury, not to help him pack on 20 pounds of muscle, and his use was very limited. He was also one of the only guy's to come forward and be honest about it unlike most other players connected to PED's, who deny, deny, deny until they're trapped in a corner.
  10. Divinity
    They didn't know A-Rod was using PED's until after they signed him to that contract extension, part of the reason they signed him to that ridiculous extension was because they thought he was clean and he was on pace to possibly hit the most HR's of all time. Jason Giambi is the only player that I can really think of in which they signed a known PED user?
  11. Divinity
    my bad, didn't check out that thread. heh
  12. Divinity
    Jeff Passan from Yahoo Sports said the Red Sox finished second in the bidding for Gonzalez
  13. Divinity
    Phillies just signed Cuban right-hander Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to a six-year contract worth more than $50 million. The deal could approach $60 million, which would be a record for an international player
  14. Divinity
    lol, I feel your pain. I have Dickey on my team who's getting lit up tonight by the freaking Astro's, and I traded Bautista for him at the start of the season.
  15. Divinity
    Tillman shutting out the Sox for the second time in just over a month, glad he's on my fantasy team.
  16. Divinity
    I'm sure weighting 300 lbs is going to take it's toll the older he gets as well.
  17. Divinity
    Luck plays a significant role in MLB playoffs, there's no denying that. This paragraph I have quoted below show's you just how much. "According to Keri and the “team of experts” who wrote “Baseball Between The Numbers”, it is rare for any team to have better than a 25% – 30% chance to win the World Series. That’s not much of a chance. It means that a team can be the best in baseball for eight years, and (if luck holds) maybe win the World Series two of those years. This roughly parallels the Yankees’ record in the 2000s: the Yanks made the playoffs in 9 of those 10 years, they had the best record (or tied for best) in 4 of those 10 years, and they took home two World Series championships. The Red Sox were luckier in the 2000s: their record was 6 playoff appearances, tied for the best record in baseball in 1 of those years, and two World Series championships won."
  18. Divinity
    He's definitely a noticeable upgrade, since June he's hit more home run's than the entire Yankees lineup combined (8 vs 10) Also I have a feeling A-Rod is getting either a 50/100 ban within the next week or two.
  19. Divinity
    Nice move for the O's, it's seems more and more plausible the O's could actually win the AL East for the first time this millennium.
  20. Divinity
    Happy for him, probably the only current Sox player I can say I genuinely like.
  21. Divinity
    I'm glad, if you ask me outspending everyone for over a decade and only bringing home one ring isn't really worth it. I think they'd be better off not relying completely on money, and I think they'd still have a good a chance winning a ring within a decade being on the same playing field as everyone else.
  22. Divinity
    Sorry let me dumb it down for you. Would trading Cano at this point make sense if it cost's the Yankees even more money/years to re-sign Cano through FA rather than a extension?
  23. Divinity
    Sox have signed Pedroia to a seven-year, $100M extension
  24. Divinity
    How about the fact if Cano reaches FA teams like the Dodgers could easily jack up his price in terms of dollars/years? Would the prospect's they'd be getting for renting Cano out for 60+ games even be worth it if it means they have to pay Cano more on his next contract? Yankees are dead set being below the luxury cap next year, so they're more interested in pinching pennies than spending the money to field a competent team.
  25. Divinity
    Of course they wouldn't, now that the core 4 is headed out the door, Cano is the face of the franchise. I'm sure the Mets could get a huge package for Wright but I doubt they'd trade him either.
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