Look at Ray Ray Run

McDowell joined the team in 1987, the year after LaRussa was fired. Sooo. no.

I'm not mad at the White Sox - this is a LaRussa problem, not an organizational one, and there's a lot of reasons LaRussa is gone and that may have been one of them.

McDowell says baseball gives guys like LaRussa a pass for decades while targeting others. He says it's not fair and it's hypocritical. Hard to argue with Jack here.

I will say, I have no idea what camera's were good enough in the 1980's to zoom in from the outfield stands into the fingers of a catcher... But I don't know why Jack would make this up; well, he does hate LaRussa but still. Odds are this is true, and makes me even happier that we fired this ass hat.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/jack-mcdowell-80s-white-sox-tony-la-russa-cheated/fac8vh3ph8vb1dkja2jox1n10 Former MLB pitcher and 1993 AL Cy Young winner Jack McDowell alleged in a radio appearance Friday morning that the White Sox had an illegal sign-stealing operation at old Comiskey Park in the late 1980s, and that Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa was the instigator of the scheme. Speaking to WFNZ-AM in Charlotte, where he serves as baseball coach for Queens University, McDowell said the White Sox had a camera zoomed in on opposing catchers and a light in an outfield Gatorade sign that could be controlled from the manager's office and would presumably let hitters know which pitches were coming. "He was also the head of the first team ... with people doing steroids," McDowell said, referencing La Russa's decade-long stint as manager of the Oakland A's, which included managing infamous steroid users Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. "Yet he's still in the game making half a million. No one's gonna go after that." I've been pretty anti-LaRussa in my life, and as a poster here, and his love of cheating was a huge reason. He was an overrated hack who never did shit the right way; which is likely why he was fired from the White Sox. People here can praise him all he want, but the guy spent decades cheating - not winning fair and square.

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.