Steroids In Baseball: The Mitchell Report.
Apparently, Barry Bonds wasn’t the only player who gained 100 pounds of added muscle and 10 hat sizes. The Mitchell Report came out today and Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Eric Gagne, Troy Glaus, Rick Ankiel, and Miguel Tejada were some of the big name players to get named for using steroids. Maybe I’m just happy because I hate the Yankees and I love to see their “momma’s boys” take hits. But honestly it’s about time. I could have cared less if they would have just come out in the beginning, said they did, it was a mistake, and they were sorry. But to lie to our faces for these past few years is just ridiculous. So now, not only do I not respect you as players, but I don’t respect you as people. You thought we were dumb and we probably were for not picking up on it sooner. But now, you can’t lie to our faces anymore. Good news Raffy, Sammy, and McGwire. You’ve got company in your group of people who spit on the game of baseball. The only person who I’ve got respect for is Giambi because he had enough guts to come clean. Even if he was backed into a corner. Something is better than nothing.
Pistol Pete
Thursday, 13. December 2007 um 4:44 pm Uhr
As a Yankee fan and apologist, I want to point out that both Andy Pettite (Astros) and Roger Clemens (Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros) have played teams outside the Bronx. Regardless of what the Mitchell report concludes, they couldn’t have possibly been on the juice in pinstripes. It’s unthinkable.
corey
Thursday, 13. December 2007 um 10:18 pm Uhr
as i sat on the plane from seattle to denver i saw this “mitchell report” business flashing across the screen as if we should be surprised that MLB players take drugs to enhance their performance.
I chuckled to myself and thought back on a documentary i saw last year that ken burns produced called “Baseball”. If you’re a baseball fan than it is a must see as it gives the entire history of baseball and spans over 150 years of man, ball, stick and glove.
I only watched about 4 “innings” (the discs are numbered by innings). But what i gathered from those early years of baseball is that it was basically a game made up vagrants, alcoholics, and gamblers.
So its funny to hear the incredulity injected into this new baseball scandal when baseballs roots are steeped in shadiness and cheating.
Obviously 150 years hasnt changed baseball all that much.
john Q
Friday, 14. December 2007 um 9:38 am Uhr
so what does that say about our society that it is called “america’s game”?
Alan
Saturday, 15. December 2007 um 2:34 am Uhr
As I read this post and the article underlying it, I couldn’t help but think about this from Scot McKnight. I’m not much of a baseball fan, but I will be teaching my kids and grandkids (if we have them) about the Babe Ruths and Hank Aarons. It’s sad that a bunch of sauced up guys get to be the heroes of our day….