Fisking Pettitte's Cooperstown credentials
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIf Andy Pettitte wins tonight, a lot of people are going to say a lot of nice things about him. As Sean Forman suggests, however -- and I'm snipping a...
Blog | November 04, 2009Big Mac a Cardinal again?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to Tony La Russa: He couldn't give a gerbil's behind for what you think about steroids. He'll defend Mark McGwire to his last breath, and now it looks like he will even...
Blog | October 26, 2009Derek Jeter's amazing transformation
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThis is the best thing I've yet read about Derek Jeter's amazing transformation. Ian O'Connor: So with Yankees officials and coaches priv...
Blog | October 07, 2009Nobody misses old A-Rod
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Abraham on the new (and refreshing!) A-Rod: Mark McGwire once told Congress he would campaign against steroids use and got all weepy about it. Seen him lately? But Alex Rodriguez has stayed true to...
Blog | September 02, 2009Thome and the Coop
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...day, Google is still directing people (mostly those who look for information on "Jim Thome and steroids" or "Jim Thome and the Hall of Fame") to a little post where I...
Blog | September 02, 2009Reds' Arroyo not apologizing
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...banned). He used to use the amphetamines (before they were banned). He says he never (knowingly) took steroids (but doesn't really explain why not). I'm not saying that Arroyo is a...
Blog | August 13, 2009More fuel for the Yankees-Red Sox fire
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...teams closely but feels the rivalry has lost some oomph in recent years. He believes that the steroids revelations have more than something to do with it. And it's not just the players...
Blog | August 06, 2009Baseball is about simple math
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Buster Olney's description of the behavior of baseball players in 2003 in the face of steroid testing. Olney seemed to believe that this was a spectacular case of outrageous "selfishness" on...
Blog | August 03, 2009Papi's got a point
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...in my youth, not knowing it.” In February, he said that players who tested positive for steroids should be suspended for an entire season - about 100 games more than the current policy requires for...
Blog | July 30, 2009Rich Hill's comeback founders
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s ERA stood at a lovely 7.80, which wasn't acceptable even before the Steroid Era. I don't know how bad Hill's shoulder is hurting, but either way...
Blog | July 28, 2009Is Selig softening on Rose?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...declaring for the first time that he would want an asterisk put on the achievements of any steroid cheats elected to the Hall of Fame, Aaron brought up Rose, who, in August of 1989, was...
Blog | July 27, 2009Bill James on steroids
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotBill James, after maintaining silence (well, mostly) on the subject for some years, is now ready to offer his thoughts on baseball players and perform...
Blog | July 22, 2009Schilling on Fehr
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;t, and for that our generation, the generation we played in now defined as the "Steroid Era”, got it's name. That's on us, the owners, and the Commissioner...
Blog | June 24, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...baseball writers not in a tizzy about Justice off-handedly wondering if maybe Ivan Rodriguez has used steroids. I guess the rules are different if you're a BBWAA member, which reminds me that...
Blog | June 22, 2009Steroid Era gets a little less fun
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...matter where you may stand on the whole performance-enhancing drug issue -- maybe you are sickened by steroid use, maybe you don't care at all, maybe you are in the middle -- it'...
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