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  1. Wheelimus
    No thanks. For the million it'd cost, we could hire 5 of Fukudome's friends to be his personal assistants/translators. And in a pinch they'd probably be better baseball players than So Taguchi.
  2. Wheelimus
    The biggest difference, I think, was that we didn't have the "in your face" quality with Clemens that we had with Bonds. I mean, just looking at Bonds you got the idea that something wasn't on the up and up. A mans head doesn't magically grow as he's pushing 40. And he doesn't just suddenly become Hulk Bonds. But Clemens never had that quality. The feeling I always got was "how does that fat dude throw so hard?" And it's not like we had ongoing criminal investigations/BALCO to tie Clemens to anything. Also the fact that Clemens suppliers and such apparently were better at keeping their mouths shut. It took the Mitchell investigation and threats of criminal penalty to get anyone to talk.
  3. Wheelimus
    I think people are a bit off if they're expecting Bonds to get in. Not only will he have the Mitchell Report hanging over his head but he's also likely to have a felony conviction for perjury and obstruction of justice. He'll certainly, someday, be in the Hall of Fame. But I could see people being spiteful enough that the writers never put him there. At this point I don't think McGwire ever gets in, I think Bonds is a longshot, and deserved or not Sammy Sosa is looking pretty damn good right now.
  4. Wheelimus
    We certainly lack a good smoking gun like cashed checks or better hearsay with Roberts. It isn't even like Clemens where you at least have a guy saying "yeah, I injected him with the stuff for a long time". I'd hope the accusation drives the price down but I still wouldn't say no to him on the team. How about Roberts gets to use all the drugs he needs, but he has to play shortstop? :D
  5. Wheelimus
    Funny thing is, with Sammy not being named (even though I tend to think he at least did something more than lift weights back home during the offseason) he'll probably make the HOF long before McGwire or Bonds get in there.
  6. Wheelimus
    Or how about not trading for him at all. I think DeRosa is perfectly cabable of handling second base. See, in my world they flip a coin and one of them plays shortstop. Can't be that much worse than Riot and the offense would make up for however much it is. Plus you'd hopefully have a better defender on the roster for late inning lead holds. I hear what you're sayin', but I don't want any ROIDS/HGH users on my team. If they've been a cheater, don't trade for them. And if Wood is really on the list, I'd trade him. Marmol can close instead. Nah. I think that Woody has paid the price for his transgressions. If he is on the list. I would like to see him be up front and honest if it is the truth. Kerry Wood doing a little volunteered community service, talking about how 'roids helped ruin his career, is a damn good deterrent. But overall, I think he has paid the price. At one time we were talking Hall of Fame. Now we're just hoping he has one more full year in him.
  7. Wheelimus
    Or how about not trading for him at all. I think DeRosa is perfectly cabable of handling second base. See, in my world they flip a coin and one of them plays shortstop. Can't be that much worse than Riot and the offense would make up for however much it is. Plus you'd hopefully have a better defender on the roster for late inning lead holds.
  8. Wheelimus
    Should Brian Roberts be nailed on anything damning enough to warrant a 15 day suspension, that might really hurt his trade value. Murton/Marquis baby
  9. Wheelimus
    Advice on how to Dress for Success. And by Dress for Success, we mean the codeword for a beautiful Czechoslovakian blond who really really needs $3,000...a pop... literally.
  10. Wheelimus
    But they can help you hit a ball further. The rest of your post I agree with. No doubt. I think they probably could make the average above average and the above average into stars. Maybe just for a year or two. I'm sure there were times when it was nowhere near even. One team going all WWE on the division and the rest not quite getting it yet. I just think people have too much of a "HULK UP" fantasy about 'roids. Just ask Chris Masters if shoving a bunch of anabolic steroids in your body makes you good at what you do...
