I am too, but it seems like a 50-game suspension isn't enough of a deterrent to not try to get away with it.

 

I think the problem has been that testing has been too easy to beat, and not vice versa.

If A-rod gets popped again, I think he's played his last game.

Damn Cesar Carrillo too? He actually lived right around me on the southeast side of Chicago back in the day and I saw him play in little league. That sucks to hear.

i never saw him play here , but living in the "east side" , i saw the two articles about him they have posted up at the little league field. well atleast he got his money lol and his only career win(which i do remember watching) came against the cubs which must be cool for him

If A-rod gets popped again, I think he's played his last game.

 

It sheds a new light on a lot of last season's going ons. This isn't something they stumbled onto overnight.

 

I love the idea of going after contracts as part of the penalty for PEDs- It would take away the entire purpose of juicing for what IMO would be a good chunk of those who do. I doubt very much that Bartolo Colon had a burning desire to achieve greatness on the field by carrying the A's through October on his back. Can't imagine that ever being allowed by the MLBPA, though.

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Got him paid, because he was not very good at pitching.

 

Which is as good of a reason to do it as any.

Only the Olympics have a tougher penalty system, and people aren't paid for that.

 

I'd be OK with like 50, 1 season, lifetime, but as is, baseball's policy is tougher than even football's - you miss 1/4 of the season with increasing penalties after that. In baseball, you miss 1/3 of the season. I think it's plenty fair.

Even the Olympics do not have the mandatory baseline testing like MLB is going to start doing.

 

The Olympic level competition is a different animal because you will not get unless you succeed. There is a greater temptation to do it at that level because unless you are one of the top 3 in the world there is very little money. The careers are also much shorter for most sports.

It sheds a new light on a lot of last season's going ons. This isn't something they stumbled onto overnight.

 

Other than Bartolo are you thinking of someone in particular? I despise mentioning names with no proof, but no one is above suspicion in todays sports world so.......could this possibly be the reason for A.J.'s well above average season?

 

He never struck me as the type to do this, but again, I would not be totally suprised at anyone on that list.

UPDATE: 9:45 a.m. ET: Though Gio Gonzalez is named several times in the New Times report, the substance listed alongside his name, Aminorip, does not appear to include any substances banned in MLB's drug policy, according to Chris Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant.

 

 

"My son works very, very hard, and he's as clean as apple pie," the elder Gonzalez says. "I went to Tony because I needed to lose weight. A friend recommended him, and he did great work for me. But that's it. He never met my son. Never. And if I knew he was doing these things with steroids, do you think I'd be dumb enough to go there?"

Other than Bartolo are you thinking of someone in particular? I despise mentioning names with no proof, but no one is above suspicion in todays sports world so.......could this possibly be the reason for A.J.'s well above average season?

 

He never struck me as the type to do this, but again, I would not be totally suprised at anyone on that list.

 

Along with Bartolo, Melky Cabrera & Yasmani Grandal were suspended for PEDs last season, and now all 3 of them were implicated in this scam.

UPDATE: 9:45 a.m. ET: Though Gio Gonzalez is named several times in the New Times report, the substance listed alongside his name, Aminorip, does not appear to include any substances banned in MLB's drug policy, according to Chris Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant.

 

 

"My son works very, very hard, and he's as clean as apple pie," the elder Gonzalez says. "I went to Tony because I needed to lose weight. A friend recommended him, and he did great work for me. But that's it. He never met my son. Never. And if I knew he was doing these things with steroids, do you think I'd be dumb enough to go there?"

 

Here we go with the cycle of BS...

To be clean as apple pie strikes me as odd

Not sure if you've bothered to look up AminoRip, but I think there are probably better alternatives than to spend $1,000 on a highly concentrated and pre-digested protein to lose weight. I don't believe Max Gonzalez for a second.

I'd like to get my hands on some hgh for my knees.

I'd like to get my hands on some hgh for my knees.

 

 

Give Sly Stallone a call...

Other than Bartolo are you thinking of someone in particular?

 

No, I meant shedding light on A-Rod's season, especially how it ended, and how retirement has all of a sudden crept into the conversation.

 

You're right, though- there isn't one single player of the 90's-current that anyone can confidently deem as "clean".

With 100% confidence, I can say that Frank Thomas was. If it turned out that he used steroids, I would never follow baseball again.

With 100% confidence, I can say that Frank Thomas was. If it turned out that he used steroids, I would never follow baseball again.

 

I'm in the same boat, but no one but Frank can say that with 100% confidence.

I am too, but it seems like a 50-game suspension isn't enough of a deterrent to not try to get away with it.

 

The suspension is only a deterrent for proven major leaguers who are looking for that extra juice like A-Rod. If you are a borderline AAAA player, the juice could be the difference between millions in MLB or riding the bus in AAA. The reward is well worth the risk, especially since the testing doesn't seem to be very successful at catching people.

Around round of denials in 3....2.........1

Well, amino acid supplements are very common and not a big deal. It seems like that list wasn't pulling punches on anyone else, so why would it lie for Gio?

I hope Mike Stanton's name doesn't pop up

To be clean as apple pie strikes me as odd

Maybe he was referencing the movie "American Pie" and the fact that they don't have STDs.

I'd like to get my hands on some hgh for my knees.

Doctors can prescribe that s***.

Doctors can prescribe that s***.

Where are these doctors? All I've gotten is bulls*** rehab

Where are these doctors? All I've gotten is bulls*** rehab

 

Apparently, they're in Miami.