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Old news. Come on SI.

NORCALSURFER777 | 03/28/08, 08:20 AM

How slow is the news day today?

A FACT | 03/28/08, 08:26 AM

Translation: "We've gotten every ounce of blood from that stone"

As much as I hate Barry Bonds, the Giants were complete and total enablers. They made a whole lot of money off the dude and to now act all indignant and moralistic is the height of hypocrisy And Giants fans can blame only themselves and their terrible ownership for supporting this idiot for what will be years of cellar-dwelling.

Vikingfan | 03/28/08, 08:59 AM

Well put V.

A FACT | 03/28/08, 09:13 AM

They said this at the end of the season for cryin out loud. Hey SI, This has all of us looking at EVERY storyline posted as being stupidly non-news. Certainly more and more seem to be irrelevent by the month. Jeeez!

nflyoubet (mullet day) | 03/28/08, 09:22 AM

The Giants made all the money they could by exploiting the homerun chase. Now that's its over, they're showin their true colors by acting like Bonds is a cancer, proving they don't care about their players. They care only for money.

Jamman | 03/28/08, 09:43 AM

The Giants made all the money they could by exploiting the homerun chase. Now that's its over, they're showin their true colors by acting like Bonds is a cancer, proving they don't care about their players. They care only for money.

Jamman | 03/28/08, 09:43 AM
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They don't and they do !!!

Time Bandit | 03/28/08, 09:47 AM

Boston will offer the Rocket a contract...

Wa2Sea | 03/28/08, 10:01 AM

In other news, " Roger Clemens announced that he will purchase the rights to the phrase, 'Throw em under the bus'." He claims that he feels noone has ever performed this feat better, as frquently, as well, or with less remorse than he has.
His wife Debbie, at his side, was beaming with pride and said her time under the bus was shared with many who agreed they'd never experienced anything quite like it.
Although Rusty Hardin loked on with nervousness at the ploy, it showed that Roger was still his own man.

nflyoubet (mullet day) | 03/28/08, 10:24 AM

Boston will offer the Rocket a contract...

Wa2Sea | 03/28/08, 10:01 AM
We aren't interested in the Rocket but I wouldn't mind if they offer Debbie Clemens a contract to show show her "Rockets" !!!

Time Bandit | 03/28/08, 10:39 AM

In fact, this is such a lame article I wasted my time posting that last one cause noone will even read it. Damn.

nflyoubet (mullet day) | 03/28/08, 10:40 AM

Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines. But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of steroids and HGH everywhere -- from Hollywood to the music industry to your next-door neighbor who doesn't want to grow old. Don't blame only the jocks.

We are a juiced nation.

We are a nation on dope.

We are a nation looking for enhancement, a way to age gracefully, perform better and longer, and, at the outer edge, vanquish what was once considered that alltime undefeated opponent known as aging.


We do that by Botoxing our wrinkles, lifting our faces, reconstructing our noses, despidering our veins, tucking our tummies, augmenting our breasts and taking a little pill to make sure we're ready when, you know, the right time presents itself.

We also do it by injecting human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone, America's new golden pharmaceutical couple.

Numbers are hard to come by because much of the flow of these drugs is illegal, but Dr. Mark Gordon, one of 20,000 members of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, cites a 2004 study that found that more than $1 billion was spent annually on legal HGH. "And it's safe to assume it's gone up in the last four years," Gordon says. The Mayo Clinic reports that 2.4 million testosterone prescriptions were filled by U.S. pharmacies in 2004, more than twice the number filled in 2000. Mayo also estimates that three million people in the U.S. use anabolic steroids, the synthetic versions of testosterone that are illegal when they are used for nonmedical reasons such as building an impressive physique and increasing endurance for training. John Romano, senior editor at Muscular Development, the top seller among the dozens of magazines that cover powerlifting and bodybuilding, estimates that 15 million Americans use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).

Yet to judge by the blanket coverage given the bizarre Roger Clemens--Brian McNamee pas de deux; Congress's incessant (and in many cases politically motivated) effort to ferret out drug cheats among athletes; the table-pounding vows of various politicians to get drugs out of sports!; and the never-ending BALCO-Barry saga, one might conclude that PEDs are the exclusive province of professional athletes.


When George Bush mentioned steroids in his January 2004 State of the Union speech, he set the societal agenda. "The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football and other sports is dangerous," thundered the President. "It sends the wrong message that there are shortcuts to accomplishment and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough and to get rid of steroids now." Massive applause followed.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids1/index
giggity giggity....

Field Marshall Sunny Day | 03/28/08, 10:50 AM

In fact, this is such a lame article I wasted my time posting that last one cause noone will even read it. Damn.
nflyoubet | 03/28/08, 10:40 AM

Your efforrts were not wasted. I read and enjoyed your post. However, I googled the phrase "Throw em under the bus" and found it has been copyrighted by Canseco Publishing

METS4LIFE | 03/28/08, 10:51 AM

All the bonhomie is over.

Turn your head and coiff | 03/28/08, 11:01 AM

Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines. But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of steroids and HGH everywhere -- from Hollywood to the music industry to your next-door neighbor who doesn't want to grow old. Don't blame only the jocks.

We are a juiced nation.

We are a nation on dope.

We are a nation looking for enhancement, a way to age gracefully, perform better and longer, and, at the outer edge, vanquish what was once considered that alltime undefeated opponent known as aging.


We do that by Botoxing our wrinkles, lifting our faces, reconstructing our noses, despidering our veins, tucking our tummies, augmenting our breasts and taking a little pill to make sure we're ready when, you know, the right time presents itself.

We also do it by injecting human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone, America's new golden pharmaceutical couple.

Numbers are hard to come by because much of the flow of these drugs is illegal, but Dr. Mark Gordon, one of 20,000 members of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, cites a 2004 study that found that more than $1 billion was spent annually on legal HGH. "And it's safe to assume it's gone up in the last four years," Gordon says. The Mayo Clinic reports that 2.4 million testosterone prescriptions were filled by U.S. pharmacies in 2004, more than twice the number filled in 2000. Mayo also estimates that three million people in the U.S. use anabolic steroids, the synthetic versions of testosterone that are illegal when they are used for nonmedical reasons such as building an impressive physique and increasing endurance for training. John Romano, senior editor at Muscular Development, the top seller among the dozens of magazines that cover powerlifting and bodybuilding, estimates that 15 million Americans use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).

Yet to judge by the blanket coverage given the bizarre Roger Clemens--Brian McNamee pas de deux; Congress's incessant (and in many cases politically motivated) effort to ferret out drug cheats among athletes; the table-pounding vows of various politicians to get drugs out of sports!; and the never-ending BALCO-Barry saga, one might conclude that PEDs are the exclusive province of professional athletes.


When George Bush mentioned steroids in his January 2004 State of the Union speech, he set the societal agenda. "The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football and other sports is dangerous," thundered the President. "It sends the wrong message that there are shortcuts to accomplishment and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough and to get rid of steroids now." Massive applause followed.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids1/index

Field Marshall Sunny Day | 03/28/08, 11:02 AM

Who would? The Giants are having a lot more fun now that Bonds is gone.

dyhard is Walter Johnson | 03/28/08, 11:45 AM

Irregardless of the juicing and perjury, Bonds ego was a cancer in that locker room. He had his own dressing room and club space, got to travel when he wanted and was allowed his own entourage. Letting one player get away with that while his performance on the field was slipping (his outfield stats being that the NL doesn't have that stupid DH) I'm sure did nothing for moral in that locker room. Not to mention his continual choking in the post-season (this goes back to his time with the Bucs), why would anyone want him?

cjewart | 03/28/08, 11:54 AM

Bonds of matrimony.

that works | 03/28/08, 11:57 AM

What they really meant to say was, "Sionara punk.".

Cmpnyflow | 03/28/08, 12:01 PM

Or, what they actually said to the departing juicebag, which was "Hey Barry, don't let the door hit that needle in further on your way out!"
"And Barry, we'll call you for sure buddy. Just make sure you have your Blackberry AND cellphones both turned on, eh?"

nflyoubet (mullet day) | 03/28/08, 12:26 PM