Comments on: The Slippery High Ground http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/ Baseball, Prospects and more. Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:56:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Susan Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:02:11 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1247 Excellent article on McGwire. I have been shocked at the criticism he has received when the pundits have been asking for honesty. They don't like what he says so of course he is LYING. They (sportswriters) are excellent evaluators of honesty because they would never stoop to planting a story or exaggerating information in order to help their ratings. /end sarcasm Excellent article on McGwire. I have been shocked at the criticism he has received when the pundits have been asking for honesty. They don’t like what he says so of course he is LYING.

They (sportswriters) are excellent evaluators of honesty because they would never stoop to planting a story or exaggerating information in order to help their ratings. /end sarcasm

]]> By: mriehn http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 mriehn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:23:32 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1241 Freddie, Thanks for the kind words, you are welcome to use the info on the podcast and link to the article. I somewhat agree with you as far as the Hall of Fame. If they don't let A-Rod, Bonds, Clemons in, I'm fine with not letting McGwire in. If they let others get in, then it would be hypocritical to keep him out. The gray area is going to be with the "admitted" steroid users and the "strongly suspected". You don't want to reward someone for lying, but it's going to be tough to convict by only using the court of public opinion. Freddie,

Thanks for the kind words, you are welcome to use the info on the podcast and link to the article.

I somewhat agree with you as far as the Hall of Fame. If they don’t let A-Rod, Bonds, Clemons in, I’m fine with not letting McGwire in. If they let others get in, then it would be hypocritical to keep him out.

The gray area is going to be with the “admitted” steroid users and the “strongly suspected”. You don’t want to reward someone for lying, but it’s going to be tough to convict by only using the court of public opinion.

]]> By: Freddie http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Freddie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:26 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1240 Dude, what a great article. The best I've read hands down. The only thing I disagree with is the Hall of Fame. I think he will get in; and if he doesn't neither should ARod, Bonds, Clemens or any of the other juicers. If its okay with you I plan on making a mention of your article on my podcast this Sunday and also put a link on my website. Let me know...Cards Rock...and so do you! Freddie Dude, what a great article. The best I’ve read hands down. The only thing I disagree with is the Hall of Fame. I think he will get in; and if he doesn’t neither should ARod, Bonds, Clemens or any of the other juicers. If its okay with you I plan on making a mention of your article on my podcast this Sunday and also put a link on my website. Let me know…Cards Rock…and so do you!
Freddie

]]> By: mriehn http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1239 mriehn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:52:21 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1239 Chadd, So what you're saying with the neck marks comment is that McGwire took steroids? I don't believe it! :) McGwire hit 49 home runs without steroids, but yeah, they helped him hit 70. What he would have hit without them is conjecture. Brad, Actually, McGwire should have announced this the day after Thanksgiving. He wouldn't have even been the top story! He has a smart strategy though. With him making himself available to everyone, it won't be long until the public is tired of all of the McGwire steroid coverage. He may face a few more questions around Spring Training, but it will be a minor blip compared to the storm right now. Chadd,

So what you’re saying with the neck marks comment is that McGwire took steroids? I don’t believe it! :)

McGwire hit 49 home runs without steroids, but yeah, they helped him hit 70. What he would have hit without them is conjecture.

Brad,

Actually, McGwire should have announced this the day after Thanksgiving. He wouldn’t have even been the top story!

He has a smart strategy though. With him making himself available to everyone, it won’t be long until the public is tired of all of the McGwire steroid coverage. He may face a few more questions around Spring Training, but it will be a minor blip compared to the storm right now.

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]]> By: Clark http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Clark Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:42:45 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1236 Great post Mike, and I couldn't agree more. He's the only player - other than Canseco who I don't count - that made this admission on his own. He didn't have to come back to baseball, but he did and has paid the price. Now I watch national sports writers bash the man worse than the others and it drives me nuts. We all knew what was going on, we all turned a blind eye. We all made mistakes, but it's time to move on and let the man try and start his coaching career. Great post Mike, and I couldn’t agree more. He’s the only player – other than Canseco who I don’t count – that made this admission on his own. He didn’t have to come back to baseball, but he did and has paid the price. Now I watch national sports writers bash the man worse than the others and it drives me nuts. We all knew what was going on, we all turned a blind eye. We all made mistakes, but it’s time to move on and let the man try and start his coaching career.

]]> By: Pam http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Pam Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:30:48 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1235 Thank you for giving a fair opinion and taking the high road to forgiveness. It is not our place to judge but it is our place to show compassion and understanding. God is very proud of you today! Thank you for giving a fair opinion and taking the high road to forgiveness. It is not our place to judge but it is our place to show compassion and understanding. God is very proud of you today!

]]> By: flat tax http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 flat tax Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:16:36 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1234 "He probably would have lost some, but his shots were mamoth and prolific. Saying this, there are studies that show how increased strength improves home run output (and that steroids can produce this increased strength)." - Some? I'm not sure if you missed it, but the man has friggin' "neck stretch marks." Stretch marks in HIS NECK from steroid use! (I was dumbstruck when I saw him with Costas) His NECK was so muscle inflated that when it shrank back down (probably much like his testes) it left STRETCH MARKS! You can't say his ability was only "slightly enhanced" when a person's body is THAT RADICALLY altered. His shots were mammoth (two "m's" btw) and prolific because he had the strength of a wooly friggin' mammoth. And before I hear the "it's not stretch marks...it's from acne" there are PLENTY of pics of him from his younger days WITHOUT the stretch marks so the rampant steroid abuse seems rather obvious: http://www.mcgwire.com/picturearchive.html “He probably would have lost some, but his shots were mamoth and prolific. Saying this, there are studies that show how increased strength improves home run output (and that steroids can produce this increased strength).”

- Some? I’m not sure if you missed it, but the man has friggin’ “neck stretch marks.” Stretch marks in HIS NECK from steroid use! (I was dumbstruck when I saw him with Costas) His NECK was so muscle inflated that when it shrank back down (probably much like his testes) it left STRETCH MARKS! You can’t say his ability was only “slightly enhanced” when a person’s body is THAT RADICALLY altered. His shots were mammoth (two “m’s” btw) and prolific because he had the strength of a wooly friggin’ mammoth. And before I hear the “it’s not stretch marks…it’s from acne” there are PLENTY of pics of him from his younger days WITHOUT the stretch marks so the rampant steroid abuse seems rather obvious:

http://www.mcgwire.com/picturearchive.html

]]> By: Brad http://www.whiteyball.com/slippery-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Brad Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.whiteyball.com/?p=2738#comment-1233 In all honesty he should have made this whole confession about 2-3 weeks after Thanksgiving. Why? That's about the time all media was conerned over whether or not we we just found out about the 16th or 17th Tiger Woods mistress. In all honesty he should have made this whole confession about 2-3 weeks after Thanksgiving. Why? That’s about the time all media was conerned over whether or not we we just found out about the 16th or 17th Tiger Woods mistress.

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