Comments on: Clinic records suggest Alex Rodriguez purchased HGH as recently as 2012; other players named

By: 24thesho

24thesho — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:31:44 +0000

WTH are you callin Rico, Polo?

By: 24thesho

24thesho — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:45:49 +0000

I’m not Rico, stupido. Lo siento. Yo no soy Latino, tambien.

By: bkgutt31

bkgutt31 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:20:41 +0000

This is the real story. These guys make a pretty good case that A-Rod is totally ducking the fans and media…

http://snip.ps/ARodIsHidingOut

By: paperlions

paperlions — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:22:19 +0000

Joe, either provide some information with citations or fuck off. The information you attribute to me isn’t even all correct or things I would claim.

Do yourself a favor and become informed or STFU.

By: joegolfer

joegolfer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:33:00 +0000

People should mention Gio Gonzalez, but the fact is that he always was a highly touted prospect. He wasn’t some no name guy who was a “player to be named later” when trades were made. He was a cornerstone in trades. Other teams wanted that top prospect guy if the deal was to get done,and sometimes folks even said that a team gave away too much when they gave away a guy like Gonzalez. The A’s got a whole lot in return when they traded Gonzalez to the Nats.
He gradually improved as he gained control over his pitches, not because his velocity jumped a ton at once. Folks thought he was finally realizing the potential he had already had, which they had hoped he would.
As for his body, he has never been a real big guy. Just look at him. He’s actually small for a pitcher. And though he’s striking guys out, he’s also not the type who is overpowering guys with a flaming fastball.
He may very well have been cheating, but he seems to have done so without ballooning up ala Barry Bonds or Mark McGwire style of PED’s usage.

By: joegolfer

joegolfer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:21:38 +0000

It’s not a “sign-in sheet”. It’s Bosch’s notes describing what drugs ARod received on the various dates. That’s where ARod’s name appears, At times they at least used a “code name” for ARod.
Apparently this guy Bosch, who runs the clinic, is dumber than the guy who ran the BALCO scandal that brought to light such luminaries as Olympian Marian Jones and everybody’s favorite cheater, Barry Bonds.

Who knows? ARod might eventually claim that he thought he was taking Flax Seed Oil and Arthritis Balm. So far that has kept Barry Bonds out of jail, so ARod may copy his methods.

By: joegolfer

joegolfer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:14:08 +0000

These do not constitute medical records, hence there is no applicable law regarding the HIPAA privacy act.
The guy who was in charge, the guy who was injecting ARod, is named Bosch.
Bosch sometimes claimed that he was a medical doctor, but he does not have a medical license and is in fact not a physician at all, according to reports.
Medical records are for protecting privacy when a “patient” sees a physician for the healing of a problem. This doesn’t qualify. ARod wasn’t a patient. Bosch wasn’t a physician, in real life or acting as a pretend one.
This was simply a drug supplying clinic, both for the University of Miami football team and also for various athletes, such as Yasmani Grandal, Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, et.al. (all of whom were suspended for + drug tests).
A subpoena is needed simply to get them to hand over their business records/transactions. Medical confidentiality doesn’t apply since Bosch wasn’t a doctor treating a patient for an illness.

By: joegolfer

joegolfer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:02:56 +0000

Once again, @paperlions gives us a load of bullcrap. In other forums on this website, he was telling us that steroids work on the upper body, and one hits a baseball with the lower body, and that his studies have found that the steroids help only to hit the ball approximately three feet further than they normally would have gone.
It’s too bad that real studies disagree with @paperlions expertise on these subjects. But then if you are getting your information from the fellow inmates at a funny farm, that tends to happen.

By: joegolfer

joegolfer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:54:23 +0000

ARod claimed he quit PED’s after 2003, but he had his own “personal trainer”, who even made team road trips, who was exclusive to ARod, even though the Yankees had several trainers on staff. Why? Because ARod’s “trainer” was his cousin, and his cousin reputedly had very strong steroid ties. That’s why MLB finally banned ARod’s cousin/personal trainer from traveling with the team or even having access to the Yankees’ clubhouse. Nothing but a drug supplier.
I think ARod has been juicing almost his entire career. And it is finally catching up with him.
Good riddance, cheater.

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:30:52 +0000

Facts and racism don’t mix.rico.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:39:03 +0000

There’s no legal confidentiality if the records contain criminal acts. The clinic can hand them over voluntarily or they can hand them over when the subpoena is written.

It may have to wait until after the doctors are stripped of their licenses and jailed for willful malpractice, but those records will come to light eventually.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:27:56 +0000

So when are all of these people going to prison?

Regardless of the situation with MLB, they all engaged in criminal acts.

