The San Francisco Chronicle claims to have gotten a copy of Jason Giambi's grand jury testimony in the BALCO investigation.
In it, he admits to use of steroids and human growth hormone.
Pop some popcorn, sit back and watch. We're going to be here a while...
UPDATE:Bonds too. Although he claims he didn't know he was being given steroids, while prosecutors had documents that would indicate otherwise. Not that I necessarily believe the fuzz...this is still very disappoointing to me.
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Jeez Steve, wakeup. Our whole worship of the golden age of production is a crumbling sandcastle.
It all makes me think of the Mick. Bleary eyed, half drunk, stumbling toward the plate during one of his benders. Where were his performance enhancing drugs?
I'll tell you what else. Sammy and McGwire might be frauds too. Think about that a little bit.
Once again, I raise an overflowing glass of whisky and a succulent leg of lamb (and maybe the legs of a beautiful baseball groupie or two) to the Babe!
Will
"Frauds" is such a strong word. Where do you draw the line on "performance enhancement"? I mean, Tommy John surgery is performance enhancement. Heck, pregame stretching is performance enhancement. I don't think many people would argue that stretching is on the ok side of the line and anabolic steroids are on the bad side of the line.
But what about, say, the surgical hack on Schilling's ankle? He was risking long term damage for short term gain, using a medical procedure that would not be performed outside of an athletic context. Maybe next year, say, some young pitcher does the same thing because he needs to impress someone with his guts and stuff to keep his job.
I don't think that's over the line, I just through out the first example on the top of my head. But my point is that the line isn't so clear. (This is part of why you'll never see me suggest we rewrite the record books over this--they're already "compromised" by advances in medicine, technology, racial equality, etc.)
Stevis
Yeah, I realize that it is a complex issue and I dont need to see any record book changes. But I do want to see steroids out of baseball.
Will
I'm not really a baseball fan, but I followed the home run derby a few years back, and I embrace Barry Bonds as an (anti)hero. It was really disappointing to hear the rumors confirmed. Do you basebally types see random piss testing coming out of this, finally? Or will that even work?
-goatdog
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