2008 MLB General News Thread

[trashtalkr]

Typo on Bonds' Report Spurs False Accusation

Federal prosecutors mistakenly filed court papers Thursday that incorrectly stated that Barry Bonds failed a steroids test in November of 2001 -- one month after breaking the single-season home run mark.

U.S. attorney spokesman Josh Eaton now says that the reference in Thursday's government court filing regarding Bonds testing positive was actually referring to a November 2000 test that was previously disclosed in the indictment of Bonds and had already been reported.

That drug test was included in the indictment unsealed last year, when prosecutors said the test was for a player they called "Barry B."

Source: ESPN

[darklighter1]

Same diff. I really think the steroid thing was an epidemic in MLB. A few guys are taking the fall like Bonds and Clemens but I'll bet about 80% of baseball was involved with something sketchy.

[bob1919]

I doubt that any team would take on Bonds for this season. Too much baggage.

[Dubbler2002]

I doubt that any team would take on Bonds for this season. Too much baggage.

Someone is going to be desperate enough. If not at the begining of the
season, then at the trading deadline when they know they can get
a power hitter like Bonds for a playoff run. At a discount.

[trashtalkr]

I agree with you. Someone will take a gamble on him in the middle of the season when teams are gearing up for the playoffs. But he won't be on an Opening Day roster

[AYHJA]

I agree...And to be quite honest, I'm shocked that that Yanks haven't made a run for him....Bonds in a DH position is scary shit, especially with what the Yanks have on deck already...

[darklighter1]

OPENING DAY Only HOURS AWAY!!!!!!! 6:00 AM to be specific for me. Oakland A's vs Boston Greatestteamofalltimes!!! In Tokyo! Ain't it a small world after all?

[trashtalkr]

Miguel Tejada Two Years Older than Thought

Age ain't nothing but a number, unless you're Miguel Tejada.

The Houston Astros shortstop told the Oakland Athletics when he was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1993 that he was 17. But he was actually 19, meaning he is now 33, two years older than his listed age in the Astros' media guide and other baseball records.

"I'm a poor kid that wanted to sign," Tejada told the Houston Chronicle about how he followed a coach's advice in shaving two years off his age. "I'm feeling free now. It's something that I had in my mind."

The Astros' media guide lists Tejada's birthday as May 25, 1976. However, the Chronicle reported that Tejada's green card, driver's license and other legal papers in the United States list his actual birthday -- May 25, 1974.

"The thing is I didn't want Houston to find out from somebody else," Tejada told the Chronicle. "I wanted to find out just from my face. I'm a man and I'm responsible for everything. That's why I prefer to come to them and say, 'You know what? That's the way it is and we're moving forward.'

"I was feeling like I had something to say in the last three days. That's why I waited for today to do it," he said.

Astros GM Ed Wade told the Chronicle that Tejada's real age came to light during a media interview.

"Fact of the matter is that he plays like he's 25, so I don't think it really matters a whole lot," Wade told the newspaper. "We're still trying to figure out Jose Cruz Sr.'s age."

Source: ESPN

[badpowers]

Donald Fehr and BB should sue MLB owners for collusion that the guy who led the majors in OPS (OBP + Slugging %) is not DHing for some AL team.

Fecking Giambi is hitting 188. A confirmed roid user, but one that NYY is comfortable with, and MLB is comfortable with (come back player of the year 2006). And how many other guys named in the Mitchell report are able to get on with their careers without being panned in the media?

My Jays just released Frank Thomas (DH). Bring BB to town and we instantly become AL East favourites. I have no confidence in JP Ricciardi, though, he's a total fucktard.

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[trashtalkr]

That's not something you can sue for! They can always claim that Barry just doesn't fit into the "team chemistry" or the team can't afford him or something else like that. You just have to face the fact that no one wants Barry.

That means nothing about Giambi or other 'roid users. Giambi proved himself last year as a clean user - that's why he won comeback player of the year. Also, most of the people named in the Mitchell Report were HGH users - not steroid users. HGH does not give you muscle mass and it wasn't banned from baseball when most players were using