Brazoban's future ...?

[Yoda]

What makes you believe that Gagne was doing roids? Do you have any evidence other than your 'gut' feeling?

Yea I injected him. Of course I dont have any proof. It is just my opinion.

OK, that was a snotty response to a serious question.

What makes you think that he did roids? Surely there is a reason why you formed this opinion.

[Slow Pitch]

Well 1st off he "magically" went from a sub par starter to super closer.

His K's went from 0.85/IP to 1.67/IP.

He put on about 15 lbs from '01-'02. From an official listed '01 playing weight of 220 to 235 from '02 till currently.

Some phyiscal traits of steriod use are obvious as well...look how much wider his face is from a pre '02 season picture till last years version.

For me it is rather obvious. No one thought about how much pitchers would benefit from steriods as the media always focus on all the HRs being hit & the sluggers.

Eric Gagne ='s ROID HEAD!

[Rirruto]

How does steroids help Gagne throw a nasty 70 MPH curveball or a knee-buckling 85 MPH change up?

[Yoda]

Well 1st off he "magically" went from a sub par starter to super closer.

His K's went from 0.85/IP to 1.67/IP.

He put on about 15 lbs from '01-'02. From an official listed '01 playing weight of 220 to 235 from '02 till currently.

Some phyiscal traits of steriod use are obvious as well...look how much wider his face is from a pre '02 season till last years.

For me it is rather obvious. No one thought about how much pitchers would benefit from steriods as the media always focus on all the HRs being hit & the sluggers.

Eric Gagne ='s ROID HEAD!

Wow this is one of the most intelligent posts I've read in a looooong time. You should be a doctor or something.

[Phatferd]

Yoda how is VMart doing? Yikes, you are one self-righteous individual.

[Slow Pitch]

Well 1st off he "magically" went from a sub par starter to super closer.

His K's went from 0.85/IP to 1.67/IP.

He put on about 15 lbs from '01-'02. From an official listed '01 playing weight of 220 to 235 from '02 till currently.

Some phyiscal traits of steriod use are obvious as well...look how much wider his face is from a pre '02 season till last years.

For me it is rather obvious. No one thought about how much pitchers would benefit from steriods as the media always focus on all the HRs being hit & the sluggers.

Eric Gagne ='s ROID HEAD!

Wow this is one of the most intelligent posts I've read in a looooong time. You should be a doctor or something.

You dont need to be a jackass. Thanks

[jimmyrad]

Well 1st off he "magically" went from a sub par starter to super closer.

His K's went from 0.85/IP to 1.67/IP.

He put on about 15 lbs from '01-'02. From an official listed '01 playing weight of 220 to 235 from '02 till currently.

Some phyiscal traits of steriod use are obvious as well...look how much wider his face is from a pre '02 season picture till last years version.

For me it is rather obvious. No one thought about how much pitchers would benefit from steriods as the media always focus on all the HRs being hit & the sluggers.

Eric Gagne ='s ROID HEAD!

Well, I don't have hard facts, either. I don't have any hard facts on Bret Boone, either, but...

For the record, I agree completely with Slowpitch and for the exact same reasons.

You point to his curve and change up. I point to his looks (steroid look), his meteoric rise to becoming the best closer in baseball (juiced stats), and what seemed like a strange handleing of his spring injury that landed him kind of suddenly on the DL (conspiracy theorists unite.)

I've got nothing against Gagne. Every interview I've heard seems like he's a great guy, but we are in an age of accusation, (and for good reason, I might add.) Gagne is one guy, based on peripherals, that sets off the alarm for people that are making guesses about the past 3 years of steroid users.

[Slow Pitch]

Well 1st off he "magically" went from a sub par starter to super closer.

His K's went from 0.85/IP to 1.67/IP.

He put on about 15 lbs from '01-'02. From an official listed '01 playing weight of 220 to 235 from '02 till currently.

Some phyiscal traits of steriod use are obvious as well...look how much wider his face is from a pre '02 season picture till last years version.

For me it is rather obvious. No one thought about how much pitchers would benefit from steriods as the media always focus on all the HRs being hit & the sluggers.

Eric Gagne ='s ROID HEAD!

Well, I don't have hard facts, either. I don't have any hard facts on Bret Boone, either, but...

For the record, I agree completely with Slowpitch and for the exact same reasons.

You point to his curve and change up. I point to his looks (steroid look), his meteoric rise to becoming the best closer in baseball (juiced stats), and what seemed like a strange handleing of his spring injury that landed him kind of suddenly on the DL (conspiracy theorists unite.)

I've got nothing against Gagne. Every interview I've heard seems like he's a great guy, but we are in an age of accusation, (and for good reason, I might add.) Gagne is one guy, based on peripherals, that sets off the alarm for people that are making guesses about the past 3 years of steroid users.

Amen Brother!!

You are dead on about Brett Boone too....

Anyone want to bet if Brady Anderson did roids....no way in hell that man was clean either.

[Yoda]

I heard Brian Roberts was doing roids too! I mean how do you expect 8 HR in April?

ps I also heard he had a third nipple but that could just be a rumor.

[jimmyrad]

I heard Brian Roberts was doing roids too! I mean how do you expect 8 HR in April?

ps I also heard he had a third nipple but that could just be a rumor.

Yoda, I respect your right to continue to believe in "innocent until proven guilty."

Unfortunately, MLB, the Commissioner of MLB, AND the Players Union have so clearly abused the non-existent drug policy for so many years that baseball fans have been almost forced to adopt stances of guilt or innocence based purely on opinion.

1 year ago, what would your reaction have been if someone had come on the boards and said: "Giambi, McGwire and Bonds were definitely on roids. Look at their bodies. Look at their heads. No way can they hit that many homers without help." There was no factual evidence that EITHER of these guys did anything illegal. So they were innocent. That didn't stop MILLIONs of baseball fans from saying, "Bullshit. These guys are doing something." We had no evidence, no insider news, but the players had traits that made it very easy to form an opinion that something might not be right.

Slowpitch has done what many other fans have done. Looked at Gagne, seen a similar vault in prolific stats, expansive body type, and unspecified injury happenings that fall in line with what made us form our initial opinions on guys like Mark, Barry, and Giambi that turned out to be true.

I don't want Gagne to be on steroids, I like Gagne, but baseball has put itself in the position of having to have fans like me draw up my own opinions that make me THINK that he might be on steroids.

...and per your example of Brian Roberts: Have you not heard people talking about him? You say that flippantly like, "I bet people think Brian Roberts is on Roid's, too! HA!" Jesus, every fantasy owner that DOESN'T own him is saying he's on steroids. Hell, if he goes 40-40, I will, too. For now, though, I'll reserve the right to brush it off as a hot streak that will cool down to a more believable 15-20 jacks. And as you know from reading the boards the past month, we can go on and on and on about whether that is a realistic homer total for Brian Roberts.