Why is that?
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MLB 2014 Season |OT2| - Derek Jeter Appreciation Thread
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Why is that?
lol, nothing pretend about a lot of evidence and numerous people stating as fact things that they're sure about.
Ninja Scooter
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So you can say with certainty that the guy who just got busted for PEDs wasn't using them last year or any year before that?
I can say for certainty that there isn't any evidence to support that assumption.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Roger Clemens never failed a drug test and was cleared of perjury charges so I guess he's never used anything either
Dude has been hitting under .200. This is a good thing for th O's.
Dominican Power
Member
All that shit he was talking about Maris being the real record holder.
Well my respect for Mike McDreamy just went up tenfold. Him spitting the blood out like it's no big thing was priceless. Thanks for that one Carpe.
I honestly believe people don't think of the damage if does to baseball.
I've spoken with so many people who used to be into baseball and nobody believes in anyone being authentic.
It just makes me sad.
That was Matheny's good twin brother, not the evil douchebag that went on to the Cardinals.
I mean I get you want to make a change but you went from possibly the best cap logo of all time to something like that.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
frankly high scoring games are more fun and gets more people in the park.
those same people don't give a damn that football players use PEDs as well so who cares? seriously? so what if a guy uses modern medicine to gain an edge. that's what modern sports are about, gain an edge over the other guy.
Alex Anderson
Member
Fucking Adam Warren
HarryDemeanor
Member
I wish I had some nice pictures of Dodger warships arriving to AT&T Park. But alas....
matthewwhatever
Member
Seriously, real baseball players don't wear gloves, but they will bet on games.
No, wait, real baseball players don't play against players of other races.
No, wait, real baseball players all take amphetamines.
Wait...When exactly did we ever have "real" baseball players? It seems like the only people obsessed with the purity of today's game are the ones who don't know much about its history.
Though I'd think the fact Davis was busted for amphetamines would make him a hero to people who love to complain about the past. Greenies were good enough for Mays, Mantle and Aaron, so they're good enough for today's players, too.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Uh oh.
The people I was talking too weren't even that old. They were young sports fans that have grown distant from the game. They weren't even the history freak type fan.
Dominican Power
Member
Dan Uggla is his ceiling.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Pretty much.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
they didn't grow distant because of steroids. did they become fans in the 90s?
They did but wouldn't you say the 90s and early 00s had a hope or blind faith that the players were clean?
Look at how the homerun chase was marketed.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
no. PEDs have been highly suspected as far back as 1987. this has been an ongoing battle for many decades now.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
Matt Holliday might be the strongest man alive
wow that was just a rocket shot
Carpe Libertatem
Member
matthewwhatever
Member
Didn't Tom House (former Rangers pitching coach) say he knew people were using back in the '70s? Anyone who thinks it was suddenly discovered in the '90s is delusional. Why would people in every other sport have been using, but not baseball?
The '90s home run explosion had way more factors than just "sluggers are using steroids!" (assuming steroids even did/do cause more power). It's no coincidence that the sudden power surge coincided with the sudden addition of four new teams -- especially since one of those teams was in a stadium that produced wildly inflated offensive numbers, and another one (Arizona) that's been known for its homer-friendly environment, too.
yea, 110MPH not smart from that guy who tried to bare hand it, my bro almost had his hand ripped off a while back by a ball that I know was hit slower than that.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Baez is gonna be so goddamn good when he adjusts.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
drugs of all types have always been present in American sports. it's just how things are done. anyone crying trying to appeal to some moral authority is just delusional. instead of banning it (ala the war on drugs) let's regulate it instead.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Lol no. If you actually look at his Minor League numbers he sucks balls for the first 200 or so at bats and then crushes the ball.
This is a rather poor argument. Nothing is guaranteed in the majors
I think it's rather presumptuous to say "when" he adjusts. It's a very hard adjustment to make, and it's been the demise of many players in the past.