What about Barry?
bgg
see someone bouncing balls off the warehouse. The O's could sign him
to a one or two year contract, and let Gibbons and Huff go, even if
they have to eat the contracts.
Kia-Ed
At his age, without the steroids, Barry couldn't reach the warehouse
even if we gave him the cab fare.
Mitch Edelman
Bonds in an O's uniform would be enough to get me to root for the Red Sox.
Nothing could get me to root for the Yankees.
Cheers,
Mitch Edelman
David M. Nieporent
You may not have noticed, but Bonds has continued to perform at a high
level since steroid testing came into the league.
bgg
<niepo...@alumni.princeton.edu> wrote:
> In article <Xns9A02B1135FC4AKi...@216.196.97.142>,
Last season, with presumably no steroids, Bonds had an OPS of 1.045.
That compares favorably to last years DHs: Jay Gibbons' OPS of 0.620,
Aubrey Huff's OPS of .779, and Kevin Millar's OPS of .785. Of last
year's starters, only Nick Markakis had an OPS over .8 (Tejada was
close with .799). It's hard to score of you don't have any power, and
you're not getting on base.
Mitch Edelman
so what? Bonds is the very last player I would ever want to see in any ballpark.
And I sincerely doubt that he's clean.
Cheers,
Mitch Edelman
bgg
>
> so what? Bonds is the very last player I would ever want to see in any ballpark.
> And I sincerely doubt that he's clean.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mitch Edelman
Maybe not clean, but "clean-er" than he used to be :D
David M. Nieporent
ede...@umbc.edu (Mitch Edelman) wrote:
> David M. Nieporent <niep...@alumni.princeton.edu> wrote:
> > "Kia-Ed" <Kia...@America.com> wrote:
> >> bgg <bru...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I bet Barry's going to beat the perjury rap, and it would be nice to
> >> > see someone bouncing balls off the warehouse. The O's could sign him
> >> > to a one or two year contract, and let Gibbons and Huff go, even if
> >> > they have to eat the contracts.
> >> At his age, without the steroids, Barry couldn't reach the warehouse
> >> even if we gave him the cab fare.
> >You may not have noticed, but Bonds has continued to perform at a high
> >level since steroid testing came into the league.
> so what?
So there's no reason to say things like "At his age, without the steroids,
Barry couldn't reach the warehouse even if we gave him the cab fare. "
> Bonds is the very last player I would ever want to see in any ballpark.
Really? Because pretty much every player who has ever played for the
Orioles in the last ten years is the very last player I would ever want to
see in any ballpark.
> And I sincerely doubt that he's clean.
Well, clean or criminal mastermind, it amounts to the same thing.
sli...@slidge.com
>
> Really? Because pretty much every player who has ever played for the
> Orioles in the last ten years is the very last player I would ever want
> to see in any ballpark.
>
I wonder how many of them are going to be named in Mitchell's report
today?
Dan Szymborski
says...
Looks like most of the 2004 Orioles hitters. If I was a steroids
dealer, I'd be pretty upset - that's not exactly a glowing
recommendation for my product!
--
Dan Szymborski
d...@baseballprimer.REMOVE.com
"A critic who refuses to attack what is bad is
not a whole-hearted supporter of what is good."
- Robert Schumann
Mitch Edelman
well, you'd be clean (er) too, if someone tipped you off on when
they were going to get you to pee in a jar (and I wonder who Barry
got to do that for him, too).
Bonds is as clean as Michael Jackson is normal.
Cheers,
MJE
Gnork
> I bet Barry's going to beat the perjury rap, and it would be nice to
> see someone bouncing balls off the warehouse.
You mean like Steve McQueen in "The Graet Escape"? Bonds could never
measure up to McQueen.
CC
>
> > You may not have noticed, but Bonds has continued to perform at a high
> > level since steroid testing came into the league.
>
> Last season, with presumably no steroids, Bonds had an OPS of 1.045.
