Somthing a little funny.

by JJStuart on Feb 13, 2006 1:15 AM CST Comment 12 comments

This isnt a huge story or anything, but I was reading fox sports fantasy reports on who could be a bust this year. When I came across Brian Roberts. Just read.

Brian Roberts- After coming out of nowhere to set career-highs in batting average (.314), homers (18), and RBIs (73) last season, the big question is whether Roberts can do it again. His power surge was particularly surprising, as Roberts came into the season with just 12 career homers in nearly 400 big-league games. Eight of Roberts' 18 homers came in April last year and he hit a total of just three long balls in 248 at-bats after the All-Star break, suggesting that either the magic pixie dust wore off sometime in July or his deal with the devil expired after a 90-day trial period.

I just thought that was funny. 90-day free trial. lol

http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/story/5275214

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or maybe his...........

steroid test date was coming up !!!

by tklawless on Feb 13, 2006 11:35 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

please

Steroids don't work that way. I realize you were probably making a joke. I have read enough of you posts to know that you are a pretty smart follower of the game, but I know that there are some fringe fans that think every good player or surprising season is due to steroids. Steroids only help the player work and recover quicker. Their muscles rebuild faster allowing them to gain muscle that they wouldn't otherwise gain. If they suddenly stop taking it they still have the muscle and bulk to hit homeruns. Roberts has no bulk and it is highly unlikely he is or ever took steroids. In my opinion his power surge was due to being in the zone. He was locked in, but major league pitchers are not fooled long. The second time around they knew what not to throw him and he is not strong enough to hit a pitchers mistakes out of the park.

"Perfect practice makes perfect." ~ Cal Ripken Sr.

by kwellborn on Feb 13, 2006 5:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Roberts's power surge

according to him is from creatin. That zone stuff is maybe why he hit a bunch of doubles last year but the creatin is definitely why those doubles turned into home runs. i think he's said as much many times.

"If they suddenly stop taking it they still have the muscle and bulk to hit homeruns."

ludicrous. why wouldn't everybody just take steroids for like a month, bulk up, and then not take them again? if you can't recover from muscle fatigue, in essence you are weaker. so, if i do somethign strenuous, like say play baseball, and then i do it again the next day, and the next day, and the next day, my strength is going to suffer without my steroids that help me recover quickly. I'm not going to be able to work out as much to keep my muscles big and strong and slowly that muscle strength, along with the muscle, is going to erode.

and i don't think roberts took steroids.

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2006 7:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

your right

They will slowly erode. Big muscles are big muscles. They will be there for some time after. If wont be an over night thing. I wasn't very clear. I agree with you.

"Perfect practice makes perfect." ~ Cal Ripken Sr.

by kwellborn on Feb 14, 2006 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can help a little on this

With two professional bodybuilders in the family, have seen the effects cycle from start to postlude.

Both retain the body weight they had when loaded up, prior to the 'cut' cycle for shows. Both retain their natural genetic strength. Both get endurance sapped easily now, more so than before they cycled. Both quit, so they could have children (this was 9+ years ago). Both have an awful time losing weight, no matter how they diet or excercise. He has begun to have joint and bone rigidity problems, she has begun to have severe water retention problems (partly genetic). What appears to be muscle mass is in fact softer tissue than when they were in training. When they fast, they now lose pounds but not inches.

Oh ... they have two kids, both healthy (thank goodness for what was a longshot to ever happen).

by Ed Coffin on Feb 14, 2006 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

also

roberts is kind of stout.

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2006 7:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Stout?

Which one of these pictures would you say is stout? http://images.google.com/images?q=Brian+Roberts&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=ii&oi=imagest

"Perfect practice makes perfect." ~ Cal Ripken Sr.

by kwellborn on Feb 14, 2006 6:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

here

http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/challenge05/images/050422%20C0262%20Terry%20Wolford%2064% 20Brian%20Roberts%2064.jpg

by Brett Perryman on Feb 14, 2006 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it's just an Oriole thing.........

Didn't Brady Anderson hit 50 HR's kinda out of the blue ? Had never came close to that kind of production before & never did again ?

I won't even start in on Raffy !

(Yes, it was a joke.)

by tklawless on Feb 14, 2006 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Brady Anderson

was on the same drugs mcgwire used...andro. maybe that is the "orioles" thing you were referring to.

by ab03 on Feb 14, 2006 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What's the difference between........

Andro & Creatine ? Anybody know ? Is one or the other closer to a steroid ? Just curious.

by tklawless on Feb 15, 2006 10:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Difference

Creatine is a substance that is present in your muscles. It kinda regulates the extent to which you work out. When your muscles run out of creatine is when you get that tired feeling and can't lift anymore. Andro is just short of being considered a steroid, and for all intensive purposes is a steroid. I don't know the complete difference, but it does much the same thing as steroids in that it repairs your muscles quicker and grows more muscle mass through that.

by altercall on Feb 15, 2006 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs