steroids is cheating, but baseball is all about cheating. Pitchers get away with balks, batters stand outside of batters box, shortstops dont touch 2nd base on double play, umpires give maddux and glavine 3 foot wide strike zones, domincians change birth certifcates, pitcher scuff balls, batters cork bats, players steal signs.
Outside of golf most sports have a lot of cheating or at least rule bending. Football had steroid abuse long before baseball - how about holding which happens on every play. Olympic type sports (cycling, track etc.) doping scandles are legendary. Basketball has players constantly trying to get away with whatever they can. Bottom line in American sport the axiom of if you don't get caught it ain't cheatin has become ingrained in almost all competition.
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Baseball wanted it that way they got it.
They knew all along that these guys were juicing,but who gives a damn.Chicks dig the long ball and sells tickets.....Now they have thee biggest juicer and asshole the game has ever known on the verge of breaking sports greatest record by cheating...Bonds will be known as baseballs scarlett letter....if Bonds wanted to be known to have an ounce of true greatness iin his body he would retire before he broke the record of a man that was about 5 11 and 180lbs and did it threw death threats and real ballparks not these arena baseball parks they have today.
...and baseball is still at fault for their present steroid policy thats impotent.
They knew all along that these guys were juicing,but who gives a damn.Chicks dig the long ball and sells tickets.....Now they have thee biggest juicer and asshole the game has ever known on the verge of breaking sports greatest record by cheating...Bonds will be known as baseballs scarlett letter....if Bonds wanted to be known to have an ounce of true greatness iin his body he would retire before he broke the record of a man that was about 5 11 and 180lbs and did it threw death threats and real ballparks not these arena baseball parks they have today.
...and baseball is still at fault for their present steroid policy thats impotent.
What a dumb thread!!!!!! Baseball is cheating? You think football players dont take streroids? I promise you with 100% certainty that the percentage of football players who take steroids as much higher than the percentage of baseball players.:monsters-
I think rule bending is done in every sport, and they also use the rules, when the situation dictates it.
MLB. The strike zone. You can make a pitcher good/bad, just giving him the black or not. But they sometimes take it to extremes, and a bb down the center of the plate could be a ball, and something 3 or 4 inches off could be a strike. The home plate umpire controls/cheats the game more than any other influence.
NFL. Holding. Can be called on any play, at any time. Just go back to the super bowl for that one. Wrong team gets a big gain, the terrible towel hits the turf. Bring that sucker back. But unlike bases, football has a gaggle of judgement calls, offensive/defensive pass interference, again see super bowl. These are calls that can be made after the play is over and the results are seen. Long kick? Block in the back or clip, again see super bowl. Also, a play where you can see a good return developing, and cheat, I mean throw the flag. I am under the belief you can call a penalty on any play in the NFL.
NBA. Traveling. These guys all travel, sometimes an extra two steps. Dr. J invented that. Charge/offensive fouls, again, a subjective or opinion call, who was there first. You want to stop a team cold, just start calling traveling and offensive fouls against them. How many of us has witnessed that? Ever see Kobe get fouled with someone's face to his elbow? Need to bail a player out? He can dribble into a crowd and throw his arms up losing the ball. Magic did that for last 3 years of his career. Another sport where players plead to officials, actually whine for calls all game long. Ask Scott Skiles.
If you want the purer competitions look no furthur than golf or tennis. If you want the worst cheaters, watch the Olympics and that judging.
Best Wishes...OF :howdy:
MLB. The strike zone. You can make a pitcher good/bad, just giving him the black or not. But they sometimes take it to extremes, and a bb down the center of the plate could be a ball, and something 3 or 4 inches off could be a strike. The home plate umpire controls/cheats the game more than any other influence.
NFL. Holding. Can be called on any play, at any time. Just go back to the super bowl for that one. Wrong team gets a big gain, the terrible towel hits the turf. Bring that sucker back. But unlike bases, football has a gaggle of judgement calls, offensive/defensive pass interference, again see super bowl. These are calls that can be made after the play is over and the results are seen. Long kick? Block in the back or clip, again see super bowl. Also, a play where you can see a good return developing, and cheat, I mean throw the flag. I am under the belief you can call a penalty on any play in the NFL.
NBA. Traveling. These guys all travel, sometimes an extra two steps. Dr. J invented that. Charge/offensive fouls, again, a subjective or opinion call, who was there first. You want to stop a team cold, just start calling traveling and offensive fouls against them. How many of us has witnessed that? Ever see Kobe get fouled with someone's face to his elbow? Need to bail a player out? He can dribble into a crowd and throw his arms up losing the ball. Magic did that for last 3 years of his career. Another sport where players plead to officials, actually whine for calls all game long. Ask Scott Skiles.
If you want the purer competitions look no furthur than golf or tennis. If you want the worst cheaters, watch the Olympics and that judging.
Best Wishes...OF :howdy:
