It's nice to see that the Yankees have a lot of money in a couple of juicer's that are going to see their production severly diminished because they will not be able to use steriods anymore.
1) Spawn of Satan's spring training footage. 2) http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_content/249-giambi_today.JPG
Yet he continues to stick by his story of only losing 4 pounds. I'm suer he realizes no one buys that.
I heard this on the radio. I think it was San Fran Chronicle that broke the news. It specifically mentioned that the players recieved the steroids, but can't say whether or not the players used the steroids. I was listening to ESPN radio and they were making fun of the fact that the players did recieve them, and what the players might say to get out of it. Like, I did get them, yes, but I lost them. Or I like to hold it in my hand and just pet it, I would never take it.
I guess the best way to tell is people who haven't lost significant weight and muscle mass in one winter. Pujols hasn't been mentioned as one of those guys.
i dont know the exact science behind it, but basically you don't have the excess testosterone getting your body to build more muscles i know when i was on stuff that was the closest legal stuff to steroids i started bulking up really fast. i never looked fat but everyone said they were noticing i was putting on muscle and they could see it in my face. kind of like with giambi...except my face wasnt that pudgy. once i got off it i lost that extra weight in my face. i still weigh close to the same. i went from 155 to 180 and now i hover around 170-175.
If you think that these 3 are the only ones on, then you've got to be kidding me. I wouldn't be surprised if Pujos was on. MLB has as much of a "problem" as the NFL.
Gene Orza finally responded, not surprised by his answer. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Amendments to Major League Baseball's drug testing policy don't appear like they are in the offing, at least not in the immediate future. Gene Orza, chief operating officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association, offered a pointed rebuttal on Thursday to the league's public cry for a more stringent drug policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal. "Let's assume that (steroids) are a very bad thing to take," said Orza, who was speaking on a panel at The Octagon World Congress of Sports. "I have no doubt that they are not worse than cigarettes. But I would never say that to the clubs as an individual who represents the interests of players, 'Gee, I guess by not allowing baseball to suspend and fine players for smoking cigarettes, I am not protecting their health.' "Whether it's good or bad for you, it's a far cry to say that because it's bad for you, you should participate in a structure which allows your employer to punish you for doing something that you shouldn't be doing," Orza said. "That's not my understanding of what unions do for their employees." Orza cited two national studies on androstenedione, a steroid precursor. One done at Iowa State University concluded that the supplement, when taken in doses suggested by the manufacturer, does not increase muscle mass. The other study, jointly commissioned by the league and the union, concluded that if a person takes more than the suggested dosage, andro could increase muscle mass. "You can take two aspirin, you can take 40, but should we in fact regulate aspirin sales more than we do now, because if you exceed the recommended dosage, it will have harmful effects?" Orza asked. Although media reports have suggested that the league can invoke a clause in the collective bargaining agreement that will allow them to test players whom they believe might be using steroids, Orza called the reports understated. Orza said that under the agreement, if a club has "affirmative evidence" that a player is using a substance on the prohibited list, the club can refer the player to a panel called the Health Policy Advisor Council. A doctor then has the capacity to look at that individual and if the physician concludes that there is reason to perform testing, things can proceed. "Simply because you refer a person to the committee doesn't mean that they will be tested," Orza said. "Then you could just refer anyone you want." Orza said he is disturbed about how quickly society has implicated the players in the scandal. "There are thousands of pages of documents available to the public -- there are investigative subpoenas, there are reports on investigating agents (supplements), there are all kinds of material that would lead you to conclude that this is an extremely thorough and complete and exhaustive investigation over the course of many, many months," Orza said. "And the federal government hasn't charged one ballplayer with a crime ... The government chose not to charge them and the entire country is charging them nonetheless, what does that say about the chargers?" Barry Bonds is one of a select group of players who reportedly received steroids from BALCO. Bonds' agent, Scott Boras, who was also on the panel, spoke up for his client. "Since he stepped into my office in 1996, I believe he weighs four or five pounds lighter than he did then," Boras said. "I've seen what he's done with Jerry Rice, his programs and his conditioning team and his extensive regimen." Boras did say that he thought many people were making the leap in suggesting that drugs that have been deemed performance-enhancing actually significantly affect performance. Said Boras: "Certainly there is a question that has been drawn about what these supplements do and what they have done to the game and the fact of the matter is there has not been a lot of evidence that has been brought forth that there is a significant relationship between any of these agents and the fact that there has been performance." Darren Rovell, who covers sports business for ESPN.com, can be reached at Darren.rovell@espn3.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1751068
