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A-Rod Tested Positive for Roids in 2003

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Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: Babbles
I think it is interesting that A-Rod got into the roids thing at a relatively young career and age. Not like Bonds or Canseco who probably - in my amateur opinion - seem to have started up the roids to maintain the longevity of their career.

The stuff Arod took was not a growth as in making hugh muscles. It was to make strong lean muscle growth. That is why he puts up all round stats but does not belt out 70+ Hr?s. With him not bloating up like Bonds and McGuire types it makes him look less guilty while raking in the cash.

I wonder if the yankees have a out clause in their contract. I am sure if this builds up and it is let out by the court, they will do something.

whine whine whine... crucify barry, excuse arod.... whine whine whine


its time to shit or get off the pot.

shut down baseball, or get over the fact that EVERYONE in baseball took steroids in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Everyone didn't! Griffey Jr was amazing and never took steroids. Albert Pujols, perhaps one of the greatest hitters to ever play never took steroids. Ichiro, Jeter, Ivan Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel were and are some of the best players at their respective positions and never took any PED's.

On the pitchers side Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Greg Maddux were all amazing pitchers and none of them took PED's.

Don't make a blanket statement on a sport like that - it is an insult to all the amazing people who played cleanly and fairly.

-Kevin


6 months ago everyone was saying the same thing about A-rod.
A-Rod - I ve never been tempted to ever use performance enhancing drugs.

and of course you have proof that none of them ever took PEDs right? Nope!
Some of those very names may be the next baseball star to be exposed as the fraud they are...

However my point is simply this... Singling out what amounts to 5% of the users accomplishes nothing, especially when your only going after the big names...
Either you scrutinize every last name which played in baseball during that time period and find every last one... or this shiz has to stop NOW.

Ivan Rodriguez was a steriods user. Look at him now. He's skinny as hell and a singles hitter now, compared to several years ago when he was stocky and hit for power.
 
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: Babbles
I think it is interesting that A-Rod got into the roids thing at a relatively young career and age. Not like Bonds or Canseco who probably - in my amateur opinion - seem to have started up the roids to maintain the longevity of their career.

The stuff Arod took was not a growth as in making hugh muscles. It was to make strong lean muscle growth. That is why he puts up all round stats but does not belt out 70+ Hr?s. With him not bloating up like Bonds and McGuire types it makes him look less guilty while raking in the cash.

I wonder if the yankees have a out clause in their contract. I am sure if this builds up and it is let out by the court, they will do something.

whine whine whine... crucify barry, excuse arod.... whine whine whine


its time to shit or get off the pot.

shut down baseball, or get over the fact that EVERYONE in baseball took steroids in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Everyone didn't! Griffey Jr was amazing and never took steroids. Albert Pujols, perhaps one of the greatest hitters to ever play never took steroids. Ichiro, Jeter, Ivan Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel were and are some of the best players at their respective positions and never took any PED's.

On the pitchers side Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Greg Maddux were all amazing pitchers and none of them took PED's.

Don't make a blanket statement on a sport like that - it is an insult to all the amazing people who played cleanly and fairly.

-Kevin


6 months ago everyone was saying the same thing about A-rod.
A-Rod - I ve never been tempted to ever use performance enhancing drugs.

and of course you have proof that none of them ever took PEDs right? Nope!
Some of those very names may be the next baseball star to be exposed as the fraud they are...

However my point is simply this... Singling out what amounts to 5% of the users accomplishes nothing, especially when your only going after the big names...
Either you scrutinize every last name which played in baseball during that time period and find every last one... or this shiz has to stop NOW.

Ivan Rodriguez was a steriods user. Look at him now. He's skinny as hell and a singles hitter now, compared to several years ago when he was stocky and hit for power.

Pudge seemed to bulk up last year by changing his workout routine from less running to more weight training, but you are right he did see a sudden drop in weight when the scandals broke, but even though I think he did steroids I think some of the change came from his desire to extend his playing career by being leaner. Too bad that totally fucked up his power which totally got in his head and he lost all his patience at the plate.

Rumor on the street is that no one wants to sign him and he's going to sign for $1 million for one year including incentives. I'd take him at that price. A .280-.290 catcher that throws out 50-60%.



 
pudge used
Bagwell used
Brady Anderson used
Koskie used

plenty of other guys that have not yet been named used too

I think it's unfair that A-rod alone has been made public out of the 104 - all of them should be made public
 
Originally posted by: NeoV
pudge used
Bagwell used
Brady Anderson used
Koskie used

plenty of other guys that have not yet been named used too

I think it's unfair that A-rod alone has been made public out of the 104 - all of them should be made public

A-ROD is being crucified not because of the roid use, but because he has always been an ass to the media.
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: NeoV
pudge used
Bagwell used
Brady Anderson used
Koskie used

plenty of other guys that have not yet been named used too

I think it's unfair that A-rod alone has been made public out of the 104 - all of them should be made public

A-ROD is being crucified not because of the roid use, but because he has always been an ass to the media.

A-Rod? Crucified? Ha! When this gets as epic as a Bonds 'roid thread then we can talk crucifixion. 😛

Actually now that I think about it, Bonds is almost like the Jesus Christ of baseball steroid users. He already took everything the media, the internet, etc. could dish out and now no one will ever be hit quite so hard. Ah Barry Bonds, who ever knew we would call you little baby Jesus. Crucified for all your baseball 'roid sins!
 
ARod's interview makes him seem like less of a douche than Bonds still. It's Bonds, then Clemens, then ARod on the douche meter I think.
 
Originally posted by: Lamont Burns
ARod's interview makes him seem like less of a douche than Bonds still. It's Bonds, then Clemens, then ARod on the douche meter I think.

Well Bonds paved the way for people to handle this properly.

1) Get Caught
2) Oh Noes!
3) Admit Guilt
4) ?
5) Profit!

We're suckers as long as someone comes clean we let them go (Giambi) instead of demanding they be removed from the game. It's so laughable.
 
I have met Alex Rodriguez and Shawn Green back when Green was in Toronto Blue Jays (separate signing events). Even back then I preferred Shawn Green, he was much more down to earth.
 
Listening to his interview with Katie Couric on 60 minutes now just makes you cringe. He totally lied to sweet little Katie!
How can the public believe him when he says he only took it from 01 to 03?

Really sad day for baseball.

The players union should just release the names of the rest of the positives. Let get it all out in the open.


p.s. I couldn't watch ESPN yesterday because of all this. One time the interview was on ESPN, ESPN2 AND ESPNEWS! (I flipped to MLB network hoping they would have it on as well but they didn't).
 
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