> That compares favorably to last years DHs: Jay Gibbons' OPS of 0.620,
> Aubrey Huff's OPS of .779, and Kevin Millar's OPS of .785. Of last
> year's starters, only Nick Markakis had an OPS over .8 (Tejada was
> close with .799). It's hard to score of you don't have any power, and
> you're not getting on base.
That's Terry "the genius" Crowley's "aggressive hitting" appraoch.
"Make outs to move runners and swing at bad pitches to drive the
runner in from third."
A "good at bat" is one where the hitter hits a weak grounder to the
right side to move the runner from second to third. Look in the dugout
and watch the high fives all the way around after a "nice piece of
hitting" like that.
At that point Jim Palmer is gushing in the braodcast booth.
Mitch Edelman
CC <coge...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> > You may not have noticed, but Bonds has continued to perform at a high
>> > level since steroid testing came into the league.
>>
>> Last season, with presumably no steroids, Bonds had an OPS of 1.045.
>> That compares favorably to last years DHs: Jay Gibbons' OPS of 0.620,
>> year's starters, only Nick Markakis had an OPS over .8 (Tejada was
>> you're not getting on base.
>
>That's Terry "the genius" Crowley's "aggressive hitting" appraoch.
>"Make outs to move runners and swing at bad pitches to drive the
>runner in from third."
>A "good at bat" is one where the hitter hits a weak grounder to the
>right side to move the runner from second to third. Look in the dugout
>and watch the high fives all the way around after a "nice piece of
>hitting" like that.
>At that point Jim Palmer is gushing in the braodcast booth.
a) even a jerk like Bonds might be able to show up as clean
when given enough advance warning of a test. So we can presume
NOTHING about his use or alleged non-use of steroids, HGH,
or speed.
b) Bonds in a O's uniform is a 100% sure way to keep me away from
a game. I will not pay money to see any team with Bonds on its
roster.
c) and yes, I would like to see the O's get someone who can
hit. Maybe when they send Bedard somewhere out West ...
or perhaps the team can pry from talent from the Cubs when
Roberts changes address...
Merry Christmas
Mitch Edelman
David M. Nieporent
> >> > You may not have noticed, but Bonds has continued to perform at a high
> >> > level since steroid testing came into the league.
> >> Last season, with presumably no steroids, Bonds had an OPS of 1.045.
> >> That compares favorably to last years DHs: Jay Gibbons' OPS of 0.620,
> >> Aubrey Huff's OPS of .779, and Kevin Millar's OPS of .785. =A0 Of last
> >> year's starters, only Nick Markakis had an OPS over .8 (Tejada was
> >> close with .799). =A0It's hard to score of you don't have any power, and
> >> you're not getting on base.
> >That's Terry "the genius" Crowley's "aggressive hitting" appraoch.
> >"Make outs to move runners and swing at bad pitches to drive the
> >runner in from third."
> >A "good at bat" is one where the hitter hits a weak grounder to the
> >right side to move the runner from second to third. Look in the dugout
> >and watch the high fives all the way around after a "nice piece of
> >hitting" like that.
> >At that point Jim Palmer is gushing in the braodcast booth.
> a) even a jerk like Bonds might be able to show up as clean
> when given enough advance warning of a test. So we can presume
> NOTHING about his use or alleged non-use of steroids, HGH,
> or speed.
I don't know what being a "jerk" would even have to do with it, but players
aren't given "advance warning."
sli...@slidge.com
>> enough advance warning of a test. So we can presume NOTHING about his
>> use or alleged non-use of steroids, HGH, or speed.
>
> I don't know what being a "jerk" would even have to do with it, but
> players aren't given "advance warning."
I think he's referring to the Mitchell Report reference to the San
Francisco Chronicle, who claim to have a tape recording of Greg Anderson
boasting he had received advance warning of Bonds' 5/28/03 and 6/4/03 drug
tests (in which Bonds tested 'clean').
At least, that's what Newsday says. Take with as many grains of salt as
necessary.