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Ryan Braun suspended by MLB for entire season
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acheron_xl
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As a Brewers fan, I see this as a deadline deal to obtain a better draft position.
DeaconKnowledge
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Please. Selig wasn't saying shit when the poster boys of roids were juicing their way to record profits for MLB.
Like Melky?
hope those other Biogenesis-linked players aren't far behind.
TheBryanJZX90
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David Freese was a pretty good hero story from 2011, hometown guy saves his team from elimination in game 6 with a bottom-of-the-11th-two-out-full-count home run. But that was more of a single moment since he hasn't been performing that well since then. Plus everyone loves to hate the Cardinals.
Joe Mauer probably did juice. 2009, his almost-30-HR year.
Ninja Scooter
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Is Barry Larkin stupid?
Diprosalic
Banned
a.k.a. NBA, NFL...
Duane Cunningham
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Aw man, this sucks. Like half of the Royals are going to get busted.
Hahahaha it's DOOMSDAY motherfuckers!
That year he had fresh legs since he didn't start playing until May, and he hit a bunch of homers to the first row in left field at the Metrodome that would've been doubles anywhere else. He hit 28 dingers and 30 doubles. The next year he hit 9 dingers but 43 doubles.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
Banned
Now,time to go after Chris Davis.
Everyone from Bud Selig to Bob Costas has said it.
And? They aren't jumping up and down about how clean their sports are.
And this. Baseball was forced by congress into testing. Otherwise, Fehr would have kept drug testing away from baseball forever.
MLB basically condoned ped usage for so long, that they face a longer road back. They dug their own hole, they get to fill it themselves.
TheKaeptain
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both sports more entertaining that Baseball.
forknknife
Banned
I thought this was a My little Pony thread and was completely lost for a minute
Are we still gonna pretend Bonds was the only guy who ever juiced?
Yes, I'm still bitter about it.
Only because he made all the other roiders look like scrubs.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Are we still gonna pretend Bonds was the only guy who ever juiced?
Yes, I'm still bitter about it.
One of the best hitters of all time, juice'd or not. Best eyes in the game.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Remember when this guy publically slammed the poor guy that took the sample based on some meaningless technicality when he got out of this the first time? Yeah, that was awesome. I mean, no it wasn't fuck you Ryan
Affeinvasion
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I liked baseball better when they just didn't talk about it. Every sport is rampant with cheating...it's the only way to win at a high level. Some people just don't get caught.
Diprosalic
Banned
agreed but not a bit cleaner.
Carrot juicer.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I have no clue how you'd make this claim.
lol perfect
Zen_Arcade
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Pathetic. Considering all the hoopla and denial at the time. Plus the slandering of the worker who handled the sample.
Look at the bulge in his arms. He roided!
Look at the bulge in his arms. He roided!
DUFFMCWALIN
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lol
because i actually watch baseball and watched before bonds most definitely was on the juice? Go look at his 2004 numbers.
Zen_Arcade
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This is his roids.
He holds a blender like it's a fucking cup.
lol....yea, sure pal.
Zen_Arcade
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Seriously guys. I don't like Bonds as much as the next guy, but it's not like steroids were the only reason Bonds was a good player. He probably wouldn't have broken the HR record without them, but he still would have been an amazing hitter.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I have no clue how this or anything else could lead to the conclusion he has super good eyes.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Until he gets caught up in some shit like all of these other guys you and I have no reason to believe otherwise. Some dudes are just naturally big. I turned on Palmero the minute he got caught and I'll do the same with Davis if he ever gets into some shit. But I don't think him or Cabrera are on anything.
HerbertFish
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He recorded like the highest testosterone level ever then got out of it. Lulz
ElectricBlanketFire
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No one should be above suspicion at this point.
Exactly.
Was Brady Anderson on the juice?
DUFFMCWALIN
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Really? really?Do I have to go dig up articles that talk about how great his patience at the plate was, how good of an eye he had for what he could hit and couldn't? How many fucking times he was walked in his career? Intentionally or not? Or are you going to still be fucking obtuse the whole time?
Aaron Hernandez is a murderer. No one should be above suspicion in the NFL!
You're just feeding it.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I don't get how Bonds is better than the other dozens of guys in the Hall of Fame. Nobody is contesting that he was a HOF-level hitter prior to being clearly on steroids.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I'm sure someone can find appropriate stats in terms of strike zone recognition, swing rate, etc, but I don't know how far back some of that data goes for historical comparisons. But I'm pretty sure that sort of statement regarding "his eyes" has been brought up before by sabermetric types.
ElectricBlanketFire
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1) I must have missed the string of murders committed by NFL players.
2) Not sure why you keep pointing to the NFL. Obviously the NFL has its own issues with PEDs. But this is a thread about a baseball player.
3) You seem to be taking personal offense at this thread for some reason.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I sure hope not. If he did the only year I'd even question him on was in '96. Besides that year he never hit over 25 HR and he didn't have one season where he batted over .300. His slugging % was pretty steady for his entire career.
You guys and I just have a different outlook. I prefer to think no one is doing anything and you prefer to think everyone is doing something. I give people the benefit of the doubt.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I guess I'm just not convinced walking all the time is necessarily a matter of having great hand-eye coordination because Bonds got pitched around an epic amount. Tony Gwynn has a career average like 35 points higher than Bonds does. It's such a specific compliment that it sounds like apologizing for the steroids.
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