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Post by Torgaman on Dec 14, 2007 9:38:36 GMT -8
It sounds like some sort of political intrigue film right out of Hollywood starring Kirk Douglas.Alas it is a very real occurence in baseball.The questions to be asked and answered are:
Just really what does it accomplish besides a few officials banging there chests? Will any real sanctions come from this?
What will be the trickle down affect to other sports? Will NFL feel the sting? Will it increase the government investigations into the industry of pro wrestling?
Will players and owners actually adhere to the new testing and drug policies? Or will they just find new ways of beating the tests?
And finally
Do the fans even care? Most people could look at Bonds and assume he was roiding yet that didn't stop people from going to see him set a new home run record.
Alot of drum beating around the campfire but a day later it seems like nothing real tangible will come out of it except for [and this is the really sad part] the smearing of Roger Clemen's name. If guys like Bonds and Canseco can do the roids and get off almost unblemished then Clemens deserves the same.
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Dec 14, 2007 11:39:46 GMT -8
i don't think Bonds has got at all- he's the one indicted and deservedly so. one can only hope this is more than idle talk from the league, but my cynical nature says it probably is. as long as they make money, they don't care.
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Post by RoadWarriorYajuta on Dec 14, 2007 11:55:47 GMT -8
The main beef I have with this is that many listed are being outed with nothing more than accusations. I know Radomski had checks to back some of his claims but the Yankee trainer irks me. All he had to do was say oh yeah I injected Clemens in the butt and it is passed off as gospel truth. I am not naive enough to think it impossible that Roger did something. I just wish there was proof to back up the claim. He did seem to get more dominant as time went on, when he should have been slowing down he was getting better. Like I said, possible yes. The thing is his body didn't go through super quick changes that resulted in him having to get a larger hat and bigger shoes like Bonds did. The other thing is this report is really much ado about nothing. This list isn't even close to being inclusive and did what, make baseball seem accountable for this problem? It was a 60 million dollar joke. I love the Miguel Tajada deal. A former team mate said he gave Miguel steroids twice and wasn't sure he used them. If that is the case why was he in the report at all?
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Post by Torgaman on Dec 15, 2007 12:36:05 GMT -8
It seems they are punishing these guys by dragging their names through the mud.That sucks.Since some of these guys are already retired or the "evidence" is flimsy at best they really can't do anything to them but smear them in public.So it's unnaccpetable to fine a player when the evidence is flimsy,but ok to smear his reputation?
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