Steroids in Baseball

Bring Back Barry Bonds?

Paul Finkelman | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment


Paul Finkelman

Bonds remains the worst nightmare of MLB, not because he juiced up, but because when we watch him play we remember that the people who run MLB ignored the steroids issue while it was profitable to do so.

A Slugger's Drug Redemption

Anthony Papa | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Anthony Papa

Hamilton was finally able to kick his addiction and return to baseball. He was fortunate that his addiction was not handled as a criminal manner, sending a powerful message to society.

Barry Come Home

Marvin Kitman | Posted 03.26.2008 | Entertainment


Marvin Kitman

Why is baseball prejudging Barry more than any of the others who have been taking HGH?

Wide World of Congress

Peter Mehlman | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


Peter Mehlman

ESPN cameras elbowing C-SPAN; Henry Waxman whapping his steroid gavel. Arlen Specter plumbing "Spygate." It was so inspiring. And then it just ended...until now.

Mystery GOP Senators Puts Hold On Anti-HGH Bill

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics


At least two unnamed Republicans have placed holds on a bill to crack down on human growth hormone (HGH), despite strong bipartisan support and the ba...

Say It Ain't So, Roger

Marvin Kitman | Posted 02.20.2008 | Entertainment


Marvin Kitman

I can see a Madison Avenue agency whipping up a campaign for all new, improved, better tasting, miracle HGH. "Does he? Or Doesn't he? Only his trainer knows" could be the start.

After Baseball Will Congress Begin the Big Hollywood/Botox Investigation?

Sherman Yellen | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

Nancy "big eyes" Pelosi and half of our hair-transplanted Senators have recused themselves from this investigation for personal reasons.

Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens' Trainer, Brings 7-Years-Old Bloody Syringes And Vials To Congressional Hearing

Washington Independent | Matthew Blake | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Congress's sweeping probe into performance enhancing drug use in baseball now seems more like a public feud between Roger Clemens and his ex-personal ...

Roger Clemens Arrives At Congress For Steroid Testimony

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home


Roger Clemens arrived to give private, sworn testimony Tuesday to congressional lawyers about whether he used performance-enhancing drugs, pausing br...

A Day at the Park in February

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 02.04.2008 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

Your team is tied for first place. Play ball instead of bitching about steroids.

New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte Meets With Congress To Discuss Steroid Use

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 02.04.2008 | Home


WASHINGTON — Not one of Roger Clemens' flat-out denials about using steroids or human growth hormone was delivered while he spoke under oath. No...

Baseball Gods

David Margolick | Posted 01.07.2008 | Entertainment


David Margolick

At the very time the players were bulking up and shooting up, they were also looking up. Skyward. To God. No home run is hit, no called third strike thrown, without heavenly assistance.

Massive Failure Of Journalists Allowed Steroid Culture To Fester

NY Daily News | STEVE KETTMANN | Posted 01.06.2008 | Media


Maybe I was just paying more attention than others as an age-group swimmer in California at the time, but I can recall being wowed by the guts U.S. sw...

Roger Clemens: Trainer Only Injected Me With Legal Drugs

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 01.03.2008 | Home


Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts rele...

Steroids in Baseball: What's New York Got to Do with it?

Warren Goldstein | Posted 12.31.2007 | Entertainment


Warren Goldstein

Which sports town trains the most scrutiny on its teams, from all kinds of media? You got it. I love New York.

"Performance-Enhancing Drugs" in a Performance-Based Society: Reflections on the Mitchell Report

Paul Finkelman | Posted 12.29.2007 | Entertainment


Paul Finkelman

We filled the stands in the "steroid era" because those performances were so wonderfully enhanced. Watching players who were well past their prime playing like kids was just too delicious to resist.

On Baseball's Dirty Laundry

Daniel Silk | Posted 12.24.2007 | Entertainment


Daniel Silk

Maybe I'm blinded by my desperate love of baseball, but I actually don't feel duped by the steroid scandal. Compared to Pete Rose or the 1919 Black Sox? At least these f***kers were trying to win.

Roger Clemens Posts Video Denying Steroid Use, Agrees To "60 Minutes" Interview

AP | Posted 12.23.2007 | Home


Roger Clemens posted a video repeating his denials of steroids use and will interview with "60 Minutes" to answer questions about allegations against ...

Who Among Us Isn't Enhancing Their Performance?

Tony Newman | Posted 12.21.2007 | Living


Tony Newman

While it is easy to point fingers at baseball players, let's slow down for a moment and take a look in the mirror. We may be surprised to see how much "performance enhancing" goes on all around us.

Schilling's Challenge to Clemens Won't Erase the Bonds Double Standard

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.21.2007 | Entertainment


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Clemens and Barry Bonds treatment proved that the by now all-too-familiar double standard quickly kicked in with a vengeance.

Mitchell Report Mail Bag

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 12.20.2007 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

Now that the first storm of outrage about the contents of the Mitchell Report has subsided and the season of good cheer is upon us, let's take a look at the mail bag.

Baseball's Paradox: Professionals Playing a Kid's Game

Gary R. Gaffney | Posted 12.20.2007 | Entertainment


Gary R. Gaffney

As the Mitchell Report points out the drugs were prohibited by MLB rules for decades. Furthermore, the entire unsavory process exists clearly in violation of state and federal laws.

Schilling: Clemens Should Prove Innocence Or Give Up Awards

Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2007 | Home


Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has called on Roger Clemens to give up four of his Cy Young Awards if he cannot clear his name after allegations...

Advice From Grandma, 2007 Edition

Stephen H. Baum | Posted 12.18.2007 | Entertainment


Stephen H. Baum

Is Phil Simms' viewpoint now the standard for moral choices for coaches, managers, owners and athletes? Come on folks, tolerating unethical behavior is the same thing as endorsing it.

Better Baseball Through Chemistry: A Generation of Juicers

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.18.2007 | Entertainment


Reese Schonfeld

We pretend we're surprised, were shocked, and demand asterisks next to each of the offenders records--the hell with that. Let's put one big bracket around the entire generation, 1985-2007, and asterisk that.


 

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