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NFT: Happy 40th Birthday Arod

superspynyg : 7/27/2015 9:20 am
Today he turns 40 and he deserves comeback player of the year!

Also the Yanks are 4th in the power rankings! Only the Cards, KC, and dodgers are ahead of them. Pretty damn good for a team that had so many questions at he start of the season.
Baseball will be better off...  
Torrag : 7/27/2015 9:23 am : link
Once all of the steroid era cheaters are gone. It can't come soon enough.
that would be awesome  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2015 9:23 am : link
if he gets comeback player of the year.

has anyone ever received it coming back from a suspension.

What he's doing is truly remarkable and at one point I thought it was a lost cause, but I think IF he can stay healthy he can break the HR record.

not to miller the thread, but I believe a) he'd need a new contract to reach the milestone and b) how does MLB handle it if he's approaching the record?

would be a nice FU to the league if he can hold on long enough to do it.
Who knows  
Giants2012 : 7/27/2015 9:25 am : link
without Jeter around this guy is playing really well.

Happy Birthday A-Rod!!  
GMENGianni : 7/27/2015 9:26 am : link
This team is fun to watch, I'm enjoying the hell out of this season so far!
RE: Who knows  
mfsd : 7/27/2015 9:28 am : link
In comment 12386955 Giants2012 said:
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without Jeter around this guy is playing really well.


And without Jeter around, ARod has become one heck of a team leader...which is amazing considering the background
rodriguez can't retire soon enough  
raever : 7/27/2015 9:35 am : link
the last poster boy for a generation of cheaters.
funny how no one ever pisses and moans about steroids in the NFL  
Greg from LI : 7/27/2015 9:42 am : link
Even though there are much more immediate benefits to PED use in football.
raever ...i guess is not a yankees fan  
BCD : 7/27/2015 9:44 am : link
If he is, wonder what was going though his mine when Alex belted those 3 A-bombs.....
RE: rodriguez can't retire soon enough  
giantsfan44ab : 7/27/2015 9:44 am : link
In comment 12386968 raever said:
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the last poster boy for a generation of cheaters.


Last known one anyways.
Refresh my memory  
Torrag : 7/27/2015 9:48 am : link
before the steroid boom how many guys hit 50 homers in a season? 60? How many have approached that number since the league crack down despite ball parks shrinking throughout the league? Seems pretty impactful to me Greg. It is a stain on the history of the game and none of the culprits should see the inside of the Hall.
RE: rodriguez can't retire soon enough  
mfsd : 7/27/2015 9:50 am : link
In comment 12386968 raever said:
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the last poster boy for a generation of cheaters.


Well, I didn't know you wanted to join in the discussion Mr. Helper!

Players returning from Steroid suspensions who sue MLB and  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 9:51 am : link
their own union (to which they owe EVERYTHING) should not be eligible for Comeback Player of the Year. Yes, he's having a great year, better than anyone could have expected, but he is still an asshole.
what he is doing at 40  
RasputinPrime : 7/27/2015 9:52 am : link
is truly amazing. It's amazing what being healthy will do for performance.
RE: Players returning from Steroid suspensions who sue MLB and  
giantsfan44ab : 7/27/2015 9:54 am : link
In comment 12387006 Victor in CT said:
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their own union (to which they owe EVERYTHING) should not be eligible for Comeback Player of the Year. Yes, he's having a great year, better than anyone could have expected, but he is still an asshole.


Factoring in one's legal actions with their on the field performances sure seems like an unbiased approach to making these types of decisions.
one of the best ballplayers of all-time  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 7/27/2015 9:55 am : link
awesome year he's having at his age.
RE: Players returning from Steroid suspensions who sue MLB and  
giantsfan44ab : 7/27/2015 9:55 am : link
In comment 12387006 Victor in CT said:
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their own union (to which they owe EVERYTHING) should not be eligible for Comeback Player of the Year. Yes, he's having a great year, better than anyone could have expected, but he is still an asshole.


