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  • bender_over
    Pro
    • Mar 2003
    • 750

    #16
    Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

    I don't think Kent was coming out and accusing Ruth and Gehrig of using steroids. He was merely making a point. The press is looking at players' physiques and accusing people of juicing without having any concrete evidence.

    Is it possible that all the players mentioned by the press are juicing? Of course it is. Does anybody have any proof? No.

    He was simply making a point. I thought people would be more sensible to be able to realize that.
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    • sdrotar
      OS Managing Ed., 2002-07
      • Jul 2002
      • 1055

      #17
      Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

      Here's the concrete evidence:

      1. Between 5-7% of Major Leaguers tested positive for steroids, despite a lax testing program that the head of World Doping Association has called a "joke".

      2. The MLBPA refuses to allow any individual player to clear himself by taking a personally definable test, a la Gary Sheffield.

      3. The use of anabolic steroids and the like make distinct and discernable changes to human physiology.

      4. The use of many steroids are not illegal in the US. Therefore, this is not covered by the blanket "innocent until proven guilty" statement thrown around by misguided individuals on thes boards, as it it not a matter of law. It is a clause in the players' work agreements. It is not illegal for a company to deny an individual a job if that person has not taken a company-dictated drug test. These labor standards apply to MLB as well.

      Until the MLBPA softens it's stance and allows it's innocent members to clear their names - thus exposing the cheaters in their midst, this situation will not improve.

      Don't blame the press - blame MLB and even more so, the MLBPA. The MLBPA's restrictive policies have hamstrung it's members and created a climate where the pressure to take steroids has increased, not decreased.
      Instead of taking steps to ensure the health, welfare and fairness of it's honest members, the MLBPA has instead chosen to shield the guilty - at the expense of all baseball players.
      Shawn Drotar
      Former Managing Editor, OperationSports.com (2002-07)

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      • sdrotar
        OS Managing Ed., 2002-07
        • Jul 2002
        • 1055

        #18
        Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

        Here's the concrete evidence:

        1. Between 5-7% of Major Leaguers tested positive for steroids, despite a lax testing program that the head of World Doping Association has called a "joke".

        2. The MLBPA refuses to allow any individual player to clear himself by taking a personally definable test, a la Gary Sheffield.

        3. The use of anabolic steroids and the like make distinct and discernable changes to human physiology.

        4. The use of many steroids are not illegal in the US. Therefore, this is not covered by the blanket "innocent until proven guilty" statement thrown around by misguided individuals on thes boards, as it it not a matter of law. It is a clause in the players' work agreements. It is not illegal for a company to deny an individual a job if that person has not taken a company-dictated drug test. These labor standards apply to MLB as well.

        Until the MLBPA softens it's stance and allows it's innocent members to clear their names - thus exposing the cheaters in their midst, this situation will not improve.

        Don't blame the press - blame MLB and even more so, the MLBPA. The MLBPA's restrictive policies have hamstrung it's members and created a climate where the pressure to take steroids has increased, not decreased.
        Instead of taking steps to ensure the health, welfare and fairness of it's honest members, the MLBPA has instead chosen to shield the guilty - at the expense of all baseball players.
        Shawn Drotar
        Former Managing Editor, OperationSports.com (2002-07)

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        • sdrotar
          OS Managing Ed., 2002-07
          • Jul 2002
          • 1055

          #19
          Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

          Here's the concrete evidence:

          1. Between 5-7% of Major Leaguers tested positive for steroids, despite a lax testing program that the head of World Doping Association has called a "joke".

          2. The MLBPA refuses to allow any individual player to clear himself by taking a personally definable test, a la Gary Sheffield.

          3. The use of anabolic steroids and the like make distinct and discernable changes to human physiology.

          4. The use of many steroids are not illegal in the US. Therefore, this is not covered by the blanket "innocent until proven guilty" statement thrown around by misguided individuals on thes boards, as it it not a matter of law. It is a clause in the players' work agreements. It is not illegal for a company to deny an individual a job if that person has not taken a company-dictated drug test. These labor standards apply to MLB as well.

          Until the MLBPA softens it's stance and allows it's innocent members to clear their names - thus exposing the cheaters in their midst, this situation will not improve.

          Don't blame the press - blame MLB and even more so, the MLBPA. The MLBPA's restrictive policies have hamstrung it's members and created a climate where the pressure to take steroids has increased, not decreased.
          Instead of taking steps to ensure the health, welfare and fairness of it's honest members, the MLBPA has instead chosen to shield the guilty - at the expense of all baseball players.
          Shawn Drotar
          Former Managing Editor, OperationSports.com (2002-07)

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          • Jistic
            Hall Of Fame
            • Mar 2003
            • 16405

            #20
            Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

            That's cuz the guilty are some of the best paid.

            Oh and well said Shawn.
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            • Jistic
              Hall Of Fame
              • Mar 2003
              • 16405

              #21
              Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

              That's cuz the guilty are some of the best paid.

              Oh and well said Shawn.
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              • Jistic
                Hall Of Fame
                • Mar 2003
                • 16405

                #22
                Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                That's cuz the guilty are some of the best paid.

                Oh and well said Shawn.
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                • dieselboy
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                  • Dec 2002
                  • 18040

                  #23
                  Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                  Did he slip washing his truck again?

                  Oh...

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                  • dieselboy
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                    • Dec 2002
                    • 18040

                    #24
                    Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                    Did he slip washing his truck again?

                    Oh...

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                    • dieselboy
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                      • Dec 2002
                      • 18040

                      #25
                      Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                      Did he slip washing his truck again?

                      Oh...

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                      • nkhera1
                        All Star
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 5913

                        #26
                        Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                        I know as stupid a statement as this, Jeff Kent has got a point, how do we know they didn't use enhancement drugs, now i am not saying they did but we really don't know. Plus in those days, it was only all whites, blacks were not allowed to play, so sometimes they may not have played against the best
                        Just wait till Arsenal moves into Emirates Stadium.

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                        • nkhera1
                          All Star
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 5913

                          #27
                          Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                          I know as stupid a statement as this, Jeff Kent has got a point, how do we know they didn't use enhancement drugs, now i am not saying they did but we really don't know. Plus in those days, it was only all whites, blacks were not allowed to play, so sometimes they may not have played against the best
                          Just wait till Arsenal moves into Emirates Stadium.

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                          • nkhera1
                            All Star
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 5913

                            #28
                            Re: Jeff Kent is a *******!

                            I know as stupid a statement as this, Jeff Kent has got a point, how do we know they didn't use enhancement drugs, now i am not saying they did but we really don't know. Plus in those days, it was only all whites, blacks were not allowed to play, so sometimes they may not have played against the best
                            Just wait till Arsenal moves into Emirates Stadium.

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