Comments on: Plaschke blames Manny's slump on steroid withdrawal

By: GP

GP — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:24:06 +0000

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By: DaleD

DaleD — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:17:01 +0000

This is what happens to all of the guys that try to ditch the juice They take a big nose dive. It just goes to show you how much of an unfair advantage roids give a player.It’s like taking rockey fuel and then having to change back to regular, normal octane. I’m glad that it seems most of the juicers are starting to finally drop the stuff and start giving baseball and the fans some good, old fashioned fairness. You will know when things are getting back to normal when more pitchers start winning 18-20 games and the HR kings are winning the crown with 36-45 HR’s. Can’t wait.

By: Mike Ambers

Mike Ambers — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:11:53 +0000

That is the reasioning of an idiot. Manny’s in a baseball slump’ all players go thru it.

By: rick dimsey

rick dimsey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:08:19 +0000

Greenies aren’t roids Carl.

By: too familiar with roids

too familiar with roids — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:49:12 +0000

100% attributed to lack of roids. Ask anyone who has taken them.

By: Karl Marx

Karl Marx — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:40:11 +0000

That shows, the whole MLB is stupid drug ridden egoistic sports. Get rid of it from the earth. Think of some thing better, field hockey. clean, well tested and you can really get hurt with the ball.

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:45:36 +0000

Steroid stats shouldn’t count? Fine. What about andro stats? Andro was OK in 98 and then it wasn’t a few years later. So those stats are out the window? What about greenies? They were used for decades, but now they’re not. Should we throw out stats in the ‘greenies; era? There will always be an ‘edge’ available to professional athletes, let’s not get up on our high horses so quickly.

By: nightrodx

nightrodx — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:31:41 +0000

That’s funny, my Dodger fan friends and I were thinking the same thing about Manny now that he’s off the juice. It makes a lot of sense. He now has to hit the ball harder in order for it to carry as far as before. I’ve always said, how many of Bonds’ home runs would have been long fly ball outs, or merely doubles or singles without the steroids? That’s why steroid stats should not count.

By: hedgegog

hedgegog — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:15:49 +0000

Too early to make that call. The main points he is making are about mental aspects. We will see. Many greats have also had long slumps.

By: Claude Kleiman

Claude Kleiman — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:20:57 +0000

Whether or not Manny’s slump is due to the reasons speculated by Bill Plaschke is irrelevant as far as I’m concerned. The fact is there are too many players whose outputs have fallen off dramatically once they’re off the juice. Statistics don’t lie. Look at the following players outputs after they’re off the “juice” and compare to before and then tell me Plaschke’s a “hack”. Palmiero, Sosa, Giambi, Tejada, Bonds, Canseco, McGuire, Ortiz….do I need to go on?

By: William Bergmann

William Bergmann — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:41:23 +0000

Manny Ramirez is 36, off the juice, and is now being shown for what he is. The jury is still out, and Plaschke is premature, but the facts are there for everyone to see. Ramirez thinks he can laugh is way to October and all will be well, just like a teenager. He has some serious growing up to do. 500+ homers will not help you today or tomorrow. Wake up Manny before it is too late. Get serious.

By: nfieldr

nfieldr — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:09:52 +0000

Hey Plascheke… stick to Around the Horn

By: rnmwater

rnmwater — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:00:33 +0000

This is the same man screaming for the Dodgers to cut him after the test results became public. He has never missed a chance to hammer anyone in LA he is like a snake always coiled and ready to strike as soon as anybody slips. The truth is Manny isn’t having any fun and it is affecting his play, he’s tight, not smiling and just going through the motions. Bill lay off a bit and he just may find his stroke and happy go lucky attitude again.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:55:45 +0000

I’m not being closed minded. Indeed, he may be right. My problem is not with the idea that Manny could be suffering from some post-PED whatever. My problem is that Plaschke doesn’t know any more than you or I do, and he’s not even bold enough to put the question to Manny himself or put the idea out there as his own in his own column. He’s hiding behind invented people who he alleged are speculating about it. B.S. He’s speculating about it.
And based on his previous writing, his motive for doing so is not at all to try and explain Manny’s slump. It’s to revive the “Manny is a useless cheater/team cancer” stuff he was writing pretty consistently between May and July.

By: Malcohm McGregor

Malcohm McGregor — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:45:03 +0000

Don’t be so close-minded Bill Plaschke just might be right.