Look at Ray Ray Run

And I hate nothing more than the "just look at him" argument. Frank Thomss was clean; but Just look at him! Dee Gordon did steroids; but just look at him. This isnt 1990 anymore. Steroids have come a long way. It's not a bulk inducing drug only anymore.

Its banned because it's dangerous and not good for you. Period. Again clinical studies have shown time and time again it's not beneficial to athletes and does not increase strength gains.

If you dont wish to read the entire study, although it is educational, the key conclusions are below: Given the results of clinical trials, there is no clear benefit for athletes who inject HGH. In contrast, there are significant dangers, both medically and financially. Athletes considering this drug should be strongly urged to avoid its use completely.

Ahh thought you said postseason. My bad.

So the science is a load of bunk? Got it. Here's another more recent study that comes to the same conclusion. https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/120075-human-growth-hormone-and-athletic-performance

Sigh.....

Here's a good read as to why HGH wouldn't even really benefit Trout or any baseball players. http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/04/i-dont-worry-about-hgh-in-baseball-and-neither-should-you/index.html

According to Scott Brosius kid? My goodness, can we relax before tar and feathering the games best player?

Sss will never tell you anything valuable. I cant get on board with this sentiment. Pitchers hate this more because theres no way for them to cheat back and level the playing field. They could have all done steroids but sign stealing only helps PPs.

He's got zero shot at the HOF now, and I dont want to get into that argument now because the HOF is full of hypocrisy and complete bullshit. This is a sport that has as much bad history as the country, and players have cheated forever...

Mad props to Beltran for owning this, not downplaying his role or the help it provided, apologizing and making zero excuses. This is the nature of the game and you can get caught up in it as you grow within the game - searching for that edge. Beltran didn't blame the game... or coaches and other players. He said I was wrong and I'm sorry. That's really all I ask of people who make mistakes because no one is perfect. He gets respect from me for that, even if people are ripping him endlessly.

I remember saying it would only get worse and some were optimistic. The Bulls were significantly worse than they actually showed early on, and as competition has improved and teams stopped missing countless bunnies things have only gotten worse. The defense is trash and the offense has one + player on the entire unit. Even Lavine still takes a lot of terrible shots, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's forcing the issue because he's surrounded by garbage. I can't believe anyone thought Lauri was any good, and I don't want to hear about how he's "bounced back." He's a bad defender who can't really finish around the basket in traffic and isn't even a great shooter in the modern game for a big; he's a solid one. White is the one of the worst shooters in the NBA between 14-19 feet, but he's offended that the Bulls asked him to please stop shooting from that distance. This is a common theme too - the organization leadership has no respect amongst the players. The Bulls aren't the only team in the NBA trying to rid the mid-range jumper from all their games, but they're one of the only organizations whose players are not buying in and don't trust the Bulls.

I'd call 50 games significant playing time, FTR. He had been hurt two years in a row post 30.

Two years ago people were asking if Donaldson's career was over. He had to take a pillow contract to hopefully get paid this time around. Nothing that led people to be concerned about donaldson (age and health history) has changed from that question two years ago. Donaldson is an exciting and talented player who is really close to his career cliff. Maybe he is great next year, but I have a feeling this wont age well.

This guy is something else. Love it.

Or if Polanco reverts back, or Garver doesnt duplicate, or Kepler goes back to 20 HR Kepler. I am not sold on the collective career years of the Minnesota Twins last year. I think Cleveland is the team to beat and I think the Twins will be the most disappointing team in MLB this upcoming season. Donaldson and Cruz are old guys who were banged up a lot in their career. One or both can't be counted on for full season. I don't buy the Power Surge 100% from Kepler and Polanco. I could be way off and they could duplicate last year but I'm not betting on it.

The twins had obvious holes in the rotation with a really solid base of position player talent. It's an odd allocation of resources and a poor one for a team that never spends.

That weasel agent and his multiple teams over 100 million.

I mean, he's probably 2.5 wins better than what they would have thrown out there.

Hes 34 years old and has been banged up. They just gave him 4 years. Last year he wasnt worth more than 1 year. I'll go on record to say he has 1 1/2 decent years and 2 1/2 injured or bad. Not sure on the order.

Why?

2 of their wins were by 1 run though. Houston also won in 7 games vs the Yankees in the ALCS.

I can tell you with certainty that it did not have a negative impact on the Astros by any means.

Again, they won in game 7 of the World Series; I have no idea why you continue to insinuate with such certainty that they would have won regardless. The degree by which they became champions was minuscule and any benefit they gained by cheating clearly had an impact on the outcome.

Well actually no, that's not at all what it was. He repeatedly harassed the reporter over the course of the year while she was simply trying to do her job and support a cause she was passionate about. This wasn't some one off situation. Osuna is a piece of garbage who beat his wife; the Astros not only embraced his actions, but attacked those who wanted to remind the world of his actions. Harboring and supporting his actions is every bit as harmful and dangerous as the act itself.