Okay now that I got your attention….. can you honestly say that this would shock you?
After all that this year has been in regard to the steroid issue why is it that we still fall back into naivety and believe that a athlete can suddenly hit .355/14 homers in one month, (after batting .195/3 homers/6 RBI up until May11), on natural ability? Especially someone with the track record of Jason Giambi? Why is it that we need to believe this so much that we conveniently file any doubts we may have into our personal trash bin somewhere in the farthest reaches of our consciousness?
Is it because we can’t handle the truth of our precious past time being as corrupt and commonplace as a fix in boxing? We want to believe that it’s all on the up and up but in fact it never has. All it takes is a quick read of Jim Bouton’s “Ball Four” to understand drugs have always been a part of the baseball landscape.
Personally I think nearly everyone out there is always doing something. Roger Clemens pitching for 22 years, 41 years old, putting up 2005 numbers of 1.45 era, (0.41 on the road), 0.95 whip, AND he’s getting stronger after the all-star break? Pa-lease! Julio Franco soon to be 47 later this month hitting .283, 8 homers, (in 173 Abs), and 4 stolen bases? Give me a break!
These guys are just the tip of the iceberg. MLB doesn’t want us to know the whole story. Why would they? Just look at the delayed response to Palmeiro’s announced drug failure which was conveniently cloaked in the appeal process until he hit his milestone of 3000 hits. We were all duped. Soon after his milestone the president called him, he hosts TWIB, the big celebration for his accomplishment is planned. All the while MLB, Palmeiro and god knows who else all knew what was going to transpire in the near future.
So why do we bury our collective heads in the sand about this problem? Why do we believe our beloved game’s integrity can’t be compromised? Why do we not care?
Why do I feel like I’m the only broken hearted kid saying “Say it ain’t so Joe” to Shoeless Joe Jackson? Why do I feel like I’m the only person that doesn’t trust one player that wears a MLB uniform? Not a single one. I used to look at a players stats. Now I compare the size of their melons to when they were a rookie. Now I look at their numbers and say hmmmmm.
I learned a long time ago that any relationship has two key ingredients to be successful. Honesty and fidelity. Today I feel cheated on and frankly I can’t ever trust them again.
Certainly not Jason Giambi.
After all that this year has been in regard to the steroid issue why is it that we still fall back into naivety and believe that a athlete can suddenly hit .355/14 homers in one month, (after batting .195/3 homers/6 RBI up until May11), on natural ability? Especially someone with the track record of Jason Giambi? Why is it that we need to believe this so much that we conveniently file any doubts we may have into our personal trash bin somewhere in the farthest reaches of our consciousness?
Is it because we can’t handle the truth of our precious past time being as corrupt and commonplace as a fix in boxing? We want to believe that it’s all on the up and up but in fact it never has. All it takes is a quick read of Jim Bouton’s “Ball Four” to understand drugs have always been a part of the baseball landscape.
Personally I think nearly everyone out there is always doing something. Roger Clemens pitching for 22 years, 41 years old, putting up 2005 numbers of 1.45 era, (0.41 on the road), 0.95 whip, AND he’s getting stronger after the all-star break? Pa-lease! Julio Franco soon to be 47 later this month hitting .283, 8 homers, (in 173 Abs), and 4 stolen bases? Give me a break!
These guys are just the tip of the iceberg. MLB doesn’t want us to know the whole story. Why would they? Just look at the delayed response to Palmeiro’s announced drug failure which was conveniently cloaked in the appeal process until he hit his milestone of 3000 hits. We were all duped. Soon after his milestone the president called him, he hosts TWIB, the big celebration for his accomplishment is planned. All the while MLB, Palmeiro and god knows who else all knew what was going to transpire in the near future.
So why do we bury our collective heads in the sand about this problem? Why do we believe our beloved game’s integrity can’t be compromised? Why do we not care?
Why do I feel like I’m the only broken hearted kid saying “Say it ain’t so Joe” to Shoeless Joe Jackson? Why do I feel like I’m the only person that doesn’t trust one player that wears a MLB uniform? Not a single one. I used to look at a players stats. Now I compare the size of their melons to when they were a rookie. Now I look at their numbers and say hmmmmm.
I learned a long time ago that any relationship has two key ingredients to be successful. Honesty and fidelity. Today I feel cheated on and frankly I can’t ever trust them again.
Certainly not Jason Giambi.
