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GoBravesGoGoBravesGo Posts: 607 ✭
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in light of the new admissions from Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds and marion jone's husband, track star Tim Montgomery, that they all used steriods, how long do you think it will be before player start pointing fingers at other players that are using (and there are supposedly many) steriods? and how will that effect the game when we learn that as many as 1/2 or 2/3 of major leauge baseball are on the juice or some other "ehancement"?

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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    didnt Jose Canseco threaten to do a
    tell all book that did just that?

    what ever happened to that?

    or to the comments that Ken Caminiti
    made about this very subject before he
    died of a drug overdose?

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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Maybe players will get sick and tired of these cheaters and finally blow the whistle ....

    Or (hopefully) Bonds finds himself unable to play due to his "conditioning regimen". A total body breakdown is possible after all.
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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>Maybe players will get sick and tired of these cheaters and finally blow the whistle ....

    Or (hopefully) Bonds finds himself unable to play due to his "conditioning regimen". A total body breakdown is possible after all. >>

    how exactly does Bonds leaving the game
    do ANYTHING to stop the many others that
    are likely also doing it?

    not sure I understand you logic.
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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Jeff, I am a baseball fan deep down inside - it always has been my favorite sport. I remember going to the Vet, watching Schmidt, Luzinski, and Pete Rose. I remember rooting against Kingman and Horner every year, as they were always competing with Schmidt for the HR title. I remember reading the box scores and getting excited when we were going to the game.

    That was over 20 years ago. In my opinion, Baseball has changed for the worse in the past 10-12 years. Increasing salaries, increasing ticket prices and mainly bad Phillies teams have left a bad taste in my mouth.

    How does Bonds fit into the equation? He represents a lot of what is bad in baseball - greed. Bonds was going down as one of the greatest players, and then at age 35, when most players start losing their skills, he comes on like a bat out of hell. More like a moose, as people do not get that big. Now that Bonds has admitted that he unknowingly took steroids, it appears that nothing will happen. The players association will not change their views, although 75% of players (from what I have read) want drug testing.

    There are many legitimate, drug free players out there and I am sure they are disgusted. What happens when someone hits a moon shot now? Will there be second guessing? Will fans wonder if their "Schmidt" (or Kingman) is on the clear? Or the cream?

    Barry Bonds leaving the game could send a message to the others: Stop using.
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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>Barry Bonds leaving the game could send a message to the others: Stop using. >>

    or just says,
    use the new undetectable drugs, but never, ever, ever,
    never admit it, even to a grand jury...


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  • metsfanmetsfan Posts: 834
    Bottom line:MLB needs much tougher testing standards.This could diminish steroid use,but there will always be users.The game of baseball needs to clean itself up!
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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>Bottom line:MLB needs much tougher testing standards! >>

    blame players union.
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