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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Greatest Player in Baseball



Evidently there are a lot of people out there who definitely feel hurt and cheated by the baseball doping scandal. And just wait, it's going to get hotter.

(alex rodriguez)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

A Sad Day in Sports is Getting Sadder


Yesterday we wrote about Alex Rodriguez's admission of steroid use, and now, Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to Congress about his own steroid use. Tejada will appear in court on Wednesday where he is expected to plead guilty, and could face as much as a year in jail. Tejada won the 2002 American League Most Valuable Player award and is a five-time All-Star.
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(miguel tejada)
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As we mentioned with the Rodriguez confession, at this point, no one is really surprised that the players used steroids, about the only thing that catches our notice, now, is which players admit it and which ones continue to lie about it. This scandal is only just now getting started, and before it's all over, it will ruin the lives and athletic careers of a lot of people, and will go a long way towards changing the way we view our professional athletes forever.
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UPDATE-Feb. 11: As it turns out, Miguel is not being charged for lying about his own steroid use, although many believe he did use them, but rather for lying when asked about other players' use of the banned substances.

Monday, February 9, 2009

The Kings of Performance Enhancement

Alex Rodriguez, one of baseball's biggest superstars, admitted today that he took steroids from 2001 to 2003. The real question is: is anyone surprised by this?
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It has become increasingly apparent over the past few years that many, many of our professional athletes have taken steroids, many more than we'll probably ever know. In fact, it might be a more prudent use of our time to try to find the few athletes who haven't take steroids rather than the many who have. It's sad.
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The only remaining questions are what will happen to these athletes who "cheated" to get ahead, and how should their records be treated in the sports history books?

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