Athletes take "Peformance Enhancements" every day. If a player like Chase Utley gets geeked up before and during games off of Myoplex shakes which is a "Performance Enhancement". He even quoted himself on Cold Pizza that it gave him the energy he needed and the boost during a game. Now if he goes on to break an outstanding record in baseball, is there an arguement it was the shakes. What if Barry Bonds was white? What happened with Mark McGwire? You want to talk about a guy going from skinny to huge. I think everyone in the baseball world should read Conseco's book "Juiced". As in the MLB has JUICED up the game and ignored superstar players such as Ken Caminiti and we all know what happened there. The guy had an addiction for cryin outloud. But hey fans loved that rocket arm from the 3b. The prototype of todays athlete is unmatched from the past. Barry Bonds has a bigger problem with speaking in 3rd person than anything. Drugs are here to stay, learn to deal sports world.
2007-05-21 07:00:54 · 9 answers · asked by michigangutcrush 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
lets make a toast to that
2007-05-21 07:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Athletes take "Peformance Enhancements" every day. If a player like Chase Utley gets geeked up before and during games off of Myoplex shakes which is a "Performance Enhancement". He even quoted himself on Cold Pizza that it gave him the energy he needed and the boost during a game."
That is neither illegal in the US or against MLB rules... what's the point?
"Now if he goes on to break an outstanding record in baseball, is there an arguement it was the shakes."
What kind of argument? What if it was coffee? Don't be ridiculous.
"What if Barry Bonds was white?"
He's still be an ahole, change Bonds to Giambi if you want a white guy who cheats.
"What happened with Mark McGwire? You want to talk about a guy going from skinny to huge."
He embarassed himself, his family, the Cardinals and MLB in those congressional hearings, he should be banned for cheating forever (ala pete rose)
"I think everyone in the baseball world should read Conseco's book "Juiced". As in the MLB has JUICED up the game and ignored superstar players such as Ken Caminiti and we all know what happened there. The guy had an addiction for cryin outloud. But hey fans loved that rocket arm from the 3b."
First of all I don't put much creed into anything Canseco says, he's pretty much willing to do anything for $. Caminiti was addicted to anything he could get, cocaine, meth, whatever. MLB is just as guilty for allowing the steroid era to arrive as the players. The whole era should be listed with an asterisk.
"The prototype of todays athlete is unmatched from the past. Barry Bonds has a bigger problem with speaking in 3rd person than anything. Drugs are here to stay, learn to deal sports world."
No, I will not deal with it. I am a baseball coach for 13-15 year olds. These kids are at an impressionable age and players like Bonds are just too selfish to see that the behavior they exhibit may be influential on today's youth. Parents aren't as involved with the kids as they were in years past because most have to work more, that leaves little time for the parents to be active rolemodels for their kids and leaves them searching elsewhere. Bonds/Giambi/Grimsley/Canseco/(Insert other cheat here) should admit to their abuses of illegal drugs (yes steroids / hormones are illegal) and become an example rather than glorify themselves selfishly.
Don't try to make this a black / white issue or anything else, I detest all cheaters (include Sosa for the corked bat here) equally and think even for a first offense they should be banned from the game permanently and contracts voided. then see how many of them cheat.
2007-05-21 14:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by GPC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now the only thing Bonds has against him are allegations. Nothing has been proven....yet!
As long as they can't prove anything, he's scott free for the title. As far as The Babe goes, you really think he got juiced up on beer and hot dogs? Okay....let's go with that for a minute. Here's the question. Were they illegal substances back then? Or, just team policies?
I still think The Babe was much better than Bonds just because he was the only guy doing that back then. Today we have several guys ripping 50 homers a year and no one blinks an eye at that. In the 1920's, if a guy hit 50 homeruns, it made world news and the guy who did it was the second coming of Christ.
Bonds should be left on an empty island to rot with his favorite person.....himself.
2007-05-21 14:29:08 · answer #3 · answered by Squiggs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drugs are here to stay?, only if people take your attitude. If people turned him in, things would be way different.
The Babe did what he did eating Hot Dog & beer, not a crime.
2007-05-21 14:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark McGwire skinny lol what have you been smoking he's always been a big guy.
2007-05-21 17:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding? this is baseball....we drink beer in this game son. good point though, since Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock's death some team are instituting their own alcohol regulations.
2007-05-21 14:12:43 · answer #6 · answered by lukyrubbaducky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here to stay but Giambi wants everything to be ok if he says sorry.
2007-05-21 14:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by redsoxwillwin07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the F..k crawled up your butt and started a fire? Whatever are you talking about?
2007-05-21 14:11:53 · answer #8 · answered by ronald g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's pretty clear that you don't have a clue!
2007-05-21 14:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by Yankee Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