B1leper wrote:That said, there's no conspiracy here. The steal was not a straight steal but a hit and run where the batter swung and missed. The catcher then threw the ball into center field. Giambi has been battling the foot strain all month, and felt something "pop" while jogging around the bases after a HR in the same game that he earlier stole the base.
Exactly. The steal was a broken play where he simply got lucky. That kind of stuff happens all the time.
There is no question that he's actually hurt. Just watching him try to run has been brutal. He's seriously injured.
B1leper wrote:I love conspiracy theories. No question that someone was on the grassy nole.
That said, there's no conspiracy here. The steal was not a straight steal but a hit and run where the batter swung and missed. The catcher then threw the ball into center field. Giambi has been battling the foot strain all month, and felt something "pop" while jogging around the bases after a HR in the same game that he earlier stole the base.
What is interesting, if you truely want to start a conspiracy theory is that this is the same exact injury that Mark McGuire sufferred in his career. Maybe the injury, as evidenced from Giambi and McGuire's problems, is the result of steroids and bulking up to the point where the foot ligaments cannot support the added weight.
As for Clemens, there has to be something to his "annual" retirements....
Isnt it ironic that the steroid users get hurt pretty bad following steroid investigations? Bonds, Giambi, Clemens....
[quote="RocketsDWM"][quote="B1leper"]I love conspiracy theories. No question that someone was on the grassy nole.
That said, there's no conspiracy here. The steal was not a straight steal but a hit and run where the batter swung and missed. The catcher then threw the ball into center field. Giambi has been battling the foot strain all month, and felt something "pop" while jogging around the bases after a HR in the same game that he earlier stole the base.
What is interesting, if you truely want to start a conspiracy theory is that this is the same exact injury that Mark McGuire sufferred in his career. Maybe the injury, as evidenced from Giambi and McGuire's problems, is the result of steroids and bulking up to the point where the foot ligaments cannot support the added weight.
As for Clemens, there has to be something to his "annual" retirements....[/quote]
Isnt it ironic that the steroid users get hurt pretty bad following steroid investigations? Bonds, Giambi, Clemens....[/quote]
B1leper wrote:I love conspiracy theories. No question that someone was on the grassy nole.
That said, there's no conspiracy here. The steal was not a straight steal but a hit and run where the batter swung and missed. The catcher then threw the ball into center field. Giambi has been battling the foot strain all month, and felt something "pop" while jogging around the bases after a HR in the same game that he earlier stole the base.
What is interesting, if you truely want to start a conspiracy theory is that this is the same exact injury that Mark McGuire sufferred in his career. Maybe the injury, as evidenced from Giambi and McGuire's problems, is the result of steroids and bulking up to the point where the foot ligaments cannot support the added weight.
As for Clemens, there has to be something to his "annual" retirements....
Isnt it ironic that the steroid users get hurt pretty bad following steroid investigations? Bonds, Giambi, Clemens....
y is clemens name in there? he didnt get injured.
I think he was implying that Clemens, like the others, has taken time "off" (retirement?) following investigations, or preventing testing from being conducted.
While it is certainly possible that Clemens has used the extra 3 month off-season created by his "retirements" (remember, MLB can't drug test a "retired" player) to roid up, I am doubtful that this is the case this season. Last year he returned in top form, while this season he just looked fat. We'll see how he pitches.
deerayfan072 wrote:sosa sucks, leave the game for a year and comes back dropping bombs
The Yanks want to distance themselves from Giambi and have been trying to get out of his contract for a while wouldn't surprise me.
Clemens annual retirement is always interesting b/c everyone is tested in ST, and he isn't around for that test
He worked out with the Astros quite a bit, I'm sure he get's/got tested like everyone else
He doesn't from what i understand. They are tested in ST if they are part of the roster, i mean why test him he is "retired". Every player is randomly tested once throughout the rest of the season, but still. The other thing is that if they are taking HGH it isn't testable anyway. You would be dumb to take steroids anymore IMO b/c it is testable and HGH is not
If they made Palmeiro public - a 500 HR club member and a sure HOF at that point - I don't think they'd go through the trouble of covering up for Giambi, who is none of the above. If anything he has been a thorn in the side of MLB with his recent comments and they would probably like to disparage him. I think the injury is real.
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