For those interested, mlb's website is broacasting the hearings live on the web. I have been listening to the first part and they are about to bring in the players for testimony.....It is interesting for you sports fans out there....
Originally posted by zpmark: I'll be watching that too. I think we should make a drinking game out of it. Anytime a player pleads the fifth...do a shot.
or says, "I have no recollection of..."
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Originally posted by zpmark: I'll be watching that too. I think we should make a drinking game out of it. Anytime a player pleads the fifth...do a shot.
or says, "I have never knowingly..."
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ok boys.......take a shot on Mark McGuire's behalf.....He said he will refuse to answer specifics on the who, what, and when on the advice of his lawyers...............bottoms up
Just becuase Bonds head looks like a beach ball and Mcgwires face looks like dirt road full of potholes, doesn't mean these freaks of nature who put on incredible weight into their late 30's take steroids. Come on people, everyone knows steroids are bad for you, why would they take them?
I enjoy listening to all the dipsh*t callers on sports radio who defend them and don't buy the steroids accusations. I think those people should be tested to crack.
Congressional hearings? Doesn't the government have better things to do with my tax money? I say drug test 'em all, those that test positive booted for life, no more professional sports. Make it so they cant' even get a pickup game at the local "Y".
Role models my A$$. Let some young go-getter from the minors who WANTS to play the game for the love of it get the job.
Alan
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Originally posted by Idesign: Just becuase Bonds head looks like a beach ball and Mcgwires face looks like dirt road full of potholes, doesn't mean these freaks of nature who put on incredible weight into their late 30's take steroids. Come on people, everyone knows steroids are bad for you, why would they take them?
I enjoy listening to all the dipsh*t callers on sports radio who defend them and don't buy the steroids accusations. I think those people should be tested to crack.
They always say the same thing: "Steroids don't help eye-hand coordination." Well no one ever said they did. We're talking about power.
OR
"It's their superior genetics" Did you see skinny Sammy and Barry. I guess their "genetics" finally kicked in and they got a growth spurt at 28.
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Baseball is really in bad shape. They have really let down a lot of their fans. The only player I have any respect for is jeremy Giambi. He's the only one that has recently admitted doing them.
He's also the only player to take steroids and actually get worse!
Originally posted by Martin_The_Novice: I'm waiting, you pu--ies.
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Originally posted by seahawkfan: He's also the only player to take steroids and actually get worse!
He'll probably blame it on the steroids.
Rob G
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still listening in on the hearing and McGwire is getting the most heat. He has been backed into the corner several times and chose to not answer.......be ready boys, the press is going to have a field day with his testimony or lack there of.....if we stick to zpmark's shot game.....we would all be drunk just on McGwire's testimony.
What authority does Congress have to get involved in this matter? I did not realize that the Constitution gave them the authority to regulate pro sports.
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Originally posted by raven35031: What authority does Congress have to get involved in this matter? I did not realize that the Constitution gave them the authority to regulate pro sports.
I think it has something to do with intentionally using an illegal drug with out a perscription?
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SportsCenter should be a good one tonight. Steroid hearings, March Madness, etc.
There was a congressman on the radio this morning talking about how a MLB league official was lobbying him last week in preparation for the hearings. The league's statement was that they've had a "gold standard" for steroid testing among the sports world.
Yeah, right. Compared to the Olympic testing? Compared to major sports like, say, cycling?!? Lance Armstrong gets random drug tests administered any time day or night, especially since he won his first oh, 3 or 4 Tours in a row... Even the NFL's drug policies are catching the Ricky Williamses of the league.
It seems as if the whole MLB thinks this is going away with lame-ass explanations, it is smokin' somethin' -- and it ain't cigars.
~ masher
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I'm very glad that my elected officials have taken this issue and have confronted the problem with the people that are directly at fault. In my opinion, this is an issue that needs government intervention because for so many of people like myself, who are baseball fans, I do not want to see this problem affect my sport any longer. Today was a good first step. Now maybe MLB execs will no longer hide a serious problem that affects the integrity of the game.
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In my opinion, this is an issue that needs government intervention because for so many of people like myself, who are baseball fans, I do not want to see this problem affect my sport any longer.
I don't agree this is a place where government should be sticking their dirty little noses. It simply is not their place. Government should stay out of the public sector. All they do is screw it up. Maybe we should hold hearings on how screwed up congress is and how many thousands of MY tax dollars they waste every year.
However, I do agree with your second part. Same goes for all of the other major sports leagues. But the problem is deeper than just the drug issues. Too many of today's athletes are overpaid, self absorbed prima donnas.
But, the reality is, fans while upset, continue to buy overpriced tickets, go to the ballparks and watch the games on TV.
The issue needs to be addressed in the marketplace, not the halls of congress. Fans need to protest by holding back their cash. When revenues begin to fall, the owners will solve the problem.
Jim Cavanaugh
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While I don't like the idea of the government getting directly involved with this, I also don't like the way things have gone. All this hearing was about today was this.......if baseball doesn't come up with a solution, then the government will come up with a solution for it. Obviously MLB is under fire for some players coming forward and at this point all congress is doing is saying enough is enough......"What are you going to do so that we won't have to get involved."
Steroids are a drug and are illegal without a doctor's prescription. The players that were there today were basically there to tell the panel their knowledge of steroid use in the league and what they think should be done about it.
Baseball is a business just like anything else and when something illegal is going on and an organization is unable to control it, someone else has to step in to assist. All the key players are doing at this point is denying any involvment or knowledge......in other words, catch me if you can, otherwise I'm not saying a thing.
The players admit there is a problem but only a couple of people are admitting anything. This denial thing is precisely why a higher organization is looking into it....simple as that.
These hearings are a huge waste of time and resources. We're talking about a sport that lost it's "national pasttime" status decades ago.
In keeping with it's current character--third-rate entertainment--a steroid regimen should be mandatory for all ballplayers. It might enliven the game and create a truly level playing field.
Make steroids "The New Breakfast of Champions".
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