Tag Archives: steroids

Steroids Era sluggers don’t fare too well this time

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

Sports Illustrated writer – and former “Sports Talk” guest – Joe Posnanski raised an interesting point in his blog post last night reacting to the Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The bulk of the post is in regards to the … Continue reading →

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Even in retirement, Bonds is chasing McGwire

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

If you’ve read any literature at all about Barry Bonds – the book I prefer is “Love Me, Hate Me …” by Jeff Pearlman – then you have read that one of the reasons Bonds started taking steroids was because … Continue reading →

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Gumbel implicates Bagwell, Nomar

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

I used to subscribe to the HBO family of networks when Curb Your Enthusiasm was on, but I dropped the package shortly after the show’s season wrapped up a couple months ago. Another show I watched frequently on HBO was … Continue reading →

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Does Maris belong in the Hall of Fame?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

One thing is for sure: The Mark McGwire steroid admission has ignited a decades-old debate in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Does Roger Maris – of Fargo – belong in Baseball’s Hall of Fame? Many arguments can be made for it. For … Continue reading →

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Jack Clark speaks out against steroid users

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Found an interesting post today from Yahoo’s Big League Stew blog. Former St. Louis Cardinals player Jack Clark spoke pretty candidly regarding steroid users, calling all users "creeps." Clark and fellow ex-Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire, who admitted earlier this … Continue reading →

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Is the Steroid Era over?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Are we still in the Steroid Era? It’s a popular question these days, brought to light once again by Monday’s announcement from Mark McGwire confirming what baseball fans already believed. For most baseball fans, it wasn’t if McGwire used steroids, … Continue reading →

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McGwire comes clean, but also rids himself of responsibility

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Finally, Mark McGwire talked about the past. A lot of baseball fans, especially ones my age, have been waiting for this moment since 1998. I was a teenager at the time, caught up in McGwire and Sammy Sosa‘s home run … Continue reading →

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“Cloud of suspicion” dominated the decade

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Hayden Goethe

Good riddance, decade of the steroid. Hopefully, a day comes when I don’t look back on the 10-year stretch from 2000-09 as the decade of the steroid. But there remains a gray area between what was accomplished on the field … Continue reading →

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Don’t expect release of 2003 steroid list

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Hayden Goethe

Last week, the New York Times reported that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez failed drug tests as part of performance-enhancing drug testing in 2003. It’s not the first time names have been leaked from that 2003 testing, which was random … Continue reading →

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Another baseball star violates drug policy. Is this news anymore?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Hayden Goethe

In another blow to Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers star Manny Ramirez has been suspended 50 games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. In a statement by MLB, Ramirez acknowledged his mistake, saying a doctor prescribed him for … Continue reading →

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