OT: MLB potentially dropping Banhammer on PED users conected with Tony Bosch
I was just on ESPN and saw and read this article. Wow. I was hoping that there were not any Tigers mentioned in the report, but supposedly Jhonny Peralta is on the list, as well as Ryan Braun and A-Rod. I am interested to see if anything will come from this.
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9301536/major-league-baseball-su…
Said to meet him at the bar tomorrow night at 10pm for drinks. Thought I'd share.
My wife just texted me saying "stop talking to your loser internet friends and fold the goddamn fitted sheet!"
Like I have any idea how to do that anyway.
I am no longer asked to fold fitted sheets. All I had to do was let my wife watch me attempt to fold one once. I recommend that course of action.
Or you could try my actual method, which is:
1. Try to do that thing above.
2. Fail.
3. Wad the sheet up in a ball and stuff it in the closet.
My wife just laughed and over time it's become a highlight of laundry day:
1) Fold once lengthwise (so that it most resembles Charlie Weis'' shorts).Grab one short end with arms crossed like you're about to call illegal procedure.
2) Clear children and pets from the work area.
3) Call 'Illegal Procedure', vigorously.
4) ??
5) Profit, because making the wife laugh is always a bonus. Bury the mess way down in the pile.
See I'm the exact opposite, I want to see the Yankees suffer with arguably the worst contract in MLB history. So if indeed A-Rod is suspended the Yanks might be able to get out from under that contract through some loopholes, thus freeing up $ for them to make a run at Miguel after 2015.
Well considering the Yankees want to get under $189 million luxury tax, yes i'd think they'd like to "free up some money."
Of course there is no salary cap, but you still have to PAY the salaries you have on your roster. I'm pretty sure that is what he's getting at. They have (or had, not sure about this year) the highest payroll in the league and even they don't have an infinite amount of money.
Edit: this was a reply to the guy above you. I don't know how it ended up as a reply to you.
list had 2 Cabreras listed and my immediate thought was that one of them was Miguel... Thank the Lord it isn't him.
At this point, I'd rather see Dombrowski pick up a middle reliever or closer... I would much rather have a weaker bat in the lineup in Santiago than have a vacancy in closer position going into the postseason... Plus Jackson will be healthy soon returning a key bat and key speed to the lineup.
can't say I'm surprised though- especially A Rod
Wasn't the same source that broke the Melky Cabrera story last year before it went public also said before this season that Braun and A-Rod would be linked once again to Roids?
What's astonishing is that MLB considers this a severe punishment for a violation that they don't try very hard to discover in the first place. By way of context, first time doping bans in WADA sanctioned sports are two years. Baseball? Less than a third of a season.
The North American sports leagues are pitiful in this regard. The NFL gives out what, a four-game suspension? And the NBA doesn't even test for steroids. Somehow I'm a bit skeptical about LeBron achieving that freakish physique through purely clean methods.
If you think Lebron has a freakish physique, you haven't been around the gym much. I know a number of clean guys who look more "freakish" than him. It's amazing how people assume things about which they (appear) to have limited knowledge.
Sincerely,
Major League Baseball circa 1996-2007
People now just assume that because he's better, he's on. So, by that logic, MJ must have been ON too.
I'm not saying the NBA is clean. In fact, I'm sure it's not! But you walk a fine line just accusing dudes of using. Lebron has been a freak since high school, so was he using then too?
Oops
Derp
Actually, I go to a gym regularly and yes, I see other guys there who are insanely chiseled. Many of them also have receding hairlines and weird jawlines. I wouldn't doubt that they use roids as well - I'm certainly not saying it's just professional athletes.
In LeBron's case, it's not just that he's built like Karl Malone, but that he combines that with Jordan-like athleticism. That's not normal. I've come to the realization that when one guy is freakishly different than everyone else, there's probably a (dirty) reason for it.
I have a receeding hairline and I go to the gym. I also have been at it for 7+ years (competitive powerlifting) and have been asked on multiple occasions if I'm on sauce. My point is that people who have never walked the walk, so to speak, just assume that a "jacked" physique is unattainable without roids. Point being, it's just ignorance and in some instances, complete laziness, to assume guys are using PEDs.
Given that LeBron's head and jawline have changed shape since the start of his career, Barry Bonds-style, I don't have a hard time believing he's using HGH or similar.
I am as skeptical as anyone about this kind of stuff, but don't forget that he was like 19 his rookie year. Certainly some of the change is just physical maturation.
working out everyday for a couple hours with professional trainers and probably a whole staff of people dedicated to getting him in shape is probably more the cause then roids
So why aren't there more 270-pound guys (he's listed at 250, but this is widely believed to be false) that can jump out of a gym and have the quickness of a guard? It's not just that he's big; it's that he's both big and as quick as a guy 50 pounds lighter. That doesn't pass the smell test.
It's not just me who suspects him of this. There are rumors out there about his agent acquiring PEDs. Unless his agent's a bodybuilder, I think we could put two and two together there. It's just rumor at the moment, but there is circumstantial evidence.
Having said that, the NBA is probably full of roid users (ask Derrick Rose). It's probably like cycling in the Armstrong years.
Baseball and Tony Bosch have violated the HIPAA rights of all players involved here. I can't imagine this working out if the players sue. Then again, sports and the media have managed to five PED's a much longer shelf life as a "hot button" issue than I would have thought possible.
Baseball will always have a credibility problem with regard to PEDs as long as Bud Selig still has his job.
If baseball has suspect credibility, what is your opinion on the Olympics?
If you're the Brewers...you have to sit Braun immediately, right? It sounds like these suspensions won't come down for another week or two at least. Having him around will be the distraction of all distractions.
This is true, but I assume the spin would be "we both agree that sitting out at this time will aid our team in focusing on winning baseball games" etc. I could see how it could be taken as an admission of guilt.
But the next few weeks will be a) uncomfortable for Braun, especially in road ballparks, b) annoying for the rest of the team, who will have to deal with constant questioning, and c) irrelevant because the Brewers are not very good anyways.
You're right. Plus, I don't think any of these teams want to deal with the player's union until it's absolutely necessary. This will be a legal mess for a loooong time.
Get rid of a couple teams while they are at it.
They expanded 2 too many times. Which still beats hockey by 1 time.