Friday, September 7, 2007

Friday September 7th.

Breaking news: NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball asked Friday to meet with Rick Ankiel and Troy Glaus after the pair were accused of receiving performance-enhancing drugs from a Florida pharmacy under investigation for illegally distributing prescription medications.

No comment as of yet from Glaus or agent. The allegations cover 2003 before Glaus played for Jays and before MLB outlawed steroids in 2005.

Tonight's game: 7-2 win.
the great: Dustin McGowan pitching, career high 12 strikeouts 8 innings 4 hitter.
the good: The offence after four innings of pitching stalemate. Stairs and Zaun but backed up by Johnny Mac Aaron and Vernon all come through with two outs in both 5th and 6th inning.
the bad: 3rd base umpire call on Aaron left field home run in 5th. Retracted but Aaron still gets another hit.

Post game talk-show discussion on drugs and rationalising: Ankiel pitcher coming back from injury. Pre-2005 MLB decision.
Players in their own world and fans are tired of all of this and love of professional sport is going
BUT MLB setting all time attendance record.
Will Glaus ever be traded now ? What about Sheffield it didn't hurt his prospects ? Is planter fasciatis side effect of steroids.
Most people affected, young, teens looking at stars idols, if this is the only way to get to major professional sports sending bad message.
love of game overcomes drug use. Most callers agree of rampant drug use in MLB and other professional sports, will still attend and attendance climbs.

Too bad the show was filled with this instead of the great pitching and offence in tonight's game.

1 comment:

AJR said...

Johnny Mac did a great job of stopping that stolen base!