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re: David Ortiz now has more HRs than any other player in their final year.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:01 am to Buckeye Backer
Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:01 am to Buckeye Backer
Let's go through what happens to steroid users. Their bodies break down with injuries later in their career. They under go a massive change in body size. Their numbers fall off a cliff after they stop using. They are embroiled in massive controversy.
None of these apply to Ortiz. It's my impression that his 2003 test was a positive for amphetamines. Easy to get off of. No bad side effects that would derail a career. If y'all want to cry about him cheating for using a drug like that, go ahead. Other high profile players of the past have used it. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays to name two. Someone explain to me how Ortiz can play for 11 years under the strictest drug testing policy in professional sports and not have any failed test. He has consistently put up great offensive numbers because he doesn't play the field and is a great hitter. Period. End of story. See everyone in Cooperstown.
None of these apply to Ortiz. It's my impression that his 2003 test was a positive for amphetamines. Easy to get off of. No bad side effects that would derail a career. If y'all want to cry about him cheating for using a drug like that, go ahead. Other high profile players of the past have used it. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays to name two. Someone explain to me how Ortiz can play for 11 years under the strictest drug testing policy in professional sports and not have any failed test. He has consistently put up great offensive numbers because he doesn't play the field and is a great hitter. Period. End of story. See everyone in Cooperstown.
This post was edited on 9/21/16 at 7:09 am
Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:34 am to Patton
quote:He stopped using.
Someone explain to me how Ortiz can play for 11 years under the strictest drug testing policy in professional sports and not have any failed test.
Man, that was easy.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:43 am to Patton
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Their bodies break down with injuries later in their career. They under go a massive change in body size. Their numbers fall off a cliff after they stop using
Playing DH helps massively here
He doesnt have to worry about being in shape or athletic. He was always a fat arse.
Fact is he sucked arse and was in danger of being out of the league before meeting up with Manny and the rest of the steroid using 2000s Red Sox teams.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 1:04 pm to Patton
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ther player in their final year.
Let's go through what happens to steroid users. Their bodies break down with injuries later in their career. They under go a massive change in body size. Their numbers fall off a cliff after they stop using.
Which explains Clemens winning a Cy at age 41 and leading the league in ERA at 42
Or Bonds winning 4 straight MVPs from age 36-39
Or Palmeiro hitting 40+ bombs late into his 30s
Or Sheffield, ManRam, Pettite, etc.. these dudes were beasts late in their career
Or Ortiz...
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