The Steroid Era’s Officially Over

We think we might have posted this title before, actually but this time we’re quite sure: steroids are now a non-story.
Mack McGuire, PED posterchild?  He’s come out of isolation, signed a contract to coach for the Cardinals, and is going to work out with the team in spring training–with the semi-tacit goal of being on [...]

The Steroid-Villain Era is Officially Over

It’s official: the era of villanizing steroid users is over.
Mark McGuire was something of a PED posterchild: while he’d been a solid power hitter toward the start of his career, and had even broken the homerun hitting record for a rookie in 1987, it wasn’t until 1998 that he achievbed national renown, as the nation [...]

So, About That “B-12″….

New allegations have surfaced regarding perennial “clubhouse leader” Miguel Tejada, currently with the Astros after a long tenure with the Orioles.  You may remember Tejada as the guy who lied about his age, or perhaps as the guy with the steroid-contaminated B-12 shots (some of which Rafael Palmeiro claims were handed off to him), or [...]

Bronson Arroyo, Certified Badass, or Something

Dude. Bronson Arroyo, Reds starting pitcher,  just doesn’t give a…well..a…”care.”  If “care” began with *f*.
He just wants you to know, and that’s why he told USA Today he’s been taking supplements since age 5–up to 20 different kinds a day–and half of them aren’t on the approved list and NOBODY FREAKIN’ CARES.
He brings up an [...]

Drugs In Sports: A Few Thoughts

We’re sick of writing about steroids, and we just started this blog.  So this is not a post about how sports other than baseball have a rampant steroid problem, and nobody’s doing anything about it.  It’s not a post about who goes in what hall of fame with what non-alphanumeric character as a superscript to [...]

OK, Now They REALLY Need to Relase the List….

David Ortiz apologized for being a distraction. Twenty minutes earlier, the player’s organization mea culpa’d: some of the players on the 2003 list didn’t actually test positive, saying that of the 104 names on the list, both the player’s association and MLB agree that only 96 of them actually tested positive.  But Fox baseball says [...]

Johnny Damon to Red Sox Nation: “I’m Sorry, Take Me Back!”

OK, that’s not exactly what Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon said today, when he spoke to Red Sox radio affiliate WEEI about David Ortiz’s steroid situation.  In fact, he vouched for the integrity of his old teammate, saying he came away with a strong impression that Ortiz had no clue his name appeared on the 2003 [...]

Just Put Out the List Already, Please…(Sayeth the Great Aaron)

Yep, an obligatory steroids post.
The List-That-Would-Not-Freakin’-Die keeps…well..not. Even Hank Aaron wants the list put out now, and we agree with him.  Here’s why.
1. Some of the players on the list probably don’t know they’re even there.  Did they take sketchy supplements that year? Sure. Did they probably know they kinda sorta shouldn’t do that? You [...]

Shocker: Armchair QBs Sit In Armchairs

So, a recent study we found over at Digital Sports Daily says that what they’re calling “fervent” sports fans have worse exercise and eating habits than those who are not such big fans. Which…um…
Duh?
Clearly, we can’t be bothered to get off the couch….there’s a game on!  What if we miss it? Watch it at the [...]