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Stephen Drew ties the game with a home run. Ugh.

Duncan reaches on an error. Miles hits a 3-run home run. 6-3.

2-run triple for Poo. 3-2 D-Backs.

3-0 D-Backs.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/09/07/drug.probe/index.html

"MLB Requests to Meet w/ Ankiel" -- ESPN News Box

Are you suggesting that Ankiel didn't seek HGH out, but instead the doctor gave it to him? That's the gist I'm getting from this post. Is it way off-base? I don't really know what you're trying to get at (I'm dense).

That's pretty naive, though. So you think drug addicts that illegal obtain Codone or something to get high aren't at any legal risk? Furthermore, I'm sure Ankiel knew what he was doing was illegal. That's a drug problem, not a violation of law. Knowingly accepting an illegal drug prescription is not a crime? I doubt it.

That's pretty naive, though. So you think drug addicts that illegal obtain Codone or something to get high aren't at any legal risk? Furthermore, I'm sure Ankiel knew what he was doing was illegal.

Yes it is. Oh I agree with you guys here, I dont see why there would be any need for Ankiel to use HGH. All I am saying is if Ankiel had a prescription for it then which it looks like he did. Then it has yet to be proven how he has done anything illegal that broke either MLB or US laws. Now there is obviously a moral debate about if it was right or wrong no matter what the laws are. But that is all I have been trying to point out that so far nothing has come out that would warrant any sort of punishment. What your failing to grasp is that the "perscription" might as well have come from Dr. Doolittle. What is so hard for you to understand about what I am saying. I am saying that I dont agree with what he did but he didnt do anything illegal. If the doctor had a medical license and gave Ankiel a prescription then it wasnt illegal for Ankiel as far as I know. I will say it again he didnt deserve to have a prescription but he did therefore it wasnt illegal to use it no matter who the doctor is. http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/020306BronxDoc.html What are you talking about? Just because a doctor prescribes you something does not mean it's legal. Based on what we know, HGH has very few legitimate medical uses -- at least legally. Rehabbing a baseball injury does not fit that bill. Essentially the same as that quoted paragraph.

I'm sure there are shady doctors out there that write illegal prescriptions all the time. If that is true, this is probably an example of it.

Exactly. Whether or not it was illegal in baseball doesn't matter. It was illegal in the United States without a legitimate need for it.

I will for him. Someone on a message board posted that Rick Ankiel was a user of cocaine. Therefore, Rick Ankiel is a coke head. I don't see how someone could dispute it.

I just don't understand how that makes it any better.

As predictable as Mulder's 6 ER's? As predictable as Maroth's 1.2 IP start? You mean the 1.2 IP start that you won? You mean the Mulder that's coming off a huge-ass layoff? Pitchers who get injured for a long time sometimes don't do well immediately? Huh, how about that. (Sorry for my tone, I'm in a bitter mood toward baseball at the moment) The point is that if one of them had a good game a group of Cub fans would be freaking out about how everything came up roses for the Cards again. It didn't. But you won't acknowledge or recognize this next time something good happens. I'm done. These arguments are trivial and asinine.

Check out this eerie foreshadowing: "100% Injury Ratey" Blog, August 12th Whether or not they're blowing it out of proportion is one thing (they're probably not, he used them). I just found it kind of funny and coincidental.

To elaborate: I'm not saying it's OK, because obviously HGH is illegal anyway, I'm just saying that this claim says he received -- and also stopped receiving -- HGH three years ago.

As predictable as Mulder's 6 ER's? As predictable as Maroth's 1.2 IP start?

Put it this way: Braun has done that over 365 at-bats, Ankiel has produced in 81 at-bats. Sample size will skew things like that. For example: In 67 at-bats in 1998, a 26-year-old by the name of "Shane Spencer" hit 10 home runs, sporting a 1.321 OPS in that timespan. What Ankiel is doing is not unprecedented.

Kelvim Jiminez has pitched three and a third scoreless innings so far. If he's able to finish the game (La Russa let him hit for himself in the 8th, so I'm assume they'll try), we'll have only used Wells, Cavazos (call-up) and Jiminez (call-up). All things considered, this loss could have been a lot worse.

Edmonds pops out.

Bases loaded for St. Louis; they're about to crawl back into the game.

Russell Branyan with a single in his first at-bat with the Cards. Things are looking good!

Closest Hooters is 60 miles away.

Double off the wall, 11-0. Pirates have batted around here.