Factoring in one's legal actions with their on the field performances sure seems like an unbiased approach to making these types of decisions.
RE: that would be awesome  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 9:57 am : link
In comment 12386949 pjcas18 said:
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if he gets comeback player of the year.

has anyone ever received it coming back from a suspension.

What he's doing is truly remarkable and at one point I thought it was a lost cause, but I think IF he can stay healthy he can break the HR record.

not to miller the thread, but I believe a) he'd need a new contract to reach the milestone and b) how does MLB handle it if he's approaching the record?

would be a nice FU to the league if he can hold on long enough to do it.


Why is the league owed an FU? Did MLB do all those things and lie about it, force A-hole to sing to the Feds to save his own ass? Did MLB force him to sue his own union? This has to be one of the stupidest remarks I have read on this site. The guy is, and always was one of the great talents and a hard worker. But he has also always been a major phony and a stupid person.
RE: RE: Players returning from Steroid suspensions who sue MLB and  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 9:58 am : link
In comment 12387017 giantsfan44ab said:
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In comment 12387006 Victor in CT said:


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their own union (to which they owe EVERYTHING) should not be eligible for Comeback Player of the Year. Yes, he's having a great year, better than anyone could have expected, but he is still an asshole.



Factoring in one's legal actions with their on the field performances sure seems like an unbiased approach to making these types of decisions.


CPY has always been for INJURED players. Not suspended players. He was suspended for breaking the rules. Nobody should be rewarded for that.
RE: RE: that would be awesome  
giantsfan44ab : 7/27/2015 10:00 am : link
In comment 12387020 Victor in CT said:
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In comment 12386949 pjcas18 said:


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if he gets comeback player of the year.

has anyone ever received it coming back from a suspension.

What he's doing is truly remarkable and at one point I thought it was a lost cause, but I think IF he can stay healthy he can break the HR record.

not to miller the thread, but I believe a) he'd need a new contract to reach the milestone and b) how does MLB handle it if he's approaching the record?

would be a nice FU to the league if he can hold on long enough to do it.



Why is the league owed an FU? Did MLB do all those things and lie about it, force A-hole to sing to the Feds to save his own ass? Did MLB force him to sue his own union? This has to be one of the stupidest remarks I have read on this site. The guy is, and always was one of the great talents and a hard worker. But he has also always been a major phony and a stupid person.


Someone's salty. No one said the league is owed an FU. But it would be an FU nonetheless.
RE: Refresh my memory  
Greg from LI : 7/27/2015 10:03 am : link
In comment 12387000 Torrag said:
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before the steroid boom how many guys hit 50 homers in a season? 60? How many have approached that number since the league crack down despite ball parks shrinking throughout the league? Seems pretty impactful to me Greg. It is a stain on the history of the game and none of the culprits should see the inside of the Hall.


If you can still see this scren despite the clouds of sanctimony wafting around you.....are you taking all the guys who used greenies out?
ARod continuing to piss people off with his performance.  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/27/2015 10:30 am : link
Hope he keeps it up and continues to piss of the whiners. It's a thing of beauty. Happy Birthday, AH-Lex!
piss *off  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/27/2015 10:30 am : link
.
After the 3 HR night  
old man : 7/27/2015 10:39 am : link
didn't he have the next day off?
My guess: to go get a butt-shot.
Yes I am an A-Rod hater.
Baseball should give an award  
xman : 7/27/2015 10:40 am : link
for the best players who juiced. That way Bonds can be politely insulted
funny how the self-righteous prigs never respond to that greenies  
Greg from LI : 7/27/2015 10:42 am : link
question, no matter how many times it gets asked.
So there are no more cheaters in baseball after A-rod?  
WideRight : 7/27/2015 10:50 am : link
Fool!
The benefits of amphetamines is different  
Torrag : 7/27/2015 10:51 am : link
They don't make you stronger, faster, more physically explosive through the addition of quick twitch muscle fiber that adds a competitive advantage. Steroids/HGH are an order of magnitude higher as a performance enhancer.

