These alerts are becoming entirely unnecessary, aren't they? But still, we have much to learn about the standard, typical uses of stanozolol, so voila.
I'm still not entirely convinced. Sounds like you'd have to be either a complete friggin' idiot (or an addict... it's a longshot, but still) to take this stuff on purpose, so it actually backs up Raffy's story. However, it also makes the worst-case scenario way, way worse for him... instead of just being a guy who got caught, he'd be a complete friggin' idiot who got caught. (Or, ahem, an addict who needs our help, love, and support.)
What's on my mind right now is this... does his Hall of Fame candidacy hinge on apology and forgiveness? Remember, Pete Rose committed an equally horrendous crime against baseball... even worse in a way, because you can't chalk his crime (gambling, possibly against the team he was managing) up to simply "gaining the competitive edge" as you can with steroids. The only things keeping him out of Cooperstown are that 1) he won't admit it, and 2) he would rather use the triannual Elect Pete Rose campaign to sell books than to actually get elected.
Raffy's case is a little shakier than Rose's, since his act of cheating actually affected the numbers he posted as a player... Rose's crimes were committed in large part after his playing days were over. And in fairness to Rose, he was one of the greatest baseball players in history, not merely a "deserving" player like Raffy. Raffy's case is tenuous regardless of his alleged crimes, so maybe the scandal will be too much too overcome. What hurts him the most is that one of stanozolol's key properties is that it helps to protect against, and recover from, injury... which just happens to be the ability that has contributed most to Raffy's numbers. Reading that today (see the first link) was a major nail in the coffin. There's still a decent chance that he'll be forgiven if he comes forward with a sincere apology, but I have a suspicion that he won't do that. He might figure even an apology might not be enough to save him, and when in doubt, deny deny deny.
(By the way, Pete Rose should never, ever be in the Hall of Fame. He can throw 'em back with Joe Jackson in the Hall of Purgatory in Poughkeepsie.)
I'm still not entirely convinced. Sounds like you'd have to be either a complete friggin' idiot (or an addict... it's a longshot, but still) to take this stuff on purpose, so it actually backs up Raffy's story. However, it also makes the worst-case scenario way, way worse for him... instead of just being a guy who got caught, he'd be a complete friggin' idiot who got caught. (Or, ahem, an addict who needs our help, love, and support.)
What's on my mind right now is this... does his Hall of Fame candidacy hinge on apology and forgiveness? Remember, Pete Rose committed an equally horrendous crime against baseball... even worse in a way, because you can't chalk his crime (gambling, possibly against the team he was managing) up to simply "gaining the competitive edge" as you can with steroids. The only things keeping him out of Cooperstown are that 1) he won't admit it, and 2) he would rather use the triannual Elect Pete Rose campaign to sell books than to actually get elected.
Raffy's case is a little shakier than Rose's, since his act of cheating actually affected the numbers he posted as a player... Rose's crimes were committed in large part after his playing days were over. And in fairness to Rose, he was one of the greatest baseball players in history, not merely a "deserving" player like Raffy. Raffy's case is tenuous regardless of his alleged crimes, so maybe the scandal will be too much too overcome. What hurts him the most is that one of stanozolol's key properties is that it helps to protect against, and recover from, injury... which just happens to be the ability that has contributed most to Raffy's numbers. Reading that today (see the first link) was a major nail in the coffin. There's still a decent chance that he'll be forgiven if he comes forward with a sincere apology, but I have a suspicion that he won't do that. He might figure even an apology might not be enough to save him, and when in doubt, deny deny deny.
(By the way, Pete Rose should never, ever be in the Hall of Fame. He can throw 'em back with Joe Jackson in the Hall of Purgatory in Poughkeepsie.)
posted by Jeff at
10:29 AM
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"it helps to protect against, and recover from, injury"
if that's true, then bartender, pour me a tall one!
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Alex, at 11:39 AM
I wonder whether Raffy knows about these pills you can get to help with injuries... they're called IBU-FUCKING-PROFEN.
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Jeff, at 11:56 PM
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