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rician blast · 04-14-2008, 01:21 PM

Does anyone really think we even need Canseco's book before we can identify suspected PED use? Doesn't anyone see how these guys physiques change over short periods of time, how some go from 15-20 HRs up to 30-40HRs in the blionk of an eye, then fall apart physically?

I've said this many times before...in the early 80's I worked in a gym. 'Roids were rampant and college and HS athletes were using all sorts of shit and it was easy to detect just by looking at them.

I recall a HS quarterback who bought $900 of juice one day, went from about 170 lbs to 200 ripped in 6 months, won all-league honors...also punched his girl in the face, got arrested several times but was somehow the toast of the town. Everyone in the gym knew he was using, by watching him change. This was a HS kid, with limited $$$ and not nearly as much to gain as a pro athlete.

Don't underestimate the power of a fan's own eyes, their common sense and their ability to read ballooning stat lines. Combine what you see with the knowledge of how much is at stake for these guys in terms of money and ego and it makes it hard NOT to suspect someone.

04-14-2008, 01:21 PM	#36 (permalink)
rician blast All-Star Join Date: Apr 24 2006 Posts: 2,208	Re: Yankee offense: worst start in 10 yrs Does anyone really think we even need Canseco's book before we can identify suspected PED use? Doesn't anyone see how these guys physiques change over short periods of time, how some go from 15-20 HRs up to 30-40HRs in the blionk of an eye, then fall apart physically? I've said this many times before...in the early 80's I worked in a gym. 'Roids were rampant and college and HS athletes were using all sorts of shit and it was easy to detect just by looking at them. I recall a HS quarterback who bought $900 of juice one day, went from about 170 lbs to 200 ripped in 6 months, won all-league honors...also punched his girl in the face, got arrested several times but was somehow the toast of the town. Everyone in the gym knew he was using, by watching him change. This was a HS kid, with limited $$$ and not nearly as much to gain as a pro athlete. Don't underestimate the power of a fan's own eyes, their common sense and their ability to read ballooning stat lines. Combine what you see with the knowledge of how much is at stake for these guys in terms of money and ego and it makes it hard NOT to suspect someone.