If they were we'd have been seeing those elevated slugging numbers long ago and over decades. It didn't happen. You shouldn't be so impatient to have your theories debunked.



RE: RE: that would be awesome  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2015 10:51 am : link
In comment 12387020 Victor in CT said:
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In comment 12386949 pjcas18 said:


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if he gets comeback player of the year.

has anyone ever received it coming back from a suspension.

What he's doing is truly remarkable and at one point I thought it was a lost cause, but I think IF he can stay healthy he can break the HR record.

not to miller the thread, but I believe a) he'd need a new contract to reach the milestone and b) how does MLB handle it if he's approaching the record?

would be a nice FU to the league if he can hold on long enough to do it.



Why is the league owed an FU? Did MLB do all those things and lie about it, force A-hole to sing to the Feds to save his own ass? Did MLB force him to sue his own union? This has to be one of the stupidest remarks I have read on this site. The guy is, and always was one of the great talents and a hard worker. But he has also always been a major phony and a stupid person.


the artificial sanctimony MLB has had and still has about PED's is disgusting. They leaned on them to bring the sport back and then go on witch hunts against the players responsible for the revitalization.

I guess in the grand scheme of things I view the players as more noble than the fat cat owners and league who profit from them and then disregard them when they're done.

so I say FU to MLB, to the league owners and to the BBWAA and if Arod can break the record, after the ride he's endured (and I'm absolutely NOT saying none of it was self-inflicted) it would be a great story (IMO).

and the phony stuff is for the tabloids, I don't care one bit if he's phony. why would I?
RE: RE: Refresh my memory  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 10:52 am : link
In comment 12387040 Greg from LI said:
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before the steroid boom how many guys hit 50 homers in a season? 60? How many have approached that number since the league crack down despite ball parks shrinking throughout the league? Seems pretty impactful to me Greg. It is a stain on the history of the game and none of the culprits should see the inside of the Hall.



If you can still see this scren despite the clouds of sanctimony wafting around you.....are you taking all the guys who used greenies out?


Hard to take them out once they are in, but yes, greenies, red juice and the like were sadly prevalent and are now tested for as well. Also, the media coverage was much different back then. Clubhouse and off field issues were not reported. Most fans had no idea about greenies et al until the '80s cocaine trial when John Milner spilled about red juice being used by Willie Mays. What I didn't like in any of these arguments is the "it wasn't banned by baseball" line. ALL of these things are controlled substances, illegal PERIOD without a prescription.

Unfortunately, someone will always try. What's 50 or 80 games when you made or can make $10 million? That's human nature. Ted Williams always said that getting through the season was the toughest thing. He drank milkshakes with every meal to maintain his weight. Others after him chose more sinister means.
RE: funny how the self-righteous prigs never respond to that greenies  
rich in DC : 7/27/2015 11:07 am : link
In comment 12387146 Greg from LI said:
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question, no matter how many times it gets asked.


+1

Lazy sportswriters have engaged in a collective attempt to whitewash both the history of PEDs in MLB (which goes back MANY years- WELL before the 1980's) and to absolve themselves from what happened.

Yet, sportwriters were well aware of what was happening the in the locker rooms- but did not say a word condemning anything until MLB cracked down. In short, sportwriters collectively should be ashamed of the double standard they have employed over the past decade. It is also the result of a "holier than thou" crusade by a small group of writers that has resulted in the demonification of identified PED users from the 1990's and 2000's. Yet those same writers looked the other way when given the chance.

PEDs (yes, greenies, uppers and caffeine are all PEDs) have been a part of the game for DECADES. If fans want to go on a sportswriter-initiated crusade against PEDs, be aware that you would be taking a position that a good number of HOF inducted players would be implicated.

You also need to consider what constitutes "cheating." Gaylord Perry admitted to regularly doctoring baseballs, which game him an unfair advantage. Is that cheating and breaking the rules? Almost certainly, yes. Yet, there he is in the HOF. Where are the pitchforks and condemnation for his actions? There were a number of other pitchers who doctored baseballs as well.

