The Sports Geeks Podcast – Episode 18

1.15.10 7:59 pm by Alex and Pat

Alex and Pat cover the Lane Kiffin hiring, Mark McGwire’s steroid confession, a few NBA odds & ends and preview this weekend’s NFL games.

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Last week: Alex – 1-3 – Pat 1-3
Game Picks Regular Season: Alex – 173-83 – Pat – 171-85
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Steroids, We’re All to Blame

10.28.09 12:25 pm by Bernie

Philadelphia Phillies fans will have their say again on Halloween when Alex Rodriguez steps into the batter’s box. As they did in Game 3 against the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez, they will chant “Steroids” in that long, drawn out way that fans have started using in recent years. It started with Barry Bonds, and is now carrying onto the likes of Manny, A-Rod and David Ortiz.

While I, or anyone else for that matter, cannot stop the Phillies fans from chanting it, it does point to the growing hypocrisy amongst fans these days. Lenny Dykstra admitted to his steroid use and even talked to the Commissioner’s office about it after his playing days were over. So they are not above having a player who used performance-enhancing drugs on their roster either. I am willing to bet that every team in Major League Baseball has, at one point or another, had a steroid user on their team. It wasn’t until recently that MLB finally decided to do something about it, and that was only when the federal government stepped in.

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