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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I've heard that Sosa spent more time in the gym than any other player. So what? Have you ever known a steroid user? That's much of the point of steroids. You're able to workout hard for long periods of time but recover quicker and make gains that you can't make naturally. As far as his diet and economics, do you guys not realize how many players have come from the Dominican, Venezuela, etc. and grew up dirt poor? Seriously if you want to continue to believe Sosa didn't use, that's your own thing. But those are two of the stupidest excuses I've ever heard. I've known plenty of steroids users. Knew a guy who ran a website selling them in the 90's. Drove around in brand new sports cars all the time and was arrested multiple times. Not sure what that has to do with anything. Not sure how those are two stupid excuses. In fact, I think the fact that there hasn't been one ounce of proof, he was a malnourished kid who finally got big after working out a lot is kind of meaningful. In the early 90's, most baseball people who I knew were adamentally against strength training. Of course, that was limited to high school coaches, a couple older guys who got drafted and a college player. But weight lifting of any kind was relatively new. The fact that a kid coming up in the 80's from the dominican put on muscle weight in the 90's really doesn't come close to proving anything.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Seems like if a team wanted to, they could make a claim that these players violated the "good character" clause that is inherent in all MLB contracts. Can't see how if those things occurred prior to their current contract. And with the current collective bargaining agreement including steroids testing and punishment, I doubt they would be able to go beyond that punishment and release a guy.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    People want to believe that an AL pitchers numbers would look better in the NL because they'd be facing lesser hitters in the NL, and that NL hitters numbers would be worse in the AL because they'd be facing better pitchers. I don't think you can have it both ways. People go beyond overboard in bringing up differences in the AL and NL. The main difference in pitcher numbers is the presence of the DH. Mediocre AL hitters don't just come to the NL and flourish because it's the NL. The DH versus a pitcher is the biggest difference, as the top hitters in the NL absolutely equate to the top in the AL. Pujols, Cabrera, Holliday, etc stack up to ARod, Manny, Vlad, et al. However, you cannot argue the fact that NL pitchers as a group usually end up with lower ERAs and WHIPs than their AL conunterparts. Right, mostly because they have to face a DH instead of a pitcher. And while banged up guys have to take the day off in the NL, they can slide into DH in the AL.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I find it pretty amazing how people are able to look at photos of players and determine their weight, as well as how much they've gained or lost since the last time they've seen them.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    It's kind of weird that nobody seems able to bust him. Seriously...we're talking about Sammy-freakin'-Sosa, and he he keeps making out like the Teflon Slugger. Indeed. He must have a iron clad supplier. Or he eliminated any potential witnesses. He's Keyzer Sosa.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Ironically, that pharse could be used to sum up Seligs entire tenure as commissioner. Very true. I know it's fun and all, but I just don't get the broad brushed bashing of Bud at every turn. People just love ripping authority figures I guess.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    People want to believe that an AL pitchers numbers would look better in the NL because they'd be facing lesser hitters in the NL, and that NL hitters numbers would be worse in the AL because they'd be facing better pitchers. I don't think you can have it both ways. People go beyond overboard in bringing up differences in the AL and NL. The main difference in pitcher numbers is the presence of the DH. Mediocre AL hitters don't just come to the NL and flourish because it's the NL.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    The comparison to Northern Ireland wasn't about saying they are equal, it was about saying it's difficult to forgive and forget the past, and move on. I don't see how anybody could have a problem with that.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know the point, but hopefully it can be a tipping point were it becomes less and less of a story. I do think there needs to be more of a concerted effort to keeps kids from playing with roids, and perhaps this can shed a little more light on that subject. But when all is said and done, there probably isn't a point, other than giving Bud a chance to say "get the hell off my back already."
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Or was just smart enough to not use a personal check. And for baseball players, the probably qualifies as genius.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I would definitely take a look at the guy. A guy who can mash lefties off the bench could really help the Cubs, especially if Murton is eventually traded.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    That looks more like Houston's basket than the Cubs'. Too many brown ones in that basket. Tejada, Lee and Wandy. Looks to be more in the rear bottom. Kaz?
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Bye bye nancy boy Prior, you non-trying towel throwing slumpy body language girly man. Karma really bit you for screwing over the Cubs and the fans the way you did you just ducky stiffing mph losing getting hurt on purpose can't throw 150 pitches wussy. I hope you didn't strain your vagina when you found out Hendry finally pulled you off the Cubs' teat and took away all that free money you've been getting. What's that, you could have made many many more millions if you weren't hurt? Don't give me that nonsense, I know you aren't even hurt and even if you were you did it on purpose so you could get paid for nothing and live the highlife back in SoCal with all your wimpy pretty boy roid head needle sticking lying jerkheads.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    What, you're concerned about the validity of a glorified witch hunt/McCarthy communist report? Exactly. A) Politician, B) Red Sox owner, C) based on hearsay. No oversight, no transparancy. I had an open mind when it was first announced, but the more I've heard about it the less I care about it. It really has nothing to do with Cubs names being on it, I said this before I ever heard the names. I'm just uncomfortable with the idea of a name being in a report equalling a fact that a guy did steroids.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    So people are now taking rumors of appearances in the Mitchell report as fact that said player used steroids? If his name actually appears in the report in 30 minutes will you be convinced? And if not, why? It really wasn't about the rumor part, it was about the Mitchell report. The whole thing stinks to me.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    That looks more like Houston's basket than the Cubs'. Too many brown ones in that basket. Tejada, Lee and Wandy.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    That looks more like Houston's basket than the Cubs'.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    So people are now taking rumors of appearances in the Mitchell report as fact that said player used steroids?
  19. jersey cubs fan
    While there may be no need to adjust predicted production, I highly doubt everyone has been clean the past couple years. The thing is, if they haven't been caught on the plan yet, you may be able to assume they are smart enough to avoid detection. Then there is still no need to adjust predicted production. If they haven't been caught the past couple years, they won't be caught the next couple years. Theres been no indication that any of the testing is going to change, correct? The whole Mitchell Report is to show that many baseball players abused PEDs in the past, but stopped when the ban was put in place. Its all just show so Selig can prove that hes "cleaned up the game". That was my point. You can seperate those two issues. But you can't know that guys have been clean in recent years.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    That about sums it up. I have to say I'm a little disappointed there were no Susie Greene quotes. I don't think I could have gotten "four-eyed ****" in the paper. I had a dental appointment!!!
  21. jersey cubs fan
    While there may be no need to adjust predicted production, I highly doubt everyone has been clean the past couple years. The thing is, if they haven't been caught on the plan yet, you may be able to assume they are smart enough to avoid detection.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Let's just hope he's not ready to break camp with the big club either.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    i'm a little confused. when the cubs.com article says they offered him a 1-year deal, etc., etc., isn't this tendering him a contract? No. The tender, I believe, requires some official paperwork. I'm sure the offer was more or less verbal, and probably significantly below the permissable arbitration level. In other words, they would have had to tender a contract offer of $3m (or close), and they probably said, "Hey Mark, we'll offer you 1 year for $1.5m".
  24. jersey cubs fan
    That about sums it up. I have to say I'm a little disappointed there were no Susie Greene quotes.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    At least they came to terms with Neil Cotts.
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