Further Thoughts on Melky Cabrera’s Steroid Suspens— HOLY COW, ANOTHER...
Well, as I said yesterday, Melky Cabrera, having a career year that seemed too good to be true, apparently… was too good to be true. He was busted for PEDs- increases testosterone, to be more exact....
View ArticleThe End of A-Rod
Today was the end of the Age of A-Rod. Oh, he might not realize it yet, although I suppose he might, but I would be shocked if he plays again, and if he does play, I doubt he will even be a shadow of...
View ArticleThe PED Double Standard
As you all definitely know, baseball was hit by a steroid scandal yesterday. You may have also heard that such a thing struck the NFL, where news again surfaced that Ray Lewis had used a type of...
View ArticleBizarre Baseball Culture: Dash Dartwell’s PED use for justice
In Bizarre Baseball Culture, I take a look at some of the more unusual places where baseball has reared it’s head in pop culture and fiction. Steroids and other performance-enhancers are, to sports, a...
View ArticleHere we go again….
BREAKING: MLB will seek to suspend A-Rod, Ryan Braun and about 20 players connected to Miami clinic. Founder Tony Bosch agreed to cooperate. — T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) June 4, 2013 Well, I wouldn’t...
View ArticleThis happened.
BREAKING: Ryan Braun suspended rest of the season for connection to Biogenesis. — T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) July 22, 2013
View ArticleThe Spectrum of Braun Tweets
In the hours since the Ryan Braun news broke, you could see a wide variety of responses. Here are the types I found… I am not including examples as a way to protect the innocent and/or guilty. In...
View ArticleBiogenesis Day Live-Blog
It’s (maybe) Biogenesis Day! So, I’ll be doing a running live-blog of thoughts, news, and pitiful attempts to be funny. Well, mostly. I might miss an hour or two due to an appointment. So, go below the...
View ArticleRyan Braun Apology Word Cloud!
You’ve seen the apology from Ryan Braun, now look at the word cloud! What words did he use the most? See for yourself (and click on it to expand):
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez is not a popular guy
So, we all know Alex Rodriguez isn’t very popular in the MLB office, but how unpopular he was amongst his fellow players hasn’t been very clear until now. Oh, there had been “sources” about how...
View ArticleChris Colabello: Too Real For Hollywood
So, there is this guy. He’s a ballplayer. Not a particularly great or notable one, but still a ballplayer. He’s so desperate to keep playing that after college he moves to the land of his ancestors:...
View ArticleBIZARRE BASEBALL CULTURE: Take “The Human Target” Out To The Ballgame
In Bizarre Baseball Culture, I take a look at some of the more unusual places where baseball has reared it’s head in pop culture and fiction. Comic Book universes are huge and diverse, going through...
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