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Originally Posted by stevebydac
He was trapped like a rat. He had no choice.
I can't believe people let the "confessors" off the hook. Pettitte confessed he "only used it one time".  Well Andy, you threw your dad under the bus, and you didn't admit anything until you too, were trapped like a rat.
Giambi was sorry about doing something, but he never told us exactly what he was sorry for. Funny how he didn't mention steroids in that news conference -- I wonder if it might have been because the Yanks could have voided his contract for millons of dollars? He too never admitted anything until he was caught.
And now ARod's "sorry". Gee Alex, why did you lie like a scumbag to Katie Couric? Oh that's right, no one knew you were a cheater then. So apparently there was no need to feel sorry then. He said in his interview that he felt pressure in Texas, so he took steroids. Then he stopped, and hasn't taken anything in NY. Are you telling me he DIDN'T feel pressure to perform in the New York circus atmosphere, especially after the media-crazed near-move to rival Boston? The pressure in NY was 10x the pressure of Texas.
These three clowns are no better than Bonds, Clemens and the rest.
They're all cheating, lying dirtbags. No one should be admiring any of them.
I'll be impressed when someone who HASN'T been named comes out and admits he was taking a banned substance. Then I will believe that the guy is truly sorry and wants to make amends. That would take real courage. |
Preach on, brother!
Yeah, that's a great message to send to ball-players: Go on, take steroids. As long as you admit it later on, all will be forgiven and you can go back to enjoying your millions while tarnishing the great game. Screw that. I say, you turn the game into a joke then you're kicked out of the league and banned for life. And as for having no one left in the Hall, that's fine by me. It's a joke as it is anyway. I'd rather we all have our own personal mind of fame for players than the Hall that we have now. I'm sick and tired of seeing sucks like Peter Gammons pushing their favourite players into the Hall over much more deserving players. I can't wait to see him doing the same for ARod in a few years: Oh, he came clean. He only did it for a few years [yeah right, the pressure in Texas was so much that you had to take steroids, but New York, pfft, no pressure there], take those stats out and he's still a HoFer. No thank you. You cheat the game, the fans, your fellow players, the history books, you're out for life, goodbye. Enjoy being a washed-up pathetic has-been like Pete Rose for the rest of your life. Sure, you'll still have your millions, but see what that buys you late in life.
It's weird. I've never much cared for ARod (even when he was with the Mariners whom I used to follow closely at the time), but I don't think I've ever been so angry at a ballplayer for using before. I think it must not be about ARod, but about the reaction we're seeing from so many people. Now that so many players have come out and admitted using (and others haven't, but it's pretty clear that they're guilty nonetheless), it's like it doesn't matter anymore; it's just how the game is now. Well, I refuse to accept that. If we can't kick them out of the game right now because it technically wasn't against the rules at the time then so be it, but I feel the very least we can do is loudly voice our disapproval and hopefully that will have at least some impact on the future. Forgiveness won't help anything, it'll only hurt.