Baseball

[transjen]

Originally Posted by aw9725

You know something Jen? I think people will remember Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth years from now and the current players of the "Steroid Era" will long be forgotten.

Well i think some players will be rembered like Tony Gwynn a fine hitter and was not on riods and Cal Ripken another fine player and who was not on riods and holds the iron man make with most consective games played

Jerseygirl Jen

[ila]

Originally Posted by transjen

Well i think some players will be rembered like Tony Gwynn a fine hitter and was not on riods and Cal Ripken another fine player and who was not on riods and holds the iron man make with most consective games played

Jerseygirl Jen

I'd forgotten about Cal Ripken. Thankyou for reminding me about one of the greats.

[transjen]

Originally Posted by ila

I'd forgotten about Cal Ripken. Thankyou for reminding me about one of the greats.

How could you forget Cal But then i have a thing for shortstops as that was the position i played as a kid


On a side note Cal is a very nice guy ,i met him at a springtraining game years ago in FL around 96 or 97 and he was swamped with people wanting autographs and he stayed till everyone got one and he didn't just sign and push you along either
Jerseygirl Jen

[ila]

Originally Posted by transjen

How could you forget Cal But then i have a thing for shortstops as that was the position i played as a kud


On a side note Cal is a very nice guy ,i met him at a springtraining game years ago in FL around 96 or 97 and he was swamped with people wanting autographs and he stayed till everyone got one and he didn't just sign and push you along either
Jerseygirl Jen

I think it's very nice of a star like Cal to be so down to earth and friendly with his fans. That shows true class. It's no wonder he's one of the greats.

[smc]

The Red Sox had a player who was like Ripken with fans and other players alike: Sean Casey. A few years ago, some magazine (it might have been The Sporting News, but I can't remember for sure) surveyed more than 400 players and asked them who the nicest guy in baseball was, and Sean won hands down. Before he came to the Sox, he played for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. He's famous for getting up early the morning after games and going to help serve food at a homeless shelter that he founded. He would always come out and talk to kids waiting around after games at Fenway. And a friend of mine told me that he ran into him at a restaurant in Florida during Spring training and started up a conversation with him that lasted 2 hours, where they talked about baseball, families, etc., as if they were old friends ... and then Sean insisted on paying for everyone in the entire restaurant because, he said, "it was such a nice real night" and he was sure he made far too much money to "play a game."

[transjen]

Just goes to show some players see that they are where there are because of the fans and some few honored that someone wants there autograph Mike Schmidt was a good guy for signing as was TugMcGraw and yes even Larry Bowa was a good signer even though he was focaused on my tits while signing a baseball for me
Jerseygirl Jen

[shadows]

Originally Posted by transjen

Well i think some players will be rembered like Tony Gwynn a fine hitter and was not on riods and Cal Ripken another fine player and who was not on riods and holds the iron man make with most consective games played

Jerseygirl Jen

Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gwynn, two class acts.

And Sean Casey, even though I did not know that before I read this thread! Class acts all!

[smc]

Tony LaRussa continues to insist that he had no idea whatsoever that Mark McGwire was using, or had ever used, steroids.

Sure, and I have no idea that there's a dick in my pants.

[dauls]

Originally Posted by smc

Tony LaRussa continues to insist that he had no idea whatsoever that Mark McGwire was using, or had ever used, steroids.

Sure, and I have no idea that there's a dick in my pants.

Well McGwire still hasn't been fully honest about the steroids, so why should LaRussa?

Here are some steroid influenced cartoons that mock the steriod abusers and praise a couple of true baseball heroes.

Roger and Hank deserve their records back.

[smc]

Thanks, dauls, for the great cartoons.

Five weeks before pitchers and catchers report to camp. I can't wait for real baseball to begin so we can shift focus away from juicing, even if only in part.

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I agree with smc. I had some good laughs due to those cartoons. Thanks dauls.

Speaking of McGuire, have you seen any recent pictures of him? His neck has a huge amount of stretch marks, so I guess you can tell that his neck has finally shrunk. That must mean he is finally off the juice!

Thought you might like to see this. "Big Mac" before he was brought up to the "majors" in 1986. As you can see, he is listed at a relatively "lanky" 6'5" 215. Think he did some "bulking up" along the way? LOL!

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Originally Posted by aw9725

Thought you might like to see this. "Big Mac" before he was brought up to the "majors." Circa 1986. As you can see, he is listed at a relatively "lanky" 6'5" 215. Think he did some "bulking up" along the way. LOL!

With stats that look normal rather than suspiciously high.

I wonder how much a Mark McGuire rookie card would go for now?

Now that he "admitted" using steroids and HGH(considering how that was found in his locker while he was having an interview, it would be impossible for him to deny that one) I wonder if it's worth went up or down?