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  1. Echelon Echelon is offline

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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:19pm)

    Still the best ever.... dead or alive... IMO...
  2. heavyj80 heavyj80 is online now

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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:20pm) in reply to Echelon

     
    Originally Posted by Echelon View Post

    ....Still the best ever IMO..............

    where the heck was I ? what I miss ?
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:22pm) in reply to Echelon

    a-rod??? level, gotta be
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:23pm) in reply to Echelon

    wat
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:24pm) in reply to heavyj80

    This is a smart move by A-Rod imo, better than staying silent on the matter like everyone else that gets busted minus canseco obv.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:25pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    At least he is playing for the Dominican Team this time around in the WBC, all the hatred he gets in America, why would he wanna play for them.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:28pm) in reply to Echelon

     
    Originally Posted by Echelon View Post

    Still absolutely not the best ever.... dead or alive... IMO...

    FYP
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:29pm) in reply to Necro

    He got injected with energy boosters. I'm sold.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 1:39pm) in reply to rocksolid124

    I have no problem with basbeall players taking anything that was legal and not banned by baseball.

    If it was banned at the time or illegal, fuck teh bastards. In the end, all you can do is follow the rules.

    obv it gets harder to figure out if you have a player take something that is illegal in America if they take that in another country.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 2:44pm) in reply to Echelon

    arod still the best..

    i missed the press conference as i took a nap after my classes (ftw) what did he say?

    i saw a few things scroll across the ESPN ticker, saying he injected himself 01-03 with an OTC drug from the Dominican Republic on reccomendation from his cousin.
    also i saw something about him taking a supplement with a banned substance.. "especially during the seattle days"

    so during seattle he was just taking supplements that were later banned???
     
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 2:48pm) in reply to chrispy2005

     
    Originally Posted by chrispy2005 View Post


    so during seattle he was just taking supplements that were later banned???

    what's wrong with that? It's not his job to see the future
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 2:51pm) in reply to FenwayKing

     
    Originally Posted by FenwayKing View Post

     
    Originally Posted by chrispy2005 View Post


    so during seattle he was just taking supplements that were later banned???

    what's wrong with that? It's not his job to see the future

    nothings wrong with that. i was just clarifying that he wasn't contradicting his first statement saying he only took substances 01-03.
     
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 2:58pm) in reply to chrispy2005

    No way he was just taking ephedrine like he was trying to make it seem like. And in OP...IMO is the key word there, and this is coming from a Yankee fan.
     
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:02pm) in reply to nyy486

    Im of Dominican heritage so i'll stand by my peeps, but why do Yankee fans love him so much on here? You havent won a thing since he came to town lol
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:05pm) in reply to nyy486

     
    Originally Posted by nyy486 View Post

    No way he was just taking ephedrine like he was trying to make it seem like. And in OP...IMO is the key word there, and this is coming from a Yankee fan.

    He didnt say that he was taking the ephedrine like drinks...he said he took bola...which is primobolan, a steroid. Ripped fuel was legal when he was taking it. This is coming from someone who hates the yanks.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:10pm) in reply to Echelon

    Listen, no Dominicans cheat, it's just the Mangu we eat, ask Sammy ;)
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:14pm) in reply to dolphin13

     
    Originally Posted by dolphin13 View Post

    I have no problem with basbeall players taking anything that was legal and not banned by baseball.

    If it was banned at the time or illegal, fuck teh bastards. In the end, all you can do is follow the rules.

    obv it gets harder to figure out if you have a player take something that is illegal in America if they take that in another country.

    Steroids have been part of baseball's banned substance list since 1991, however testing for major league players did not begin until 2003.

    The agreement with the MLBPA called for one random test per player per year with no punishments that first year. If more than 5 percent of players tested positive in 2003, tougher testing would be implemented with penalties ranging from counseling for a first offense to a max one-year suspension for a fifth violation. If less than 2.5 percent tested positive in two consecutive years, testing would be dropped.
     
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:40pm) in reply to wantagolf

    He sounded like a moron. This press conference made it worse on him. "I don't know if they worked" he continued to inject himself for 3 years...

    "He was young and immature" he was 25

    Great ball player but its a joke now
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 3:45pm) in reply to tcdmb36

    Better to come clean and apologize than remain silent on the issue imo.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 4:01pm) in reply to Customflip

    A-FRAUD
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 4:31pm) in reply to kbake14

    yeh some people r just retarded. the man came as clean as anyone in HISTORY of MLB has esp on his level while many others are basically just going to jail for not doing the same. lol. so sad.

    as far as what he said about seattle. PLZZZZ he took a weak ass substance that because people are dumb and overdose on ephedrine it got banned back in the day. it was LEGAL and you could get it in fucking GNC when he took it. Dont tell me hes lying either cuz no one just throws the ripped fuel wild card out there. It was a very popular energy type supplement back in the day FWIW as well so certainly would make sense. Many lifters used this pre workout. He only brought it up because he was asked essentially a follow up to him not taking anything else and was asked if he took specifically HGH or amphetimines. He said absolutley no about HGH and explained about ripped fuel.

    I dunno what the else people want him to say. He fucking apoligized on a massive level and will be buried for it for years and maybe not even get into the Hall. Im pretty sure his punishment is anything greater than anyone here will ever have to deal with for prob worse things any of us may do or have done. Get the fuck off your high horse and stop acting like AROD just murdered someone
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 5:11pm) in reply to tcdmb36

     
    Originally Posted by tcdmb36 View Post

    He sounded like a moron. This press conference made it worse on him. "I don't know if they worked" he continued to inject himself for 3 years...

    "He was young and immature" he was 25

    Great ball player but its a joke now

    Most 25 year olds are VERY immature, but dont realize it til they are about 40.
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 5:13pm) in reply to Echelon

    he should sue MLB for not destroying those supposedly anonymous tests years ago
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    Feb 17th, 2009 (2/17/2009 5:40pm) in reply to Echelon

    Hank Aaron = best home run hitter ever.
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