Rangers losing Matthews Jr lucky?

[Superaggie79]

He was a client of a pharmacy that got raided the other day. :wow:


ORLANDO, Fla. -- A downtown pharmacy was raided by a law enforcement task force on Tuesday, the climax of a large New York state grand jury investigation into Internet drug sales that could expose widespread illicit steroid use by professional athletes and thousands of people across the nation.
The unprecedented inquiry, led by Albany County's district attorney, has taken New York narcotics agents and an Orlando-based federal task force deep inside a maze of shadowy pharmacies and Web sites that have reaped millions of dollars in profit by allegedly exploiting federal and state prescription laws, according to court records.
More than two dozen doctors, pharmacists and business owners have been, or will be, arrested in the coming days in Alabama, Texas, Florida and New York on sealed indictments charging them with various felonies for unlawfully distributing steroids and other controlled substances, records show.
The Times Union has learned that investigators in the year-old case, which has been kept quiet until now, uncovered evidence that testosterone and other performance-enhancing drugs may have been fraudulently prescribed over the Internet to current and former Major League Baseball players, National Football League players, college athletes, high school coaches, a former Mr. Olympia champion and another leading contender in the bodybuilding competition.
The customers include Los Angeles Angels center fielder Gary Matthews Jr., according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=566985&category=&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=2/27/2007

[whitelightnin_23]

Yeah, I heard they implicated a LOT of pro and college athletes...

It will be interesting to see the fall out from this...

[blackgloves]

Matthews huh....?

and some think iM crazy for mentioning Craig Biggio :bored: in steroid talks

[whitelightnin_23]

Matthews huh....?

and some think iM crazy for mentioning Craig Biggio :bored: in steroid talks

why/how does Matthews being mentioned as a customer (who knows what this even means) prove Bigs did anything???

[blackgloves]

why/how does Matthews being mentioned as a customer (who knows what this even means) prove Bigs did anything???

What I was getting at is this

Who would have ever guess Gary Matthews?

Everyone over looks Biggio. Ive been saying hes guilty of being on the juice for years. Almost ALL of them are

[Pflugerville Ag]

Matthews huh....?

and some think iM crazy for mentioning Craig Biggio :bored: in steroid talks

Let's compare, shall we? Gary Matthews Jr. is 6'3" tall, weighs 225lbs, and is 32 years old. He had a career year last year (after bulking up from the previous year) and earned himself a huge $50M contract with the Angels.

Craig Biggio is 5'11" tall, weighs 185 lbs, and is 41 years old. He has beat up his body every year of his career yet it keeps functioning and he keeps playing. He has never been a HR hitter and has never been bulked up.

Explain why Biggio is on 'roids.

[whitelightnin_23]

Everyone over looks Biggio. Ive been saying hes guilty of being on the juice for years. Almost ALL of them are

you think there's a reason why "everyone" overlooks bigs? It's probably because NO ONE in their right mind would suspect it...

if you're so smart & can see what everyone can't, please cite your reason(s) why bigs is roided...otherwise, leave it alone...

[blackgloves]

As I said in another thread here. I believe it was 1994 he and Bagwell came back looking alot different. Theres different types of roids anyways. Look at Rafael. That type of juice doesn't make you bigger

[whitelightnin_23]

As I said in another thread here. I believe it was 1994 he and Bagwell came back looking alot different. Theres different types of roids anyways. Look at Rafael. That type of juice doesn't make you bigger

wow, now that's some concrete stuff right there...

[blackgloves]

wow, now that's some concrete stuff right there...


Concrete on Bagwell? what about concrete on Gonzalez? Its all he said she said *excluding BALCO*

its IMO. Im not a Astros fan

[BAGGIO]

BIGGIO?! hes looked like a 17 year old his entire career. I dont think its true but maybe Bagwell. Biggio and Bagwell have always been the clasiest of athletes and I think they both have too much respect for the game.

[blackgloves]

Ill just end it with saying this. When I was 14 I was in denial about J. Gonzalez. Ive since grown up and became educated on the topic. Im also no longer bias like most fans. (on who is on and off)

I have a friend that plays Minor league baseball. Hes on steriods and is a pitcher. You wouldn't look at him and suspect it either. As you wouldn't suspect all of his friends/teamates. Its a dog eats dog world. If you went to work every day and everyone around you was out performing you, you'd do what you had to do to get that promotion. For sure if it meant millions. Its a double edged sword. You know its wrong, but consider the above.

He also told me a few years ago when they announced "we can now test for undected drugs" he and his friends turned to each other and busted out laughing. Its all a big joke. and if you dont think alot of these guys arent on something... you're apart of the joke too

Atheletes have been taking different kinds of steriods since the 60's

[PinetarAg]

Minor leagues have a different testing system than the big leagues...they can screen for all sorts of things they can't in the big leagues

[blackgloves]

With Major League money an athlete can go to a scientist and have an a custom steriod made to fly under the radar

[whitelightnin_23]

so, is Oliver Stone going to direct your movie?

[Pflugerville Ag]

I am a huge Astros fan and have been watching Biggio and Bagwell since they were rookies. There is no doubt in my mind that Bagwell used roids during his career. Grown men should not have acne like that. His roid use is the main reason that he had his shoulder problems.

Biggio on the other hand has never been on roids. I'm sure he has taken "greenies," as most baseball players do, but not steroids.

[BAGGIO]

the only thing Biggio has ever pissed hot for is excellence.

[CHHS_Aggie]

Its pointless to sit here and try to accuse people of being on Roids without evidence.

[BAGGIO]

sounds like the words of a juicer...

[Mole]

the only thing Biggio has ever pissed hot for is excellence.


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Well said.:gig:

[polish]

Eh just another Ranger doing Roids

Juan Gonzalez, IRod, Palmeiro, Canseco etc.

[blackgloves]

Lots of the "smaller" baseball players are on winstrol or something very simular.

[Superaggie79]

Winstrol is one of the older and easiest detected steroids. What if it came out that Eckstein was on Roids... I'd laugh and laugh.

[blackgloves]

Winstrol is one of the older and easiest detected steroids. What if it came out that Eckstein was on Roids... I'd laugh and laugh.


Id laugh and be semi shocked but not surprised

as far as winstrol being old and easy to detect, I agree %100 what I was getting at is that alot of MLB pitchers and the smaller guys are on something very simular to winstrol

[Pflugerville Ag]

Well, today is my first full day on the juice. I guess Mathews Jr. and I have something in common now! I screwed up my back pretty bad yesterday and the doc put me on some 'roids to speed up the healing. I'll be hitting a ton of HRs and landing a huge new contract in no time.