who do these sports writers think they are?RICK ANKIEL?

Question

Its finally dawned on me how much of aholes these sports writers are these days. Before the 2005 season HGH or human growth hormone was an entirely legal substance in major league baseball and it was used to heal injured players quicker than by just going through re-hab. So now a New York paper goes and releases a story about a Cardinal Outfielder Rick Ankiel right in the middle of a massive Comeback. They are Accusing his comeback of being cloudy by the hgh he took 3 years ago that was prescribed by major league baseball when the truth is 99.9% of all injured players pre 2005 recieved hgh to aid in their medical rehab. it sounds to me that New York is terrified of facing the Lowly midwestern Reigning WORLD CHAMPIONS in the playoffs again hate to see their cinderella story fall again. Well you just cant go throwing out acusations about a guy to knock him off his horse with out any proff that he is currently using the substance . thanks sadened cards fan who thinks this is BS

I never jumped on the lets ban bonds band wagon The only thing i ever said about barry bonds is if mcguire dont get into hall of fame then bonds shouldnt see I have a rule of thumb I go by wether its roids u take or hgh or andro or what ever you still have to have some hella talent to see and hit the ball. So dont call me a hypocrite untill you know me Im still a mark Mcguire fan i never was a bonds fan hes an ahole but i never said to ban him for his alleged usage either

Answer 1

Let's put all of this in it's proper perspective, Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is a steroid and is on the list of banned drugs. You are correct when you say it was not placed on the list of banned drugs by MLB and the players Union until 2005. However, HGH is never prescribed for the type of injuries Ankiel was dealing with and his use of HGH was for the sole purpose of performance enhancement. You are also correct in saying that Ankiel probably only used HGH prior to 2005. Now let's look at Bonds. He said he may of used a "Cream" that he did not know was a steroid and that occurred in 1999 which was also prior to the implementation of the list of banned drugs, and he has never tested positive since the implementation of the drug testing program. So I would agree with you to the extent that both Ankiel and Bonds are home free with respect to MLB and their only legal fight will involve whether or not they obtained the steroids in a proper manner to avoid a misdemeanor charge, and in the case of Bonds as to whether or not he lied to the grand jury which I believe they will never be able to prove.

Answer 2

Pro athletes will always look for a way to gain an edge over each other. HGH was banned by MLB in 2005. According to reports, Ankiel stopped receiving his supply in 2005. As of now, it doesn't look like he's broken any type of MLB rule so I don't see what the problem is. Hopefully Ankiel is thick skinned and won't let any of this bother him

Screw it all. Let the players shoot themselves up with whatever they want. I wanna guys with arms the size of my waist step up to the plate and use corked tree trunks to knock 160mph pitches into the stratosphere...

Answer 3

You are full of crap take everything you just said and it all applies to Barry Bonds yet you trash him give him no respect call him a cheater, a liar, and a detriment to baseball. And you are going to let some bum who cheated pass because he couldn't pitch and still wanted to play baseball. It doesnt matter if HGH was illegal in baseball it was illegal in america and still falls under the unethical enhancement argument that so many fans put on Bonds.

Answer 4

HumanGrowth hormone is not legitamately used for helping people recover from injury. No clinical trials have been conducted for such use, it is not approved for such use and it is not sold for this use. It is for children and adults with deficiencies in natural HGH, usually because of pituitary problems.

There is no legitimate reason for a doctor to have prescribed HGH to a professional athelete in prime physical condition, which Rick Ankiel was in 2004.

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Answer 5

I bet you didn't feel the same about the media when they bashed Bonds right hypocrite? bonds was accused years ago too but nobody complained then. It was ok & the media was awesome back then. Now that it's happening to someone you liek now it's wrong & the media is bad. hypocrisy at it's worst.