04/18/24
January 06, 2004
Turnbow Flunks Drug Test.: Anaheim Angels relief pitcher is the first baseball player named as testing positive for steroids. Turnbow flunked a drug test during a U.S. Olympic training camp in October.
posted by jerseygirl to baseball at 11:28 AM - 7 comments
I am at a loss to comprehend what a relief pitcher (or any pitcher, for that matter) would gain from steriods. You can debate the benefit to power hitters, but relief pitchers? Profoundly STUPID.
posted by dzot at 12:51 PM on January 06, 2004
I blame the end zone celebrations. And the black man.
posted by forksclovetofu at 01:23 PM on January 06, 2004
I blame the end zone celebrations. And the black man. Bravo! Well played. That said, it appears that along with Angels, apparently there are horse-pill poppers in the outfield.
posted by lilnemo at 02:03 PM on January 06, 2004
apparently there are horse-pill poppers in the outfield gotta do something....it can be a long summer.
posted by garfield at 02:39 PM on January 06, 2004
Bravo! Well played. Agreed.
posted by garfield at 03:19 PM on January 06, 2004
I've never understood this widespread belief that pitchers wouldn't take steroids. They can't gain as much as power hitters do, but they can definitely get stronger and throw harder through steroids if they do it right. There's a reason why pitchers today throw harder than ever. Frankly, the fact that hitters are getting stronger than ever might make pitchers more desperate to take steroids, not less. I'll admit, however, that Jamie Moyer and Tim Wakefield are clearly not on steroids.
posted by spira at 06:12 PM on January 06, 2004
Rick Reilly: I knew that Bonds would get caught! I've said it all along! And Sosa too! I knew they would...hold up. Derrek Turnbow? Who the hell is he? I'm not going to bother with an article about this. I've gotta save my A+ material for the big boys. In all seriousness, I can't seem to find if I posted something about this before, but I've always believed that the players who are going to get caught doing steroids are going to be the minor leaguers or just-barely-major leaguers. They have the most to gain (million-dollar contracts) and the least to lose (no endorsements, no loss of "fame"). Derrek Turnbow seems to meet these requirements. What's interesting is that I had planned to draft Turnbow in my 2004 spring Scoresheet draft in March. I'm not so sure now as he might be unofficially black-balled by the baseball management because of this.