Comments on: Duh: Yanks knew about Giambi’s steroid use

By: Interviewing the Rocket reporter | River Avenue Blues

Interviewing the Rocket reporter | River Avenue Blues — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30:32 +0000

[...] Friday, we were completely unsurprised when the news “broke” that Brian Cashman knew about Jason Giambi’s steroid use. [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:06:54 +0000

The Yankees’ reaction was based on their fear that Giambi was cooked while the team still owed him a fortune. If he had still been raking when the PED revelations came out, their response would have been completely different – much more like when Pettitte was named in the Mitchell Report.

Disingenuous? Absolutely. I am a big fan of Cashman as a GM, but I am not going to bother thinking about his character. Pretty much all owners and GMs of the last 15 years were hypocrites because they knew they were rewarding PED use.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:00:29 +0000

Could be photos on holiday… could be.

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:52:00 +0000

oh id like to see that.

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:51:37 +0000

if you plant a used syringe in your back yard an mvp tree grows there.

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:50:45 +0000

exactly. theo is therefore guilty, because of proof, in my mind. cashman is neither guilty or innocent because there is no proof either way and anything used is hearsay. I have screamed at the tv tons of times in past years at many people START TAKING STEROIDS AGAIN YOU ASSHOLE! or whatever. and if i were an eomployee of a sports team would that mean I knew they had been or just was a normal person, made an assumption and then got angry when they sucked because i am an empassioned sports fan? without proof there is no way to know.

with theo there is proof.

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:47:33 +0000

get your eyes check buddy, this was in response to memo’s post. not yours it is not in the window below yours. doesnt matter about any records, andy was happy we only knew about one and lied, eve saying ONE TIME I DID IT ND IT WAS a mistake. and then the second time comes out and hes like, oh yeah, duh, oops, of course! and everyone just shrugs it off. doesnt matter what records you have. this isnt about doing steroids, in this instance it is about lying about it.

it was to this:

Its the same for those who tar and feather A-Rod and give Andy a pass because Andy is such a nice guy. Can’t have that both ways either. I see Andy as no better than A-Rod.

Its a sliding scale of acceptance based on the person and not the act. If its wrong, its wrong and it doesn’t matter how nice the guy is who did it.

Its like saying, “When we do this its fine. But when they do it, then its torture.”

By: steve (different one)

steve (different one) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:39:27 +0000

how is that spin?

1. the part about Gagne is in the Mitchell report, based on an actual email from Theo
2. the part about Cashman is an anonymous quote that the author never bothered to fact check

the point of the the post was about journalistic integrity.

2 pieces of evidence that GM was aware of a player’s PED use, one sourced, one unsourced.

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:28:22 +0000

WOW.

In one post, you manage to supply us with enough bullshit, not only to get Brian Cashman off the hook, but to toss Theo Epstein under the bus as well!

You are a true doctor of spin, my friend.

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:24:07 +0000

It’s as if you didn’t read my post at all.