  11. Wheelimus
    By the way, I would like to repeat the more important queastion for this thread that I mentioned earlier but seemed to have fallen through the cracks. What in the blue hell did John Kruk tip some guy in Philly $14,000 dollars for? Ewww
  12. Wheelimus
    Steroids wouldn't help you hit the ball a whole lot better. You either are good or you suck. Just ask Neifi. But they can allow you improve your stamina and move faster. For a pathetic slappy hitter it could be huge. The difference between legging out a hit or sitting down. I mean, in 2000 (admittingly in Colorado) Neifi Perez put up a .741 OPS and fielded so well he got the gold glove. I'm guessing that Neifi was the one that had discovered steroids. Along with greenies. And who knows what else. Probably a good guess that 2006 .576 OPS Neifi was off the juice and trying to stay off of speed enough to not get caught. Lol. Poor Neifi
  13. Wheelimus
    Ouch Maybe it just means we have something else to pimp-smack Dusty Baker about. Not only did he run the guys into the ground, he didn't catch and put a stop to Kerry and Mark juicing. Going to have to guess they might have learnt about it from another guy who had been around a lot longer, lol. Anyway, just making fun. Who cares, what's done is done. I'm feeling really optimistic about 2008 now.
  14. Wheelimus
    Not really. Of those you have a few obvious ones (Slammin' Sammy and Slammin' Farnsy), a couple of guys who were probably shoving needles up their wazzoo's long before they wore Cubbie blue (Nomar, Lawton, Neifi, Taverez, etc.), a few who may have been needle virgins until after our involvement ended (Raffy), and a few sad surprises (Prior, Wood). About what I'd expect of our involvement in the Super Duper Who Was A Juicer Witch Hunt 2007 lottery. I'm just glad current guys like A-Ram, D-Lee, and Fonzie apparently aren't implicated. Because it makes me think their contributions might even spike as the league gets flushed and re-flushed of cheaters. Muh world ain't rocked.
  15. Wheelimus
    Yeah, Peter Gammons already making sure we realize that "Superman with a Rocket" Roger could have just been on HGH so he could get all Hulked out in a couple days to be ready for another go 'round on da rodeo...
  16. Wheelimus
    First question: what the Heckudome did John Kruk tip a guy in Phili $14,000 for? Somewhere in time, was there a young college girl who really needed $3,000?
  17. Wheelimus
    I don't think so. If anything steroids should have given Kerry a more athletic body in the past. Not the slightly portly one he had. Basically, I think the steroids were just cheating on his conditioning. Something snapped in him in the offseason prior to this year and he actually did it naturally. Doing twice as well because actually working out and watching what you eat worked better than roids and sitting on your butt. All speculation of course.
  18. Wheelimus
    If Kerry and Mark are on there, then they're a walking "don't use 'roids" poster...
  19. Wheelimus
    It would probably take a new group of people running things who throw Hendry & Co. under the bus for Prior's troubles just to get him to talk to us. If things really are as bad as we're led to believe. Sad.
  20. Wheelimus
    I work in IT. Emails recovered from a PC would be pretty damning. Little reason to doubt it unless you just don't trust the person who recovered the data. Man, hurry up and release the damn thing!
  21. Wheelimus
    They just said it on Mike & Mike. Thanks for the source. I'd be listening but I'm too busy spinning VHS or Beta's "Bring On The Comets" and trying to decide if I should make it out to see them tonight...
  22. Wheelimus
    Well, that Clemens bit that Cuse just posted about is huge. And I'm glad that's the level of guilt there. I'll take "yes, I gave him steroids..." over "well, I heard some whispers..." anyday.
  23. Wheelimus
    A lot of these talking heads should spend a little more time defending why they weren't speaking out against drugs when McGwire was chasing Maris. When a player looks more like Hulk Hogan than Hank Aaron, you ought to figure something out. Of course, since I mentioned Mark I also have to say I'll be shocked if Sammy Sosa isn't on the list.
  24. Wheelimus
    I just hope the report is clear on why each name is included. Such as, I'm going to view a player included because there's proof of delivery a bit differently than one included just because a clubhouse guy speculated he thought he did. It will be interesting to see how far a player that is included and really was clean will take it. I'm sure there will be a lawsuit or two.
  25. Wheelimus
    I'll admit. I had one of those "i don't feel so good but I can probably drag my ass into work" mornings, and decided to stay home after recalling that the report comes out today. Lol, probably be the longest book i've took the time to read in a while...
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