PED's Baseball and Lance Armstrong

[cohibasmoker]

The other day, I found some old clothes from my High School days in the attic. The waist size was 26 and I could barely get my old shirts on - I must have forgotten that I took steroids because at 58, those clothes don't fit me any more.

When I worked in Atlantic City, there were marathons and athletic events all the time. I specifically remember the "Race Across America" contest. When the contestants crossed the finish line, they were escorted, by a race official, to a bathroom where they were required to submit a urine sample. The race official NEVER left the side of the participant until the urine sample was taken. I believe its the same procedure at the Tour De France.

As for Lance Armstrong, he is the most tested athlete in the history of sports and he has NEVER, I repeat NEVER gotten a positive test for any type of steroid or growth enhancing drug in his system NEVER. As a somewhat reasonable person, I would have to think that;

1) somewhere along the 500 or so tests, there must have been at least a single positive test?
2) if he was "doping" one would think if he was smart enough to beat the tests, he would be smart enough to not tell anyone or at least be smart enough to hide his activities.

I thing he is being tried by the court of public opinion and until a positive test shows up or he admits taking a growth hormone (s) or other enhancement drug (s), I don't care what statements people make, - show me the test (s) results.

Just some thoughts,

Jim

flaa1a@comcast.net

[3arod13]

I'm sick of people accusing players of using, when there's no solid proof!

[trsent]

The other day, I found some old clothes from my High School days in the attic. The waist size was 26 and I could barely get my old shirts on - I must have forgotten that I took steroids because at 58, those clothes don't fit me any more.

When I worked in Atlantic City, there were marathons and athletic events all the time. I specifically remember the "Race Across America" contest. When the contestants crossed the finish line, they were escorted, by a race official, to a bathroom where they were required to submit a urine sample. The race official NEVER left the side of the participant until the urine sample was taken. I believe its the same procedure at the Tour De France.

As for Lance Armstrong, he is the most tested athlete in the history of sports and he has NEVER, I repeat NEVER gotten a positive test for any type of steroid or growth enhancing drug in his system NEVER. As a somewhat reasonable person, I would have to think that;

1) somewhere along the 500 or so tests, there must have been at least a single positive test?
2) if he was "doping" one would think if he was smart enough to beat the tests, he would be smart enough to not tell anyone or at least be smart enough to hide his activities.

I thing he is being tried by the court of public opinion and until a positive test shows up or he admits taking a growth hormone (s) or other enhancement drug (s), I don't care what statements people make, - show me the test (s) results.

Just some thoughts,

Jim

flaa1a@comcast.net

From one cigar smoker to another, I couldn't have said it any better myself!

[tacprc]

Lance Armstrong is the most tested athlete in the history of sports and he has NEVER, I repeat NEVER gotten a positive test for any type of steroid or growth enhancing drug in his system NEVER. As a somewhat reasonable person, I would have to think that;

1) somewhere along the 500 or so tests, there must have been at least a single positive test?
2) if he was "doping" one would think if he was smart enough to beat the tests, he would be smart enough to not tell anyone or at least be smart enough to hide his activities.

I thing he is being tried by the court of public opinion and until a positive test shows up or he admits taking a growth hormone (s) or other enhancement drug (s), I don't care what statements people make, - show me the test (s) results.

Jim

Get ready to read the report from USADA. Lance Armstrong used EPO and other drugs in all his races since at least 1998. His only defense is that nearly all his competitors cheated too, and he is certainly right about that. Go to letsrun.com for links to various news stories on this subject.

[trsent]

Get ready to read the report from USADA. Lance Armstrong used EPO and other drugs in all his races since at least 1998. His only defense is that nearly all his competitors cheated too, and he is certainly right about that. Go to letsrun.com for links to various news stories on this subject.

So if they test you every day and you pass the tests, the United States Anti-Doping Agency can take away your Tour-De-France titles years after because others say he cheated? What gives the USADA authority over titles won in France?

Rick Reilly, one of the best sports writers around today with Bill Simmons, wrote the best article I've found so far:

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/8...worth-honoring

[tacprc]

Here's the best article that I've read.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012...ughts-and.html