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No comment about Byrd's HGH Confession?

stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771
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If it truly was for his personal health and well being (as he mentions), why (a) hide it until now and (b) why has he stopped?

The doctor's prescription? Who cares, there are plenty of doctors who, for the right money, prescribe anything.

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  • kuhlmannkuhlmann Posts: 3,326 ✭✭
    whatever it is. it was just really bad timing for this to come out. why not wait one more day?

    you no darn well the nfl would of waited till after the superbowl!

    this stuff isnt uncommon to get a prescription for if your over 35 from what i hear. its legal as far as i no from a doctor.
  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771


    << <i>whatever it is. it was just really bad timing for this to come out. why not wait one more day? >>



    I have to wonder if it was on the up and up like he says it was, why not disclose it after he stopped taking it?

  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Because it's no one's business. If you took Viagra would you go around telling everyone, "Hey, by the way, did you know I have to take a drug because I can't get it up?!"?
  • kuhlmannkuhlmann Posts: 3,326 ✭✭
    I have to wonder if it was on the up and up like he says it was, why not disclose it after he stopped taking it?

    bc he cheated just like everyone else.. which i could care less.. but byrd made money pitched well for the braves back then i think it was in those years?

    but media will give him a pass bc he is not mcgwire sosa or bonds! total bs to me!
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    from the article i read, hey had a tumor on his pituitary gland? was receiving medical treatment, was 100% legit as far as i knew.
  • kuhlmannkuhlmann Posts: 3,326 ✭✭
    from the article i read, hey had a tumor on his pituitary gland? was receiving medical treatment, was 100% legit as far as i knew.

    well i did not no that! if thats true then i dont blame him. but then again i couldnt care who takes what. if so many are getting busted why care?
  • rajah424rajah424 Posts: 439 ✭✭
    I believe the SF paper came out with this story. I don't think MLB had anything to do with it, they waited until after tonights game to talk to Byrd. I think Byrd felt he needed to respond today to try to avoid this being a distraction from tonights game.
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Darn media.
  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771


    << <i>Because it's no one's business. If you took Viagra would you go around telling everyone, "Hey, by the way, did you know I have to take a drug because I can't get it up?!"? >>



    Uhm, a baseball player taking HGH is no one's business?

    So then you are ok with any and every baseball player taking steroids and HGH? Hey it's not our business, right?
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Dude, you are the most negative person I've ever talked to. Why don't you stop "enslaving mankind" with your attitude. I'm feeling a bit enslaved and monopolized by your comments.
  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771


    << <i>Dude, you are the most negative person I've ever talked to. Why don't you stop "enslaving mankind" with your attitude. I'm feeling a bit enslaved and monopolized by your comments. >>



    How is it being negative? Simply asking for context here.

    If it was Bonds who came out and admitted to taking HGH, with a doctor's prescription, for a medical ailment, we'd be hearing how big a deal it is, and how we should mind our own business?
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    You're a lib aren't you? I can feel it oozing through my computer screen. Here let me set up my lib protection on my computer.
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    I gotta go to bed. It's been fun arguing with everyone tonight. Let's do it again sometime. Just remember that nothing should be taken personally. Especially when you've had a horrible night with your team losing. Venting is good. Good night Rube. Good night Boba. Good night Stitzen.
  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771


    << <i>You're a lib aren't you? I can feel it oozing through my computer screen. Here let me set up my lib protection on my computer. >>



    Librarian?

    Libertarian?

    What exactly are you talking about?
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    "Byrd, available out of the bullpen for Game 7, also spoke before a horde of reporters, stressing that he never took any drug that wasn't prescribed to him.

    "I have a reputation, I speak at different places, I speak to kids, I speak to churches," Byrd said. "I do not want the fans in Cleveland -- I do not want honest, caring people -- to think that I cheated. Because I didn't. That is very important to me. I do understand there are going to be people around who, no matter what you say, are going to take a negative viewpoint. But I say with complete confidence that I have never taken anything apart from a prescription."

    Earlier in the day, Byrd told FOXSports.com that three doctors have diagnosed him as suffering from a deficiency of adult-growth hormone. He also claimed to have been diagnosed with a tumor on his pituitary gland at the base of his brain in Spring Training of this year.

    Byrd told FOXSports that he no longer uses HGH. In his session with reporters, though, he was noncommittal when asked if he has stopped taking the drugs.

    "That's a private matter right now with me," he said. "I do still have a pituitary issue. I don't know exactly what that means. I'm still learning about that. I will have to get tested for a while now. And that changes a lot of things for me. I don't know what the future holds for me."

    I guess we shall see what develops.
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    I said goodnight Stitzen! I'm trying to go to bed.
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It does seem odd that he ordered $25k worth of the stuff the week before it was banned by MLB.

    We will just have to see how this plays out.
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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>You're a lib aren't you? I can feel it oozing through my computer screen. Here let me set up my lib protection on my computer. >>



    Librarian?

    Libertarian?

    What exactly are you talking about? >>




    I wouldn't worry about it, when someone has lost an argument and they know it then name calling is usually the only thing
    they can offer in return. This is a classic example.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    <Who cares, there are plenty of doctors who, for the right money, prescribe anything.>

    we know all about your viagra brian lol
  • bigfischebigfische Posts: 2,252 ✭✭


    << <i>Because it's no one's business. If you took Viagra would you go around telling everyone, "Hey, by the way, did you know I have to take a drug because I can't get it up?!"? >>




    If it was banned in your workplace, you might want to be upfront about it to avoid this very situation.
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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    No, it's kind of conveniently disappeared after it was "leaked" on the day of Game 7. Maybe that's because it had the desired effect?



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