ML baseball is such a disaster.
Anybody can be a prop class clown.
Xander ,'Touched'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - May 07, 2009 8:48:34 am PDT #18402 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
flea - May 07, 2009 8:48:36 am PDT #18403 of 30000
information libertarian
I didn't realize pot counted as a performance-enhancing drug. (Re: Manny Ramirez).
Kat - May 07, 2009 8:48:58 am PDT #18404 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Fifty games is huge.
And a third of his salary.
Jesse - May 07, 2009 8:49:00 am PDT #18405 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Actually I was referring to his alternate identity in Sang Sacre.
Oh. Heh.
msbelle - May 07, 2009 8:49:37 am PDT #18406 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I didn't realize pot counted as a performance-enhancing drug.
works for Michael Phelps. ijs.
DavidS - May 07, 2009 8:50:24 am PDT #18407 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"But it was for a drug that wasn't on the list yet and now is!"
A lame excuse, but it does point out the problem with the hysteria about steroids. A lot of players - especially bullpen pitchers - were taking steroids in the nineties because it helps repair muscle damage more quickly. That is, it does have a beneficial and defensible effect as well as as performance enhancing.
I don't think it's a bright, clear line.
Tom Scola - May 07, 2009 8:51:51 am PDT #18408 of 30000
hwæt
"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.
"I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation."
DavidS - May 07, 2009 8:52:59 am PDT #18409 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Apparently it wasn't steroids. But it doesn't sound like he's denying it either. They don't have a test for HGH so I wonder what he took.
Theodosia - May 07, 2009 8:53:13 am PDT #18410 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
"But it was for a drug that wasn't on the list yet and now is!"
A totally valid defense IMHO, especially if you're depending on expert advice about health and healing and legality.
I'm surprised that more MLB players haven't been found blood doping.
tommyrot - May 07, 2009 8:56:41 am PDT #18411 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ha-ha! </Nelson>
Palin's popularity takes a nose dive
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't the nation's most popular governor anymore. In fact, a new poll shows that her popularity has fallen sharply from where it was before she ran for vice president, most likely because of the hits she's been taking in her home state recently.
In this latest survey, conducted by Hays Research Group, the governor scored a 54 percent positive rating, compared to a 41.6 percent negative rating. (The margin of error was plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.) That's down from just a month ago, when 60 percent of respondents told the pollster they viewed the governor favorably. And it's way down from a year ago, when Palin had an 86 percent positive rating.
I think it's because if you want to be an evil politician, you need at least some brains to remain popular.