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Gom · 02-26-2008, 06:31 PM

"Get current" from a fan of a team that waited 86 years between championships...lol.

You really in your heart believe that the Yankee clubhouse is a steroid enclave and that the Red Sox clubhouse is the Church of Latter Day Saints? I have a couple of friends who work for the Yanks, and are downright shocked that Ortiz wasn't named, as well as Delgado.

Look at Ortiz's numbers from Minnesota to Boston. Talk about a meteroic rise. Then throw in his irregular heartbeat [wow, where did that come from?]. How about the time he defended Carribean players taking steroids at a young age? Too many random coincidences. This isn't proof in a court of law, but where there's steroid smoke...there's steroid fire. Your championships are just as, if not even more, the result of star players taking steroids. Don't kid yourself. The athletes are just as dirty, the uniform doesn't matter.

Most of the ballplayers in the majors, in fact, I'd say 99% of them, aren't as smart as I am, or even you. How many of them actually graduated with a real college degree? They have money, but outside of the game, that's it. The education level isn't there, they don't follow up on what this stuff will do to their bodies in the long run. Either that or they don't care. They don't have the education because they never had to. I wouldn't have had it either if I had a 99 MPH fastball. They've lived a life of priveledge. Things came easy to them compared to the rest of us. Women, money, fame. What they have over me is unbelievable physical skill in the game of baseball. This is all most of them will ever know. They'll be famous, but they are out of the spotlight when it's over. So they will do nearly anything to stay where they are, get better, etc.

I don't think they're any better than me, or that I'm better than they are. Because they have such disposable resources, they lie, cheat, steal, do drugs, have money to literally burn on wine, women, and song. They have the money and fame to replace anything they lose with little consequence. Considering the life they lead, I'm not surprised they cheat.

What annoys me the most about this steroid stuff is that it's on all teams. From the sure-fire HOFers [Bonds, Clemens] to the marginal [Mota, Lawton]. It's everywhere. I wouldn't be surprised at anyone anymore. Not Jeter. Arod. Rivera. Posada. I wouldn't be shocked and surprised at all.

In baseball, this shit was known. You really think that only the Yankees were doing it, and the Red Sox sat there and watched? You think the Bronx Bombers were juiced up while the Monsters of Fenway played a good clean game, went home to their wives after the game, and went to church on Sunday?

I have no illusions about the "purity" of the team I watch. Can you say the same?

02-26-2008, 06:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
Gom MVP Join Date: Aug 21 2006 Posts: 3,734	Re: An Unfortunate Situation... "Get current" from a fan of a team that waited 86 years between championships...lol. You really in your heart believe that the Yankee clubhouse is a steroid enclave and that the Red Sox clubhouse is the Church of Latter Day Saints? I have a couple of friends who work for the Yanks, and are downright shocked that Ortiz wasn't named, as well as Delgado. Look at Ortiz's numbers from Minnesota to Boston. Talk about a meteroic rise. Then throw in his irregular heartbeat [wow, where did that come from?]. How about the time he defended Carribean players taking steroids at a young age? Too many random coincidences. This isn't proof in a court of law, but where there's steroid smoke...there's steroid fire. Your championships are just as, if not even more, the result of star players taking steroids. Don't kid yourself. The athletes are just as dirty, the uniform doesn't matter. Most of the ballplayers in the majors, in fact, I'd say 99% of them, aren't as smart as I am, or even you. How many of them actually graduated with a real college degree? They have money, but outside of the game, that's it. The education level isn't there, they don't follow up on what this stuff will do to their bodies in the long run. Either that or they don't care. They don't have the education because they never had to. I wouldn't have had it either if I had a 99 MPH fastball. They've lived a life of priveledge. Things came easy to them compared to the rest of us. Women, money, fame. What they have over me is unbelievable physical skill in the game of baseball. This is all most of them will ever know. They'll be famous, but they are out of the spotlight when it's over. So they will do nearly anything to stay where they are, get better, etc. I don't think they're any better than me, or that I'm better than they are. Because they have such disposable resources, they lie, cheat, steal, do drugs, have money to literally burn on wine, women, and song. They have the money and fame to replace anything they lose with little consequence. Considering the life they lead, I'm not surprised they cheat. What annoys me the most about this steroid stuff is that it's on all teams. From the sure-fire HOFers [Bonds, Clemens] to the marginal [Mota, Lawton]. It's everywhere. I wouldn't be surprised at anyone anymore. Not Jeter. Arod. Rivera. Posada. I wouldn't be shocked and surprised at all. In baseball, this shit was known. You really think that only the Yankees were doing it, and the Red Sox sat there and watched? You think the Bronx Bombers were juiced up while the Monsters of Fenway played a good clean game, went home to their wives after the game, and went to church on Sunday? I have no illusions about the "purity" of the team I watch. Can you say the same? __________________ "Every year, the infielders move a step back because you have lost some speed, and the outfielders move in a step because you have lost some of your power. When they can shake hands, you're finished." Last edited by Gom; 02-26-2008 at 06:39 PM.