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Maybe Bradens Unruly Hill Hurt Rodriguez

Posted by on 12 May 2010, 4:22 am

Does anyone else think Arod is hiding something?

The injury kind of something because fact is Arod is not himself.

Arod’s May 2010 timeline:

  • May 1: Rodriguez pulled in the 9th for Pena to pinch run for him.
  • May 2: Rodriguez gets day-off says Girardi; Cashman spills the beans about Arod’s left knee problem.
  • May 3: Rodriguez back in line-up.
  • May 4: Rodriguez plays complete game.
  • May 5: Rodriguez plays complete game.
  • May 6: no game.
  • May 7: Rodriguez plays complete game.
  • May 8: bottom of the 8th inning Russo replaces Pena at 2B, Pena move to 3B for Rodriguez.
  • May 9: hit homer in fourth to tie Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for seventh place with 586 in total; Russo replaces Rodriguez in 7th inning.
  • May 10: Rodriguez plays complete game.
  • May 11: Just hours before Javier Vazquez was to take the mound in Detroit, it was quietly added that Pena would be playing third base and Arod was going to DH. Continue reading ‘Maybe Bradens Unruly Hill Hurt Rodriguez’ »

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What It’s Like To Be A Baseball Fan During The “Steroid Era”

Posted by on 31 July 2009, 6:30 am

Dear Mr. Selig,

I will get right to the point as this needs to be addressed immediately. What is going to be done about the “Steroid Era“?

The whole thing is turning into a soap opera and it sure didn’t have too. Here are some points that are very on:

  1. The survey conducted by Major League Baseball in 2003 was to see how widespread the use of performing enhancing drugs was in the game. All the players who agreed to the partake in the surveys testing were under the assumption that the results were going to completely anonymous. In addition the tests were supposed to be used to aid in making the use of these substances illegal. No fan disagrees that rules about the use of performance enhancing drugs needed to be implemented in baseball and that it should be completely against the sport. Fans want to know why the need to lie too players? Only to have their names released or leaked to the media years late just seems completely unfair. Fans idolize these athletes and dreams are being broken all over the world; so realize whats at stake please. Continue reading ‘What It’s Like To Be A Baseball Fan During The “Steroid Era”’ »

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