Batters have corked bats for decades. If a hitter compiled a lot of stats with a corked bat, should we be calling for those stats to be reduced or ignored? What if we find a HOF hitter corked his bat?

What about Ty Cobb, who was a true example of a truly bad human being on and off the field. His own contemporaries hated him. He was alleged to have sharped his metal spikes regularly and was said to have slid in spikes high to get the fielder off the bag- is that cheating?

I think a lot of people out there condemning PEDs need to do some reading on the history of PEDs over the past century, as well as think very hard about what is cheating and how to deal with cheaters. Either you are consistent, which means that a number of the games legends/heroes get tarnished, or you let it go and realize it was part of the games' history.

I would also add as a throw-away point: should we discount all stats before 1947 because MLB was an all-white league? I say no- while segregation was a dark era in the game, it IS part of the history for better or worse. There are any number of dark points in the game- but we need to consider the good AND the bad, and not just selectively focus on what is popular or what you think makes you "sound tough".
RE: RE: RE: Refresh my memory  
RasputinPrime : 7/27/2015 11:22 am : link
In comment 12387171 Victor in CT said:
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before the steroid boom how many guys hit 50 homers in a season? 60? How many have approached that number since the league crack down despite ball parks shrinking throughout the league? Seems pretty impactful to me Greg. It is a stain on the history of the game and none of the culprits should see the inside of the Hall.



If you can still see this scren despite the clouds of sanctimony wafting around you.....are you taking all the guys who used greenies out?



Hard to take them out once they are in, but yes, greenies, red juice and the like were sadly prevalent and are now tested for as well. Also, the media coverage was much different back then. Clubhouse and off field issues were not reported. Most fans had no idea about greenies et al until the '80s cocaine trial when John Milner spilled about red juice being used by Willie Mays. What I didn't like in any of these arguments is the "it wasn't banned by baseball" line. ALL of these things are controlled substances, illegal PERIOD without a prescription.

Unfortunately, someone will always try. What's 50 or 80 games when you made or can make $10 million? That's human nature. Ted Williams always said that getting through the season was the toughest thing. He drank milkshakes with every meal to maintain his weight. Others after him chose more sinister means.


ARod drank his milkshake. He drank it up.
Rich  
Greg from LI : 7/27/2015 11:41 am : link
Additionally, if you look at decades-long trends, power spikes correlate with changes in ball composition more so than any PED usage.
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RE: Rich  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 11:48 am : link
In comment 12387275 Greg from LI said:
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Additionally, if you look at decades-long trends, power spikes correlate with changes in ball composition more so than any PED usage. Link - ( New Window )


that's a good point. I remember in '87 I think. Lasorda had someone drop an '87 ball and an '86 ball from the upper deck. The '87 ball bounced significantly higher. I remember as a kid in the '70s, you could rub wrinkles into the cover of a new ball. Try doing that with a new ball today.
Steroids or no steroids, Bonds was a terrifying offensive force.  
Big Blue Blogger : 7/27/2015 12:03 pm : link
The year he turned 40, nobody would even pitch to him. He drew 232 walks - 120 of them intentional - at an age when most hitters inspire more pity than fear. The 2004 Giants had a decent lineup around him, but the mantra for opposing pitchers and managers was still "Whatever you do, don't let Bonds beat you."

Rodriguez has been walked intentionally 94 times in his entire career - twice this year. It's obviously an imperfect metric, but few batters have ever inspired the sheer terror Bonds did - even at 40.
Jr Griffey is the best player of his generation  
Torrag : 7/27/2015 12:41 pm : link
Because his numbers are legit.
That was an amazing year for Bonds  
WideRight : 7/27/2015 12:43 pm : link
Obviously PED played a part, but who cares. Bond's swing and his eye were lethal that year that it should be studied by anyone who hopes to contribute on a high level. His strikeouts were near non-existant, and some stats showed he saw very few pitches with either two strikes or down in the count all year.
Wiat  
Semipro Lineman : 7/27/2015 1:22 pm : link
because the positive effect of the illegal drug of choice back then was different, it's not a big deal compared to players of today's illegal drug? Is that your assertion? Great the heck out of there with that inconsistent logic...

