MeatampPotatoesMan

it scared me when he was injured - looked serious. finally something goes our way this season...err, sort of. :? :D

the braves/florida game is good too. the braves batted around in the 8th to take the lead 4-3.

that's actually great news...just a bruise. it looked fairly serious at the time.

good. he deserves it.

nice catch Corey!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

well, Soto looks better at the dish than Patterson does. :lol:

CPat singles. :shock:

CPat :oops:

He's just trying to get that "veteran" status. he pulled a hollygagger.

that's the first play i've seen murton dog it.

Macias with the stellar D at 2B. :roll:

hahahaha, Ensberg gets a called strike b/c he pulled out of the box during the HR throwback. :D

bradley is a major head case (not to mention a wife beater). no thanks. He's also one of the most productive CF in baseball, is reasonably cheap and pretty young, not to mention possibly available. as long as he doesn't miss playing time b/c of a stint behind bars. :wink: Hendry favors the good character guys...Bradley probably isn't Wrigley bound. :(

great ABs Nomar and Burnitz. =D> :oops:

wtf was that, Nomar? :x

wow, the astros are playing like garbage. 8)

At least we got Rusch some early run support. With the wind blowing out, he's going to need it.

yes! Corey doesn't disappoint me again. :(

let's go Corey.

Steriods can make one recover faster, enabling one to become stronger and faster (run, hit for power). Tangentially this would impact the others as well - the faster you are the more balls you can get to (field), the stronger you are the harder you can hit the ball so more grounders get through the infield (hit)...throw, well, I've really got nothing on throw. General argument is as follows: premise #1: Steriods make you a better baseball player. premise #2: Average baseball players are cheaper in the marketplace. conclusion: Average baseball players given steroids would then be both better and cheaper. It seems you are arguing premise #1 which is fine. Then I might ask why the uproar over steroids to begin with? Roids give the an edge, but don't completely redefine a player's game/natural abilities. if matt murton took roids, he wouldn't turn into a speed demon with a canon arm. you can't defy genetics. there are natural limits placed on the effectiveness of steroids. fielding takes a lot more than footspeed (which is minimally effected by roids...fractions of a second on a 40 yard dash time). instinct and talent don't come from a pill or an injection. there are many players with the same/similar abilities, and any little advantage will cost someone their job...and the many years of effort to get their spot in the show. i don't view steroids as cheating the fans, rather as cheating the players who play it clean. there are only so many big league roster spots and the guys who play it clean get shafted.

i don't see how steroids improve all of the 5 tools: run, throw, field, hit, hit for power. hit for power...sure. the rest - the impact of using roids would be minimal.

with men on base, that is not true. that's why a strikeout pitcher is preferred by some to pitcher who pitches to contact. the drawback is the high pitch count...which doesn't matter if they aren't laboring, but obviously leads to stints on the DL if your manager is oblivous.

but...ozzie is the manager of the year. :roll:

the money goes to charity, does it not?

let the finger pointing begin. raffy is such a scumbag if tejada is innocent of doing roids and raffy is guilty. to knowingly implicate someone to get yourself out of hot water you put yourself in is digusting.