I can't believe this. You talk about putting a foot in the mouth. I think this one gets the gold.
2007-05-21 07:35:03 · 7 answers · asked by michigangutcrush 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I don't have a problem with what he said because it's true.
MLB is just as guilty as the players that used because they knew steroids were being used back then and did nothing about it.
They did nothing because fans were filling the seats to come see all the big home run hitters. MLB made a killing off of steroids! And the players got fat contracts.
They just don't want it to get out, so now they are trying to embarrass Giambi. Too late.
This is the current policy on steroids
Suspensions (all without pay)
• First positive test: 10 days.
• Second positive test: 30 days.
• Third positive test: 60 days.
• Fourth positive test: One year.
If they realy thought steroid was destorying the game they would ban anyone caught using it period. Why give a guy four chances?
This is their discrete way of saying you can use steroids but just don't get caught.
Think about it. Who do you go to the games to see before steroids stories hit the scene? The all mighty home run hitter.
2007-05-21 07:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it added fuel to the fire. Giambi hit the ALCS game winning HR in 2003, right before he got popped. And now he addresses it by saying this. He went on to say that that stuff doesn't help him hit the ball, but said in an interview a while back that the super power of the strength of 100 men would help him in this sport. That kind of strength would help but not the strength that comes from steroids? He is making a case against him and it is going to end badly. While you can't reverse the outcome of the 2003 WS, or ALCS, his HR should be taken out of the books. He is a cheat.
2007-05-21 14:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm glad he said it. Baseball needs its feathers ruffled. They did all know about it, owners, commish, whatever. You don't reach those levels of positions without knowing top to bottom what's going on.
Baseball is mad because they want it to go away quietly, and it won't. They Yanks knew about it, and they have already pretty much proved it as a byproduct to his original injury, remember?
First, they said Giambi was sick for a few days. Then he had a knee strain. Then a mysterious virus. Then, they thought he might have cancer. They were just buying time all along, and they knew exactly what the problem was! So, they lied about it for like 5 months before the BALCO case was blown up!
2007-05-21 15:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by Duane T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knew his situation before this even happened. Why he did it doesn't make any sense. I thing is for sure, if the Yankees were playing well and in first place this wouldn't even be an issue. Funny how losing aways creates bad feelings.
2007-05-21 14:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is trying to come clean, but just doens't know how to say what is on his mind, or he's trying to not get suspended and lose the tens of millions left on his contract. It also keeps it fresh in the minds of people as Bonds goes for the record
2007-05-21 14:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by JMED 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was the policy. Sanctions now come in three ranks: 50 games, 100 games, and permanent.
2007-05-21 18:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This idiot will now go on and say he was not admitting anything - or the famous "I was misquoted / taken out of context". But you know what he did - prove again to all of us that he is a cheat.
2007-05-21 14:38:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