P.S. How can you declare someone clean despite the fact that he has been around baseball since he a little kid? Hell he played six seasons along side the greatest cheater of all time so how do we know that he was clean.

P.S.S. I don't remember all of you guys going off on Andy Pettitte like this when he recently retired
RE: rodriguez can't retire soon enough  
illmatic : 7/27/2015 2:05 pm : link
In comment 12386968 raever said:
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the last poster boy for a generation of cheaters.


You think players still aren't cheating like crazy? lmao. It happens in every sport and the amount of players who actually get busted for it is very low compared to the total number of users. And it's not going to stop anytime soon.
RE: Jr Griffey is the best player of his generation  
mfsd : 7/27/2015 2:50 pm : link
In comment 12387365 Torrag said:
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Because his numbers are legit.


If you think he played his whole career clean I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...
RE: RE: Jr Griffey is the best player of his generation  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2015 2:56 pm : link
In comment 12387636 mfsd said:
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Because his numbers are legit.



If you think he played his whole career clean I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...


I believe Jr was as clean as anyone of that era, including Jeter and Mo.
RE: RE: Jr Griffey is the best player of his generation  
Victor in CT : 7/27/2015 3:26 pm : link
In comment 12387636 mfsd said:
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Because his numbers are legit.



If you think he played his whole career clean I have a bridge I'd like to sell you...


If you recall, Griffey was not exactly a physical specimen. He was not into the workout fad.
RE: Jr Griffey is the best player of his generation  
RasputinPrime : 7/27/2015 3:45 pm : link
In comment 12387365 Torrag said:
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Because his numbers are legit.


Not even his wife could stand behind that statement. Do you live in Oz or just visit regularly?
Torrag  
Tuckrule : 7/27/2015 3:54 pm : link
You don't know what the duck your talking about when it comes to steroids or greenies or test boosters. Please don't talk like you do cause people will read it and sadly agree
I wanted Bonds to stick around to break the record  
GMenLTS : 7/27/2015 4:04 pm : link
and now I'd love to see Arod do it.

Fuck the MLB owners/FO and the holier than thou douchebag writers.

I love what ARod's been doing this year and I've basically considered him a giant douche for the majority of his career.
This thread just demonstrates how little is really known  
mfsd : 7/27/2015 4:09 pm : link
or understood about how widespread PED use has been in baseball...which makes ARod's comeback this year so much more satisfying

Keep mashing ARod!!

RE: This thread just demonstrates how little is really known  
Semipro Lineman : 7/27/2015 6:26 pm : link
In comment 12387785 mfsd said:
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or understood about how widespread PED use has been in baseball...


I think it is generally known and understood but many people prefer not to acknowledge that fact when offered an easy to dislike scapegoat instead
A-Rod  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 7/27/2015 7:35 pm : link
is one of the 25 best players in baseball history. Barry Bonds was one of the 5 best. Deal with it.
Exactly  
Greg from LI : 7/27/2015 7:47 pm : link
How many players took roids? Hundreds of not thousands. Now, how many of them were in the same zip code as Barry Bonds as a player? None. No one, not even 2005/2007 ARod.
I do think it matters on a certain level  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 7/27/2015 8:16 pm : link
I appreciate the fact that Jeter and Griffey Jr. seem like the two historic-level players from that era least likely to use PEDs. The fact that a money hungry rat like Jose Canseco said that Jeter was clean has always made me respect Jeter just a little bit more, considering they were teammates. The fact that Griffey Jr. was ripped for being lazy in the gym in Seattle has always made me feel good about him too. It's the workout warriors you have to worry about.

But our obsession with PEDs in baseball is just a fucking joke. The NFL is the most popular sport in the country and filled with guys loading up on HGH and other PEDs. Do you guys realize what kind of science experiment you have to be to fail an NFL PED test?

