Feelings on A-Rod??

[Muddy]

The baseball players who are shown to have cheated will be akin to the Patriots cheating under Bill Belichick. Any accomplishment will be affixed with a big fat *!

This could have been avoided had the Players Union disposed of these anonymous tests YEARS ago. Why keep such lethal evidence around? CONTROL. Now we get to endure this 103 more times with all the other positive tests out there.

That is another excellent point!  8-)

[atx_newbie]

The baseball players who are shown to have cheated will be akin to the Patriots cheating under Bill Belichick. Any accomplishment will be affixed with a big fat *!

This could have been avoided had the Players Union disposed of these anonymous tests YEARS ago. Why keep such lethal evidence around? CONTROL. Now we get to endure this 103 more times with all the other positive tests out there.

I read an ESPN article today explaining this.  The founder of the Players Union said that there were only 8 days between the test results being finalized and subpoenas were issued by federal officials.  So they didn't really have time to destroy the tests.

But now that A-Rod's name has been leaked, the others need to be named as well.  I know one thing, if I were one of those other 103 players, I could not possibly play while waiting for the axe to fall each day.

[Muddy]

I can just see it now MAURY POVICH

Instead of the WHOSE YOUR DADDY tired shows

he can now go to:

WHOSE A ROIDER??????

103 shows at least>>> and as I open the envelope with your results

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Yea just like I said a few times in my youth:

Honestly Officer I thought that was Oregano! :

I really find it hard to believe that the best athletes,with the best trainers and top agents did not have a clue to what they were putting in their bodies.

Its all about money besides 89% of NBA players cant read or write im pretty sure that stat is close in MLB also seein as so many are straight off the rafts ..how hard is it to tell a man he can bring his whole family back to the states with a 10 mil contract and  green cards if his agent is tellin him to drink/shoot this LOL I find the new generation( 2000 to present) of celebrities and Atheletes a bunch of JOKES

[Crabcakes]

Its all about money besides 89% of NBA players cant read or write im pretty sure that stat is close in MLB also seein as so many are straight off the rafts ..how hard is it to tell a man he can bring his whole family back to the states with a 10 mil contract and green cards if his agent is tellin him to drink/shoot this LOL I find the new generation( 2000 to present) of celebrities and Atheletes a bunch of JOKES

89%? Where did you get that number?

[atx_newbie]

Its all about money besides 89% of NBA players cant read or write im pretty sure that stat is close in MLB also seein as so many are straight off the rafts ..how hard is it to tell a man he can bring his whole family back to the states with a 10 mil contract and green cards if his agent is tellin him to drink/shoot this LOL I find the new generation( 2000 to present) of celebrities and Atheletes a bunch of JOKES

89%? Where did you get that number?

I'm interested too.  After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

[Big Tom]

I just really never understood why Baseball players are starting to have such a high reputation for using illicit performance enhancing substances.  

Seriously, its baseball.  Maybe I am wrong but it seems to me that there are much more physically demanding sports out there.

I am not knocking baseball at all...its just the nature of the game.

[Muddy]

Yea just like I said a few times in my youth:

Honestly Officer I thought that was Oregano! :

I really find it hard to believe that the best athletes,with the best trainers and top agents did not have a clue to what they were putting in their bodies.

Its all about money besides 89% of NBA players cant read or write im pretty sure that stat is close in MLB also seein as so many are straight off the rafts ..how hard is it to tell a man he can bring his whole family back to the states with a 10 mil contract and green cards if his agent is tellin him to drink/shoot this LOL I find the new generation( 2000 to present) of celebrities and Atheletes a bunch of JOKES

It is sad that they do not have as much of a grasp on how to read and write English as  you do!

[Big Tom]

Muddy, you are nuts.   ;D

[fourbizz]

Am I the only one laughing my A off at the inuendo that this thread title presents? ;D

[Muddy]

Am I the only one laughing my A off at the inuendo that this thread title presents? ;D

Good thinking! I can't believe I missed yet another deletion opportunity!

[SirSnookalot]

I'm interested too.  After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

They get into college because they are great athletes, grades are secondary.

Most schools make sure athlete's maintain their playing eligibility if you know what I mean.  I went to Univ of Mich and those athletes can't tie their own shoes.

