Peter Gammons, in yesterday's (Apr. 19) baseball chat, said he wonders if some of the Angels' pitchers have taken roids. I find this curious (as do other halo fans on the boards) because, for the life of me, I cannot think of a single Angel pitcher on their major league roster that looks significantly different in size this year as opposed to the last 1-3 years (or any other year, for that matter).
The U.S. Olympic Committee barred Derrick Turnbow from Olympic competition this year because he took "performance enhancing" substances, but these were substances that you could buy at any GNC over the counter, substances that MLB does not deem illegal. In any event, he's not even on the halos' major league roster.
Some Angel fans are thinking that Gammons must be implying that certain halo pitchers have gotten
smaller, but nobody can figure out who he might be referring to.
I mean...
Scott Shields is the twig he's always been, as is Ramon Ortiz.
K-Rod appears to be the about same size he's been for the 2 years he's been in the majors. (Hard to tell, really. He could have put on 5 pounds, I dunno).
Percy hasn't changed a bit in all his years of baseball.
Seriously, I'd love to hear Gammons name names, because otherwise his accusations seem ridiculous.
It's also interesting to note that Gammons says "I have a problem accusing anyone without proof," just after he makes an accusation against the halo staff, apparently without anything to back it up except his opinion.
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Tim Boston, Ma: Mr. Gammons, am I correct to assume after listening to you on WEEI on last Thursday that you think some of the pitchers on the Angels staff have taken steroids? If not, could you clarify your comments.
Peter Gammons: To start with, the percentage of pitchers who have used some enhancement is as great as hitters, I think. Ramon Ortiz you can be sure he hasn't. But about one-third of the staff is very different from last year. I have a problem accusing anyone without proof. That is one of the problems with the media right now. It's easy sitting in a radio studio or writing a story. You don't want to see someone ruined who might be innocent.
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