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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 6:45 am
Lady. I am enjoying it too. I really didn't think I would, but the players all seem to be taking if very seriously and are enjoying themselves.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 6:53 am
yeah they are. I hate the all star game because of the posturing and the fact that it's meaningless, but this is very cool.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:04 pm
I watched part of the Panama-Cuba game this morning, in part to see how good the Cubans were and in part to see whether they'd defect! LOL. It was the first WBC game I've watched, though, cause I'm not a huge baseball fan, but it was good. Re: Bonds....A large portion of me wants to ask where the big tell-all book is about McGwire, whose reticence about steroids before the congressional spoke volumes....Should he, too, be banned from the Hall of Fame?
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:11 pm
If it comes out that McGwire was indeed guilty of using a banned steroid, then, yes, he should be banned as well. It's not a black or white issue, drugs know no color, nor do they discriminate.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:27 pm
It's my understanding that the new book says Bonds used steroids from 1998 to 2004. When did baseball ban steroids?
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:45 pm
The sad thing is, I don't think they have... They frown on it, they know that if they did ban it, it would destroy baseball as we know it. No more long ball (supposedly). I think it's more an issue of character. Look at all the kids that use these guy's as role models. Should they preach "do as I say, not as I do"?! As far as Barry using from 98-04.. I think the only reason he didn't use in '05 (if in fact he quit) was because he didn't play last season. He used his knee as the excuse, but IMO, I think he wanted to lay low and let the scandal blow over...being that his trainer was at the center of the whole thing.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:52 pm
They did ban them a few years ago. In 2002 or 3.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:54 pm
from an article in USA today "Baseball did not ban steroids until 2002, though the substances became illegal in 1991 unless prescribed by a physician."
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:57 pm
Thanks Julieboo..I didn't want to say one way or the other without knowing the facts. 
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 1:28 pm
OK, the 2002 policy apparently only tested for steroids for "cause" and a first time offense only meant the player who tested postive would receive treatment on a first offense, etc. That all changed in 2005, when the congressional hearings featuring McGwire, Palmiero, Sosa, and Canseco had Rafael wagging his finger at us and telling us he had never used steroids, despite what Canseco had written in his book. Within what? Two months? He was suspended for testing positive. McGwire refused to say he had never used steroids and instead said he wasn't there to talk about the past, and that "My lawyers have advised me that I cannot answer these questions without jeopardizing my friends, my family and myself." And McGwire has openly admitted to using andro, which is a steroid precurser. If these reports about Bonds are true, it's sad indeed. I don't know how many seasons, if any, he broke the rules by using steroids, or how many years, if any, McGwire, Sosa, Giambi, and Palmiero (among many others) used them.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:58 pm
I am really enjoying the WBC. I have been watching all day, and have enjoyed all three games so far. I was not excited about it all until today. Great games. Cuba against Venezuela, USA against Japan, and now Puerto Rico against Dominican Republic.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 7:27 pm
I'm enjoying the games today, too.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 4:47 pm
Has Barry ever tested positive for steroids or other performance enhancing drugs?
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 5:45 pm
No he has not.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:05 pm
My dh says he has. I will see if I can get any real details...
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:10 pm
Barry Bonds HAS NOT tested positive. EVER! Now admittedly, he may have done things before they tested. but he was clean after that. and he was clean during the balco stuff.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:11 pm
He has never tested positive. Trust us on this. That is why this issue is so complicated.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:13 pm
Ok, guess dh stands corrected!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:40 pm
it's so hard for all the information out there that makes people think he has done things, when nothing has ever been proven.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:05 am
2006 Chicago Cubs Promotional Schedule April 7: Home Opener and raising of the "Attendance Flag" to commemorate the magical 2005 season in which the Cubs were a bigger draw than any of their hated rivals. Not being raised: World Series Champions flag. April 8: Presentation of the "Nice Neighborhood" rings to members of the 2005 squad in commemoration of their capturing of the city's heart by playing in such a cute little part of town. Not being presented: World Series Champions rings. April 9: Home Opener Weekend festivities conclude with the Cardinals completing a sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley. April 24: Win a Mark Prior autographed picture! 100 lucky fans will receive a 5 x 7" photo signed by the Cubs' 11-game winner! April 25: Turn Back the Clock I with throwback jerseys, old-timely music and special guests and relive the magic of the Cubs' epic loss to the Florida Marlins in the 2003 NLCS. May 13: Turn Back the Clock II with authentic 1984 uniforms jerseys and an even-more-authentic loss to the 1984 NLCS champion San Diego Padres. May 14: Precious Moments figurine doll to the first 10,000 female fans. June 15: Kerry Wood bobblehead day. The first 10,000 fans will receive a bobblehead doll of the Northsiders' all-time leader in simulated strikeouts! June 16: Turn Back the Clock III - Kick off a rematch of the Cubs' most recent World Series appearance as they welcome the Detroit Tigers and try to beat them for the first time since 1945. June 30: Crosstown Amnesty Day - All managers and first 25 players on the White Sox active roster will receive a complimentary win. July 1: Turn Back the Clock IV - 1906 World Series rematch. Authentic memorabilia will be given out to lucky Cub fans, as will an authentic 1906-style massacre of their lovable losers. July 2: Lovable Loser Day - First 15,000 losers get to fall in love with the Cubs even more as they are handed yet another staggering loss at home by yet another area team that has built something more substantial than their own ticket-scalping empire. July 14: Harry Caray Day, featuring an all-star tribute to the late and beloved former White Sox and Cardinals announcer. August 1: Nine Games Back Day - First 10,000 fans in attendance to correctly explain what "Nine Games Back" means receive a Cubs t-shirt. August 19: Playoff Day. Come out and root for the Cubs as they stand on the brink of elimination against the Cardinals with forty-one games still left to play in the season. First 20,000 fans wearing Cubs gear receive a White Sox t-shirt. September 2: Turn Back the Clock V - Cubs fans, come out and party like it's 1989 in this showdown against the 1989 NLCS champion San Francisco Giants. October 1: Final Home Game / Wait 'Til Next Year Day - First 39,538 fans are idiots. Go Cubs! 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:18 am
That's classic Bob!! Love it!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:31 am
So Barry shouldn't be banned from anything.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:53 am
nope mocha. nothing.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:37 am
LOL, Bob, too funny...
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 2:23 pm
Watch out for the Brewers this year 
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