Sosa tested positive in 2003
NYT article says Sammy Sosa tested positive for steroids in 2003.
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possibly
I guess there could be a blur between “illegal performance-enhancing drugs” and what MLB was testing for. If the drug was something that players were not allowed to take yet was legal in the US (heck, or even legal in the Domincan where Sosa was taking it), then he may not have perjured himself.
Go Rice Owls!
he said
he didn’t speak english right?
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
The money quote from the ESPN article about it
“I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don’t I have the numbers to be inducted?”
Go Rice Owls!
oh man
juan gon
raffy
pudge
sosa
arod
ken camenitti
jose canseco
who am i missing?
gary matthews jr?
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
Also
Velarde
Wow…you have an entire starting lineup out of that.
yeah
pudge c
raffy 1b
valarde 2b/3b/ss
caminiti 3b
arod ss/3b
sosa dh
canseco rf/lf/p
igor lf
gmj cf
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
The p after Canseco's name
made me spit my drink out on the monitor.
i guess a more
workable lineup would be to have sosa play rf and move canseco as P/DH right?
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
You need a pitcher to complete the lineup...
How about this douche?: 
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Pocket Ninja on Jun 16, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
he's not a former ranger
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
Well he came close enough plenty of times
Well not really close so much as using the Rangers for leverage, but that’s just as good.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
if only they would
have traded rusty greer (or was that a rumor?)
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
I think we would be overlooking a few others....
….most notably “El Caballo” himself. I don’t think there is any doubt on that one, even though it made him a worse ballplayer while becoming more of a body-builder who could no longer move or swing fluidly.
There are others I would suspect
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
What's the damning evidence for Pudge?
I don’t recall any direct evidence similar to Juan, Raffy, Sosa, Arod, Ken, Canseco or GMJ. Not that I don’t think Pudge took PEDs, but I don’t recall any evidence beyond his incredible shrinking job.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
we just assume
i know he’s innocent until proven guilty, but eh…consider him like a prisoner at Guantanamo.
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
Exactly - Canseco
Not exactly the same evidence as the rest (positive tests, being found with them or admitting to taking them). Probably shouldn’t lump Pudge in.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Canseco
Going strictly from memory here, but I believe most (maybe all?) of the players named by Canseco have been spot on. Have there been any accusations in the Canseco book that have proved to be false? I think the guy is a douche, but I also think he was telling the truth.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Canseco
has proven to be strangely accurate with his steroid accusations. Lately it seems like he’s just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks… but with most of his early accusations, he was actually there. It wouldn’t shock me one bit to learn that Pudge was right in the middle of it, but it doesn’t change my opinion of him one bit.
There was this:
“Roger Clemens is one of the very few baseball players I know who never cheated on his wife.”
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 16, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
If they both cheated, doesn't it cancel out?
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
"Anyone who hangs themself during autoerotic asphyxiation is free game." - Curmudgeon
Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.
by inactive lsb user on Jun 17, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Why doesn't the MLBPA and MLB go ahead and release the list?
I am sure somebody has copied it and it will eventually find its way into the public domain.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
+2
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
"Anyone who hangs themself during autoerotic asphyxiation is free game." - Curmudgeon
Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.
by inactive lsb user on Jun 16, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Individual cases = individual cash opportunities
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Jun 16, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
My concern isn't that they're confidential
But rather the results were sealed by court order, which is contempt of court.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
I love it......
Sosa is my least favorite ballplayer ever.
I love that he got caught with a corked bat the same year he failed a test for PEDs.
I have never cared about failed tests that took place back before MLB formally instituted punishments for them. But this one amuses me.
Yawn.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
by LSJ on Jun 16, 2009 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Sick 'em LSJ!!
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
"Anyone who hangs themself during autoerotic asphyxiation is free game." - Curmudgeon
Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.
by inactive lsb user on Jun 16, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Yawn
unless they release the whole list, I’m not really interested.
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