Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

Doramafan113 wrote:So is everyone rushing out to get the Jose Canseco Book?

Not a chance.

I wouldn't use his stinkin' book for a doorstop.

hahaha jose canseco, that dude is funny :hehe:

Mark your calendar! The All-Star game is going to be in San Francisco in 2007. I don't know how hard it will be to get tickets.

Excerpt from Yahoo! Sports:

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McGwire in the past has denied using steroids but under oath repeatedly declined to respond directly, saying his lawyers advised him not to answer certain questions.

McGwire, peering at lawmakers over reading glasses and his goatee now flecked with gray, was pressed to say whether he had taken performance-enhancing substances or whether he could provide details about use by other players. He responded repeatedly, "I'm not here to talk about the past."

Asked by Rep. Elijah Cummings (news, bio, voting record), D-Md., whether he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, McGwire said: "I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject."

Asked whether use of steroids was cheating, McGwire said: "That's not for me to determine."
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The word "BUSTED" comes to mind right about now...

I think the way Mcgwire's answer to question of him using steroids is completely stupid..."im not here to talk about the past, I'm here to be positive about the subject" :beatyou: what a moron. To me, if he was to be positive about it, he would answer the questions directly and the subject is about the past isn't it? him and other players using steroids

He is allowed to not self-incriminate himself under the Constitution. It doesn't make him look good, though, but it is his right.

dochira wrote:It doesn't make him look good

That's for sure.

If you look at him in 1988 and then later in the 90's, you can see an obvious physical change. Same for Bonds.

bmwracer wrote:
That's for sure.

If you look at him in 1988 and then later in the 90's, you can see an obvious physical change. Same for Bonds.

I didn't watch a lot of baseball around that time, but wasn't Bonds a lot skinner and faster when he played for the Pirates was it???

K.T.Tran wrote:

I didn't watch a lot of baseball around that time, but wasn't Bonds a lot skinner and faster when he played for the Pirates was it???

There is a huge difference in size. Also Bonds is the only member of the 500/500 club. I don't think stealing bases is in his game anymore.

dochira wrote:

There is a huge difference in size. Also Bonds is the only member of the 500/500 club. I don't think stealing bases is in his game anymore.

Yep, don't see to many 40 year olds stealing bases. As we get older, we lose speed and the knees get pretty abused. :beaten: :doh:
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:we lose speed and the knees get pretty abused. :beaten: :doh:

Especially when you bulk up.

I remember when Bonds was at 486 bases and he was like, I just need to steal 14 more bags before I retire :hehe: :hehe:

Speaking of Bonds, he says he'll be out the entire season... Coincident with the juice hearings involving Canseco, McGwire, Sosa, et al?? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:Speaking of Bonds, he says he'll be out the entire season... Coincident with the juice hearings involving Canseco, McGwire, Sosa, et al?? :headscratch:

Haha, I doubt he'll sit the entire season. It would really be hard for me to imagine that and with this new team that Sabean has assembled this is Bond's best chance at a ring so I find it unlikely. It's more like playing around with the media. As a Giants fan, I'd be willing to bet he will play this season.

eltinator wrote:

Haha, I doubt he'll sit the entire season. It would really be hard for me to imagine that and with this new team that Sabean has assembled this is Bond's best chance at a ring so I find it unlikely. It's more like playing around with the media. As a Giants fan, I'd be willing to bet he will play this season.

Yeah, Bonds is just Bonds, ie, acting like any spoiled brat superstar who's going through a tough time. :shakehead:

Barring another setback, Barry will be back well before the All Star break. He's WAAAAAYYY too much of a competitor to sit on the sidelines.
-PCM

eltinator wrote:I'd be willing to bet he will play this season.

I think so as well, not that I care one way or another...

Once the juice hearings are over and relegated to the back backs of the newpaper, Bonds will miraculously be ready... :)

Baseball season has begun...! :applaud:

Yea opening day! Schimdt was a bit shaky at the start giving up the 2 runs but then rock solic right after and Benitez the new closer shut the door on the Dodgers. Great way to start off the season, especially with some revenge for last year :mrgreen: :woot:

Btw if anyone on yahoo wants to play some fantasy baseball here is my league:

League ID#: 308803
League Name: MLB 2k5
Password: ichiro

eltinator wrote:Yea opening day! Schimdt was a bit shaky at the start giving up the 2 runs but then rock solic right after and Benitez the new closer shut the door on the Dodgers. Great way to start off the season, especially with some revenge for last year :mrgreen: :woot:

Groan.

But we've 161 more games to catch up to you guys....! :beaten: :hehe: