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- 11/05/24
| Name: | Dwayne Jackson |
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| Member since: | March 24, 2005 |
| Last visit: | March 25, 2005 |
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Regarding "greenies", Jim Bouton describes them as "performance enablers"; not performance enhancers. It seems to me that if the use of a drug enables one to play better than he would have otherwise, that drug must be a PED. If the use of steroids is cheating, the use of greenies must be, also. Both are illegal without a prescription. Both can negatively impact ones health. I actually have less disdain for the steroid user, since he still has to hit the weights to gain any benefit. Even then, there's no guarantee he'll get the desired effect. (see Jeremy Giambi) The other guy just pops a few pills and...voila! I guess most people just want to give the greats of yesteryear a pass on the morals thing. And thirty or forty years from now, that generation will probably extend the same courtesy to the players of today. Hell, steroids might even be legal before then.
posted by D-Jack at 11:57 PM on March 25, 2005
Lighten up, Doc. My post, for the most part, was a joke; much like last week's committee meeting. I would like to know your thoughts on amphetamines, though.
posted by D-Jack at 07:37 AM on March 25, 2005
Perhaps someone can help me get a handle on this steroids thing, and how it provides an unfair advantage over the players of yesteryear. Don't bigger gloves, better equipment, better nutrition and workout regimens, eye surgery, etc., etc. also assist today's players? If it's a legal issue, then why almost no mention of the use of amphetamines? They are actually excluded from MLBs new "get tough" drug policy. The use of "bennies" has been described as rampant for more than forty years. I realize they aren't used to build muscle, but if they don't enhance performance, why have so many used them for so long? I've read in a couple of places that Cal Ripken used them. If true, doesn't that taint his consecutive games played record? Apparently, nobody has any idea what players were or were not using in the 20s. They weren't using steroids, but there were plenty of drugs around that might have provided a boost. Or, what if a player (Babe Ruth) had a beer or a shot of liquor to help him relax or mitigate a hangover. That, too, would be a PED. And illegal. At the time. Maybe we should asterisk the Babe's stats. I wonder what Honus Wagner was up to. Hmmm...
posted by D-Jack at 06:18 PM on March 24, 2005
Bonds May Miss 2005 Season
and voila what? he's awake? Not just awake, but more alert. So maybe he hits the pitch he would have missed. Or hits it more squarely. BTW-I didn't say greenies are worse; only that I have less disdain for the cheater who still has to put in the work.