By: mojosmagic

mojosmagic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:39:33 +0000

Why is nobody talking about Gio Gonzalez an average prospect drafted by the Phils in 2006 and traded to Chicago in 2007? Traded again to Oakland in 2007 he remained average until 2010 when out of the blue he became one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball. His body got bigger and his fastball went up a few mph. Now we know why. Another cheater in a game rite with cheaters.

By: wndnh2o

wndnh2o — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:14:20 +0000

that’s because you’re an idiot!

By: wndnh2o

wndnh2o — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:11:58 +0000

that”s because you’re an idiot!

By: btancient

btancient — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:45:55 +0000

A-Rod ia a hideously overpaid P.O.S., the Yankees were stupid to aquire him and stupider yet to re-sign him

By: 24thesho

24thesho — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:41:30 +0000

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡BOOOOO!!!!!!!!! You are an idiot and a racist, too? Now that’s a bargain!

By: 24thesho

24thesho — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:40:25 +0000

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡BOOOOO!!!!!!!!! You are an idiot and a racist, too? Now that’s a bargain!

By: retief1954

retief1954 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:35:05 +0000

Well, if true, not exactly surprising, is it? Too bad about A-Rod… what a terrific player… but: 1) Man he sure coulda used a dad who was present and cared enough about him to set him straight about a few things, especially, how to have integrity, and how to be okay with who you are… obviously I don’t know the man but I sure get a sense that he struggles with that, judging by what he’s done in his career; 2) Going to NYY and moving to 3B I think might have been a mistake. He was a talented shortstop and in my opinion should’ve kept playing there with another team. Ripken did it successfully, and maybe ARod’s no Ripken, but still I think he could’ve made a huge mark on the game playing SS. Sad to see him despised and his rep besmirched.

By: drewzducks

drewzducks — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:32:23 +0000

Brian McNamee, former assistant strength and conditioning coach of the New York Backacnees, and his World Series share disagree. Oh, that’s right, that was the 2000 WS Champs*, not the 2009 Champs*.

By: philliephaninva

philliephaninva — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:36:09 +0000

More proof that A-rod is a D-bag.

By: mrznyc

mrznyc — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:34:49 +0000

Wonder is the Steinbrenners have a hand in this somewhere

By: badintent

badintent — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:26:21 +0000

Boston PED Sox WS ring 2004* thanks ManRam. keep it real, get it right

By: badintent

badintent — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:24:15 +0000

@paperlions
1000 % wrong. We got many guys at my Gold’s Gym doing the HGH, rich pricks tha can afford the $1600/mth for it. They had to drop the roid juice for med or testing reasons and went on the HGH program.Some guys look at the risk for an enlarged heart or kidney and say it’s all about the money for the chance to play pro hockey or have a MMA career. . You can check out the Wellness Health Clnic in LA , the Doctor that owns the place is on it , he’s 65+, has the body of a 25 year old pro jock.Check your facts at the door next time.

By: badintent

badintent — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:14:46 +0000

It gotta be the deer antler extract !!!

By: paperlions

paperlions — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:08:15 +0000

Not really, because if you are an adult with normal HGH levels, then HGH doesn’t improve athletic performance and it does not enhance your health or longevity. It is exactly the same, because it has no benefits in either context.

By: Jason @ IIATMS

Jason @ IIATMS — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:08:01 +0000

No? You’d pick Chooch’s* Phillies

*actually suspended

By: mogogo1

mogogo1 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:05:12 +0000

Like most fans, I try not to think too hard about it, but when I’m honest with myself I see lots and lots of NFL players who look impossibly big and cut. They’re like comic book superheroes brought to life with muscles on top of muscles.

By: jdillydawg

jdillydawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:56:47 +0000

Mark McGwire’s latino? And Jason and Jeremy Giambi too? Wally Joyner? Jim Leyritz?

Damn, who knew?

By: jdillydawg

jdillydawg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:51:00 +0000

When I score my PEDs, I just sign in under the name Mark McGuire. Sometimes I use Barry Bonds. Once I even used Ryan Braun. That totally pissed him off though…

Note to A-Rod – if indeed that was you signing in all those times, perhaps consider using “Mr. Smith” as an alias in the future. I do find it a little fishy that he would be signing in so many times with his own name, however. “Hey receptionst, I gotta keep on the down low about this, so don’t leak the sign in sheet to anyone. I know you make minimum wage and all, but I’m serious. Keep this to yourself.”

Finally, and this shall be my last comment – isn’t this really this biggest argument AGAINST taking PEDs?! What did A-Rod hit last year? Like .62 or something? And by the end of year, he could barely walk. And they obviously affected his eyesight, the guy would swing at anything. I saw him play last year and he took a swing at my garlic fries and then said, “Sorry, man, it smelled like a good pitch.”