Comments on: Mark McGwire’s Jacuzzi Moment

By: John Cappello

John Cappello — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:15:37 +0000

Thank you. It’s really a combination of a theme from WordPress with the idea of having previous posts present at-a-glance.

By: Kelly Poaipuni

Kelly Poaipuni — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:57:17 +0000

I really enjoy the layout of your blog. Did you use an existing theme or custom designed it yourself?

By: Meet the new Park Factors – Part II «Baseball Engineer

Meet the new Park Factors – Part II «Baseball Engineer — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:52:28 +0000

[...] want to deflect attention from how their usage might have affected their performance; but that’s another post for another [...]

By: John Cappello

John Cappello — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:20:11 +0000

Thanks for visiting, and I’ll do my best.

By: Florencio Muchortow

Florencio Muchortow — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:05:34 +0000

Great post, I am regular visitor of this website, keep up the good work, and I’ll be a regular for a very long time.

By: Guy R

Guy R — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:14:17 +0000

I understand your points. I’m really just being the devil’s advocate here in regards to other ways athletes enhance performance, some legal, some not. I certainly don’t mean to sound as if I advocate the use of steroids.

By: John Cappello

John Cappello — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:44:51 +0000

Guy R, you raise a far-reaching topic. I can’t argue that TJ surgery, or even laser eye surgery, hasn’t demonstrated performance-enhancing effects. I won’t try and argue that pitchers who go through TJ surgery have to dedicate 18+ months of building their arms and shoulders like they never have before—some are young enough to still be physically maturing—that they almost can’t help but be “enhanced” two years down the road.

But the main reason I view steroid use in baseball during the 1990s as cheating is because these drugs were declared controlled substances by the government in 1990 for good reason (e.g. health), and they were been banned by other sports for decades who were particularly vulnerable, such as NFL, NCAA, and the Olympics. It’s not something that was an option for everyone, which makes its usage unfair, which makes it cheating.

I’m not an M.D., but I wouldn’t group steroid use (think “injection of man-made testosterone from a lab”) with TJ or laser eye surgery in terms of the “artificial-ness” of these procedures.

By: Guy R

Guy R — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:04:15 +0000

Right at the top you call what he did cheating. As soon as having Tommy John surgery is considered cheating I’ll concur. There’s no difference. The surgery makes the body stronger and better than it was. Now there are young players having preemptive surgery. Where’s the difference?

By: Vince P

Vince P — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:11:44 +0000

Loved it as usual JC and am waiting for the book. Loved the BigMac/Nuggets tie-in, very poetic. I agree with SalCap, he’s coming forward now because of the upcoming season and his involvement with coaching. I’m cynical enough to believe that this wasn’t even his idea and quite possibly, the Cardinals pushed him to come forward. Did he really admit it? Lame.

By: Chalie the Clip

Chalie the Clip — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:43:26 +0000

I think we’ll soon find out that throughout the athletic world
Steroids and other preformance enhancing inducements, will be
looked upon as “new technology” such as the newer, lighter,
equipment used in golf, baseball, etc. Certainly unfair to
the record setters in the past, But is it? People naturally
grow larger and stronger than years ago. I believe that back
in Ruths day if they had steroids..he and everyone else would have used them and thought nothing of it! I think eventually
the HOF committee will change their attitude. (Maybe even let
ol Pete Rose in)