The Rumors
OK, time for an unpleasant topic. To this point, the Braves have remained relatively untouched by the steroid scandal (except for James Jurries, about whom we do not yet care much). The Palmeiro bust was pretty huge, but around here we could safely sit and shrug. But now, we have whispers in various corners about two more pending positive tests. Sources have included Peter Gammons and several others. "JoeyT", a poster over at Braves Journal, has condensed the rumors down to this:
"One is from the AL, one from the NL.
One is a pitcher, one a position player.
One is surprising, one is obvious.
One is shocking, one is crushing.
One guy will "take Major League Baseball out at the knees" (or "by the knees", reports vary).
There are whispers that it's Clemens and Giambi, but those are sketchy."
Now, if it is indeed Clemens and Giambi, then we Braves fans escape once again. But there's just something about this that gives me a sinking feeling. Make no mistake, there's no moral high ground in watching players from other teams get busted -- the best you can say is that nobody from the hometown nine has gotten caught. Just yet.
"One is from the AL, one from the NL.
One is a pitcher, one a position player.
One is surprising, one is obvious.
One is shocking, one is crushing.
One guy will "take Major League Baseball out at the knees" (or "by the knees", reports vary).
There are whispers that it's Clemens and Giambi, but those are sketchy."
Now, if it is indeed Clemens and Giambi, then we Braves fans escape once again. But there's just something about this that gives me a sinking feeling. Make no mistake, there's no moral high ground in watching players from other teams get busted -- the best you can say is that nobody from the hometown nine has gotten caught. Just yet.
posted by Sam Bass | 1:08 PM
1 Comments:
An immediate attempt to assert the moral high ground where there is none! I can think of 7 or 8 current Braves off the top of my head who wouldn't surprise me at all, and 3 or 4 more from the 2003 season alone. It's insane to think we're not at least indirectly implicated, and I truly believe it's just a matter of time before someone we've been rooting for for years gets busted.
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