HGH is baseball's latest burden

bill rericker stl. mo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:43:50 GMT

yes i think a new witch hunt will start in stl. thanks to new york reporters. this kid has been through so much his fathers deal, the pitching blow up in the post season,most kids would thrown in the towel but he changed to a out field and a hitter which nowone gave him a chance. as far as I'm concerned let the kid be and go getem rick, much,

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Tony Powell, Murray, KY — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:55:31 GMT

Ankiel cannot admit to his "wrongdoing" when it wasn't "wrong" when he did it in the first place. This would be like going back and fining everyone who ever smoked in a NYC bar before the smoking ban went into effect.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Lee, St Louis — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:18:53 GMT

Why does it matter? This was back in "04. Who cares?

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Gary S., Templeton, CA — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:48:17 GMT

My question is simple, why is there not blood testing in the US major sports? Ted states that no unions will allow it, why not? How can the unions, with a straight face, say they are acting in the best interests of their players and allow this abuse to happen?

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Troy, kansas city, mo — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:17:21 GMT

hgh is all over professional sports. No one wants to admit it. It's at the collegiate level as well. It's even in tennis and golf. Wake up America.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

matin sewrt mccormick PO BOX 764 Silverado, CA — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:27:55 GMT

How 'bout a "sports doc" weighing in with some basic "cause & effect" unbiased "facts"...insight too!...just th' quick HGH straight poop.....We'd appreciate it.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Jim Floyd, St. Louis, MO — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:58:22 GMT

Rick Ankiel had a doctor's prescription for whatever drugs he used. If it was HGH, HGH was not banned at the time be MLB. So Rick legally purchased and used a perfectly legal (per MLB rules) drug. He did nothing wrong.

My big worry is that he has a sensitive psyche, and this uproar may cause him irreparable harm.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

John, Chicago, IL — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:13:10 GMT

Hey, if it is ok with the fans, how about a promotion... the teams hand out HGH (and let's give
some "cream" also) to any kid who wears their little
league uniform to a game.
How do you like that, parents?

HGH is baseball's latest burden

John Jacksonville, Florida — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:36:19 GMT

I know three people that have used Somatropin a synthetic form of HGH. Everyone athlete should be tested like cyclists- suprise test at any time of the year where you have to account for your where abouts everyday of the year. Cyclists are cleaner than any other sporting event and no, I dont cycle.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Marshall Brown, Seattle WA — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:49:20 GMT

Anyone using "prescribed drug" as a defense for Rick Ankiel needs to look at the doctor's record with the Florida Medical Assn. I doubt very, very seriously that either the St. Louis Cardinal team doctor or anyone associated with the team recommended or had any relationship with the Florida MD (if he still is one). Also, I find it very telling that so many feel a white, blond, blue eyed pretty boy (I'm Gay... Rick IS a doll!) should be excused because what he took was not against the rules when he took it, but a black, frequently sulky slugger also accused of taking performace improving drugs before they were against the rules is being villified. Yes, Virginia, racism is very alive and kicking in Amerika.

The surge (THAT word again) in use of 'roids and HGH in professional (and below) athletes is a direct result of American (Western?) society's demnd for more, more, more. Bigger houses, bigger cars, bigger phalluses, bigger athletes, bigger records. When and where will it end? Are pro-sports America's gladiators? Do they portend the same for American society as they did for the Roman Empire as they became more and more extreme? Hmmmmmm...

As for NY scribes jumping on out-of-town athletes,how long will it take for the explosion if Alex Rodriguez' offense to come under very close scrutiny? When I saw A-Rod as a rookie, he was pretty scrawny compared to now.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Aaron, NYC, NY — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:10:09 GMT

I'd have to disagree with you John from Jacksonville, FL. Cyclists are NOT cleaner than any other sporting event. I'm not a cyclist either, but it's been pretty difficult to ignore the fact that the cycling world has been battling doping scandals for the past 5-7 years. No sport has escaped any performance-enhancing drug scandal.

HGH is baseball's latest burden

Jim Pelletier, Freetown MA — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:41:30 GMT

Its time for all sports to crack down and test everyone and put this issue to bed. This sets a bad example for future generations. If the ruling bodys of MLB, NFL and others cant do it then perhaps its time to revoke the anit-trust and get big brother to over see it. As far as past use. It the past. Its time to move ahead eliminate this "cheating"

HGH is baseball's latest burden

roger philbeck, grand island, nebraska — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:30:12 GMT

Each time a baseball hits the ground, it is thrown out of the game. Do they reuse the balls in later games or do they just use them for practice after that.