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Who's testing positive for steroids now...(3 More MLB Positives 2 in AL, One in NL for 'The Rocket?
The Reds Reporter ^ | 8/18/05

Posted on 08/18/2005 6:20:03 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

This reporter is hearing about 2 more positive steroid tests, two in the American League and one in the National League.

The story was confirmed by multiple sources inside Major Leage Baseball who say that the Roger 'The Rocket' Clemens is in the process of appealing the decision. (of a 10 game automatic suspension for steriods for the future Hall of Famer )

Take it with a grain of salt but it wouldn't suprise me in the least if this comes out in the next few days.

I believe this pending announcement could be the one that 'brings baseball to its knees.'

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To: MikeinIraq
Rajah in 1986...
21 posted on 08/18/2005 6:32:44 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: konaice

think about it..

roids help regenerate the body.

If he was having back issues, maybe he thought that using the roids would make him feel better....

it relates....

hell they GIVE you steroids when you have knee surgery. If the Rocket had back muscle issues....well you can do the math....


22 posted on 08/18/2005 6:33:42 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
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To: somemoreequalthanothers

yup , and may I mention all those guys that still had great stats and served in WWII


23 posted on 08/18/2005 6:34:10 PM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: frankiep

I hope it's not Damon, he is on my fantasy team.


24 posted on 08/18/2005 6:34:47 PM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: gopwinsin04

yea and I look significantly different now than I did in 1986 and I don't have the bankroll he does either....

photo evidence is all well and good, but since MLB didn't have a policy before last year, we just don't know.


25 posted on 08/18/2005 6:34:47 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
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To: Freee-dame
Johnny Damon without steriods, lol!


26 posted on 08/18/2005 6:35:16 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Stellar Dendrite
We dont need grandstanding politicians who ignore more pressing issues....

As exolained elsewhere in this thread... If they are busy fretting over baseball they are not messing with your liberties.

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.....Mark Twain

27 posted on 08/18/2005 6:35:24 PM PDT by konaice
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To: frankiep

Johnny Damon only uses steroids in his hair. Can he get in trouble for that?


28 posted on 08/18/2005 6:36:43 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: MikeinIraq
Johnny Damon when he was coming up with the Royals, Mark 'Gubie' Gubicza from the 1985 World Series in the background.


29 posted on 08/18/2005 6:38:10 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

I didn't know Damon used to be a switch hitter......


30 posted on 08/18/2005 6:39:31 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

I agree. The biggest problem with all this is.. now, you can't be 'sure' of anyone.

Mike Schmidt was one of the classiest guys in the game. But, who knows? (I saw him end a 20 inning game in Houston with the longest home run I ever saw... 420+ feet in the Dome).

This thought crossed my mind last year when everyone was making such a big deal about Bonds maybe breaking Aaron's HR record. Heck, how do we know Hammerin Hank didn't extend his career a few years with some chemical help?

The entire game is tainted. And, I'm afraid my beloved football is next. :-(


31 posted on 08/18/2005 6:41:51 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: frankiep
the other one was a certain centerfielder for Boston (Johnny Damon).

Except in Damon's case, the drug in question isn't steroids. It's Rogaine.

32 posted on 08/18/2005 6:42:11 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (check out my posts on Today Show bias at www.newsbusters.org)
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To: MikeinIraq
He does look a lot slimmer there...


33 posted on 08/18/2005 6:42:32 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: SomeCallMeTim

He said they weren't around when he played. I believe him. He also said if they would have been available, he probably would have indulged. Maybe I'm naive, but I generally take a person at their word until they give me reason to do otherwise.


34 posted on 08/18/2005 6:43:34 PM PDT by somemoreequalthanothers (All for the betterment of "the state", comrade)
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To: SomeCallMeTim
The entire game is tainted. And, I'm afraid my beloved football is next. :-(

I don't think so. Football has taken this issue by the horns. More or less they have NFL licensed supplements out there that you can get which will give you a clean test. If they find anything else, its over.
35 posted on 08/18/2005 6:45:20 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
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To: somemoreequalthanothers

Well, maybe they weren't 'rampant' whe Mike played, but they were definitely "around". They have been since the 50's at least. Ahnold, the Terminator, was using them heavily in the 60's.

Maybe, you now have a reason to doubt.


36 posted on 08/18/2005 6:45:54 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: gopwinsin04

circumstantial....

EVERYONE gains weight between 23 and their 30s...especially if they work out...

As we have seen with guys like Palmeiro, roids won't necessarily make you bigger.....


37 posted on 08/18/2005 6:46:12 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
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To: Dad yer funny
yup , and may I mention all those guys that still had great stats and served in WWII

Yep like Warren Spahn

363 career wins despite 3 years in the military ( Bronze Star at the Battle of the Bulge )
38 posted on 08/18/2005 6:46:36 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: SomeCallMeTim
Heck, how do we know Hammerin Hank didn't extend his career a few years with some chemical help?

I really doubt that, because steroids had just entered the Western track scene and the NFL a few years before that. Baseball has always been way behind the curve in terms of strength and conditioning. Jose Canseco says (and I believe him - his words about Palmeiro proved right) that he introduced steroids to the league in the late 1980's.

Bottom line: I doubt that Hank Aaron even knew what steroids were. He was consistently good for a very long time, but rarely spectacular. His record is legit.

39 posted on 08/18/2005 6:52:43 PM PDT by Zack Nguyen
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To: MikeinIraq
I don't think so. Football has taken this issue by the horns. More or less they have NFL licensed supplements out there that you can get which will give you a clean test. If they find anything else, its over.

More like fans don't care if football players are on roids; in fact, I think a lot of fans would be upset if they found out that there were no players on their own team using roids but players on other teams were.

The only reason people are so obsessed about it in baseball is that people care about baseball records, and for the most part don't care about football records.

40 posted on 08/18/2005 6:52:55 PM PDT by Strategerist
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