Comments on: Feel good story sours

By: Dan Gurney

Dan Gurney — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:19:13 +0000

Somebody should have given HGH to Mackey Sasser.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:54:08 +0000

Joan – exactly.

I think Congress passed a law a long time ago allowing some monopoly powers and threatened to take them away in the steroids investigation which is what scared our wonderful commissioner.

By: JK

JK — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:09:05 +0000

Ankiel was a great story. But it ended with the HGH revelations. According to what I’ve read, there is no medically approved use for HGH that includes treatment after TJ surgery. The fact that Ankiel used it once likely means he’s doing it again. That’s been the case with most baseball players who do PEDs. We usually find that there is a pattern of repeated use. There is no excuse for what he did and now he has to suffer the consequences—doubt as to the legitimacy of his current performance.

By: holloywoodjosh

holloywoodjosh — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:53:29 +0000

Hey Justin, why you accepting excuses from Ankiel?? I bet you’ve been blasting Bonds for years. Color of Ankiel’s skin have anything to do with it. He used the crap and got it from a Doctor who lost his license and had the most fines in Florida history. Get real…... He’s a freakin cheat… And he doesn’t want to pay a price. He only ordered a year supply… no sweat… he’s white…..

By: Joan in Cheshire

Joan in Cheshire — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:59:17 +0000

The whole steroids in sports story drives me crazy. I have never understood the excuse “it wasn’t illegal in baseball/football etc.” as though they were separate countries from the United States where it is and was illegal. Instead of agents, union leaders, Commissioners, and all the money men in sports protecting their players from the real world, I would have had the local police responding. The Clubhouse is not off limits to them.

I have also wondered just why those who were not users allowed those who were to use illegal methods to improve their skills and therefore play better and make more money than the clean players. Maybe there just aren’t that many clean players these days.

I don’t even want to get into the kids who have been affected by this situation. Role Models – are you kidding?

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:57:01 +0000

Call me crazy but I don’t think it’s a big deal, I don’t think Rick abused HGH he just used it after he blew out his shoulder to help heal. It was perscription, and im sure he needed it. Plus he probably didn’t think he was going to play baseball again..

I still think he’s a great story

By: Andrew V.

Andrew V. — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:53:00 +0000

I don’t think any player (for a while) that suddenly does well will ever be outside the shadow of doubt that is HGH and steroids.