Kudos to Joe Paterno at Penn st., only I can think of that puts education above athletics.  Has a very high graduation rate.

You think these Pro fisherman are any smarter.  I've watched Bass tours, redfish tours, walleye tours , sails and kings.  I can't understand a word they're mumbling.

[atx_newbie]

I'm interested too. After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

They get into college because they are great athletes, grades are secondary.

Most schools make sure athlete's maintain their playing eligibility if you know what I mean. I went to Univ of Mich and those athletes can't tie their own shoes.

Kudos to Joe Paterno at Penn st., only I can think of that puts education above athletics. Has a very high graduation rate.

You think these Pro fisherman are any smarter. I've watched Bass tours, redfish tours, walleye tours , sails and kings. I can't understand a word they're mumbling.

Maybe I'm just naive, but I have a hard time believing that schools will make amends for a guy who can't read or write just because he has a good jumpshot.  The big basketball powerhouses, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest et al, all have very good academic reputations, and they wouldn't risk that reputation just for a good athlete.  Good athletes are a dime a dozen, they know they have to keep their grades up.

It's possible that bigger schools like Michigan or Texas or Florida might let some athletes slide, but I also doubt that.  I had a friend at LSU who worked as a private tutor for the football team, teaching math to guys like Jamarcus Russell and Doucet.  He did say that these guys were dumb as a box of rocks, but they all made the grades without any "help."  And he made good money.  The athletics department wouldn't have paid him what he made if they could just "fix" the grades later on.

[deadeye32.]

unfortunatly some of these guys get passed off as being special ed.  If they have a "helper" or tudor doing all of the work, who is really going to say anything.  As bad as it sounds, these coaches livelyhood depend on success on the field or court, and not in the classroom.  If you are good enough to play, they will make it work most of the time.

[roadwarrior]

Good athletes are a dime a dozen, they know they have to keep their grades up.

We must live on different planets.

I'm not sure a Memphis Tiger basketball player has ever graduated,

certainly none of the stars in recent years. Being a small college in

a nothin' conference means recruiting guys from junior colleges that

can't read, write or speak anything resembling The King's English!

If "good athletes are a dime a dozen" we'll take a dollar's worth.

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Back on topic...

[flechero]

After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

Does the name Dexter Manley ring a bell?  He's just another example of guys who went to college and couldn't read or write beyond a 2nd grade level.  He scored a 6 on the ACT test.

And what's the quote?.....  something like:  "79% of all statistics are made up on the spot"    ;D  Always like that one!!

[fourbizz]

After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

Does the name Dexter Manley ring a bell? He's just another example of guys who went to college and couldn't read or write beyond a 2nd grade level. He scored a 6 on the ACT test.

And what's the quote?..... something like: "79% of all statistics are made up on the spot" ;D Always like that one!!

Actually it is 87.385% DUH! ;D

[rondef]

A-Roid No Hall of Fame for YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[Jake.]

A-Roid is a loser. If you need drugs to play the game, you basically have lost all confidence in yourself and your ability. It ticked me off when people say "Oh he only used it for 2 years", what that makes it okay since it was only during that period? If you dope, your stats should have a big * next to them, so one day when a father brings his son to the Hall, he can point at him and say to his son, "You see this loser? Well, he cheated."

lol A-Roid, man thats awesome. Dean you better get that patent right away

That's the first time you've heard that? Every single Bo-Sox fan around here has been saying it non-stop.

[preach4bass]

I'm interested too. After all, most of them did go to at least a year of college, which means they had to get into college.

They get into college because they are great athletes, grades are secondary.

Most schools make sure athlete's maintain their playing eligibility if you know what I mean. I went to Univ of Mich and those athletes can't tie their own shoes.

Kudos to Joe Paterno at Penn st., only I can think of that puts education above athletics. Has a very high graduation rate.

You think these Pro fisherman are any smarter. I've watched Bass tours, redfish tours, walleye tours , sails and kings. I can't understand a word they're mumbling.

Pro fishermen are stupid?  You can't understand a word they're mumbling?  That's odd, I've watched a bunch of those same shows and I've never had any problem understanding them.  The bass pros especially seem to be intelligent and well spoken.