Bbbbut stats in baseball matter! Steroids have made it impossible to compare stats across eras!

That's the dumbest argument ever and anyone who makes it is a buffoon who doesn't understand that STATS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE DIRECTLY ACROSS ERAS IN BASEBALL. Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig played in completely different environments despite playing in the same stadium. Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth, the same thing.

Even if Griffey is clean, you can't compare his stats with Willie Mays' without adjusting it for their eras. But people are just too lazy to do that and rely on "records" and "milestones" in their evaluations of impact too much.

And if it's the "moral" argument instead of the "stats" argument, then you come across as a giant hypocrite for the "but greenies aren't thaat bad" excuse. Taking greenies was cheating and the greats like Mays, Mantle, and Aaron took them.

Hank Aaron doesn't surpass Babe Ruth's HR record without greenies. Should we just ignore that? THE HR RECORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A JOKE BECAUSE OF THE VASTLY DIFFERENT RUN ENVIRONMENTS THE GAME HAS SEEN.

Fuck Bud Selig (THE JUICED BALL>>>>>STEROIDS IN TERMS OF HR IMPACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and fuck the way the baseball media and fans have handled the PEDs era. So many of you guys have such hypocrtical moral standards.

A-Rod is a piece of shit. Always has been, I thought he was a kiss-ass for the cameras phony when everyone loved him in Seattle. He's a liar and a cheat. But I'm loving every single second of his revenge tour this year. He's not the best Yankee I've ever seen, that belongs to Jeter or Mariano due to longevity. But he's the best ballplayer I've seen play for the Yankees . His '07 season is the best regular season I've seen from a Yankee. His '09 post-season was the best playoff run I've ever seen from a Yankee.

The baseball HOF is the biggest joke in sports. Matter of fact, the HOF concept in sports is outdated. The internet killed the HOF. Anyone can use google and go to baseball-reference to see who really did what.

And if you think this is just a pure Yankee rant, IMO Mike Piazza not being 1st ballot is the most disgusting thing I've seen from the baseball HOF. So many morons with ballots. PEDRO MARTINEZ HAS ACTUALLY BEEN CONNECTED TO TRAINERS WHO SUPPLY PEDs IN THE DR! How the fuck does Pedro get a pass but Piazza doesn't? Just a fucking joke.

I don't give a shit if Bonds or A-Rod never get in. They're 2 of the 5 best players I've ever seen, and sure I'll put an * next to that but an * doesn't erase what actually happened. And that * isn't going to be "*did PEDs", it'll be "*caught doing PEDs".
/rant  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 7/27/2015 8:18 pm : link
happy bday Alex, you legend.
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Bill2 : 7/27/2015 8:36 pm : link
Imho...greenies might be a significant advantage for many. It was not just fighting off the fatigue of the road. Eyesight and intense focus might be a big advantage each at bat and for a pitcher or catcher or shortstop the reaction time would help. I don't know if the pitcher would be helped given the need for a repeatable motion and keeping command of emotions. ( don't know enough about how uppers affect one)
RE: ARod continuing to piss people off with his performance.  
Giants4246 : 7/27/2015 8:40 pm : link
In comment 12387118 Dave in Hoboken said:
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Hope he keeps it up and continues to piss off the whiners. It's a thing of beauty. Happy Birthday, AH-Lex!


This. All the haters are coming out of the woodwork after the 3 bomb performance the other night. Fuck 'em.
Rodriguez is a lying, cheating POS.  
Boy Cord : 7/27/2015 11:14 pm : link
Couldn't care less about the team he plays for. Will be happy when he is out of baseball.
RE: Refresh my memory  
Kulish29 : 7/27/2015 11:25 pm : link
In comment 12387000 Torrag said:
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before the steroid boom how many guys hit 50 homers in a season? 60? How many have approached that number since the league crack down despite ball parks shrinking throughout the league? Seems pretty impactful to me Greg. It is a stain on the history of the game and none of the culprits should see the inside of the Hall.


It's a stain on the history and blah, blah, blah, fucking bullshit.

McGuire and Sosa brought the league back from mediocrity when the league was suffering. Nobody seemed to care then. Not the fans, not the World's biggest hypocrite Bud Selig and, certainly not the owners. Thing is, the only people who were blissfully ignorant of what was going on we're the fans. Selig, the owners and other people behind the scenes knew exactly what was going on.

Spare me the tainted records and games bullshit. Steroids saved this sport.
RE: Rodriguez is a lying, cheating POS.  
Kulish29 : 7/27/2015 11:32 pm : link
In comment 12388320 Boy Cord said:
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Couldn't care less about the team he plays for. Will be happy when he is out of baseball.


Awww. Sounds like someone has a full diaper.
If you think arod isn't still cheating  
Essex : 7/27/2015 11:59 pm : link
Just do his HRs/AB it is eye popping what he is doing now at 40 versus years where he was cheating.

If my calculations are correct, ARODs numbers this year are the best HR/AB since 2007
In 08 AROD had 1 HR every 14.5 ABS
09 17.8
10 17.4
11 26.25
12 29.3
13 25.8
15 13.9

Hey ponce Deleon looked for the fountain of youth in Florida, maybe arod found it there since Miami is his off season home.
RE: RE: Rodriguez is a lying, cheating POS.  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/28/2015 12:12 am : link
In comment 12388338 Kulish29 said:
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Couldn't care less about the team he plays for. Will be happy when he is out of baseball.



Awww. Sounds like someone has a full diaper.


The haters and crybabies coming out of the woodwork again. ARod gets underneath the skin like no other. Gotta love the guy for it.
RE: If you think arod isn't still cheating  
Kulish29 : 7/28/2015 1:14 am : link
In comment 12388364 Essex said:
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Just do his HRs/AB it is eye popping what he is doing now at 40 versus years where he was cheating.

If my calculations are correct, ARODs numbers this year are the best HR/AB since 2007
In 08 AROD had 1 HR every 14.5 ABS
09 17.8
10 17.4
11 26.25
12 29.3
13 25.8
15 13.9

Hey ponce Deleon looked for the fountain of youth in Florida, maybe arod found it there since Miami is his off season home.


Holy shit already. We get it. You're a Yankee fan who doesn't like A-Rod.

What you seem to not get is that while, yes, we all know and have read that you've rallied against Ortiz, like some great white steroid knight, you just don't really get the why some Yankee fans don't care.

A-Rod is what he is. He lied and denied what he did. Yet, so has EVERY-FUCK-BODY else who has done steroids/PHD's in MLB. Every person with a brain knows, well, except Sawx fans who love their rose colored glasses, that David Arias, errr, Ortiz has been injecting more things into his ass than the raunchiest gay porno out there. Yet, the big fraudpi gets lauded for some reason.

So here's the big reveal: whether you like it or not, steroids and other PHD's have had a positive influence on baseball. And guess what? They likely always will. So, you can keep hating on A-Rod but, the hatred is futile. Just accept what he brings to the Yankees, enjoy the success or, shut the fuck up about it.
Essex: There are plenty of alternate explanations.  
Big Blue Blogger : 7/28/2015 2:40 am : link
The main thing is that Rodriguez is healthier than he's been in a long time. The hip problems appear to be under control, at least for now. You can take that as a sign of chemical use, or as a sign that he's clean, or neither, depending on your bias.

In his role as, basically, a full-time DH, his body doesn't take the additional toll of playing defense. He has also adjusted his training regimen in ways that have nothing to do with reformulating his PED cocktail.

I'm not defending the guy - he may well still be using something illicit. I just don't think you can assume it based on his HR ratio in a few productive months as a DH.
40 years old and going strong  
RasputinPrime : 7/28/2015 4:17 am : link
joins Staub, Cobb and Sheffield as the only players to homer in their teens and their 40s.
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