Comments on: Jason Giambi Admits Steroids Use

By: SportsBlog

SportsBlog — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:26:19 +0000

Major League Baseball Announces New Steroids Policy
Steroid agreement: Suspensions for first offense (ESPN) Baseball players and owners have reached an agreement on a tougher steroid-testing program, and the much-harsher penalties for players testing positive will include suspensions on the first offens...

By: InTheBullpen.com

InTheBullpen.com — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 02:56:01 +0000

Heads Should Roll
Jason Giambi to me is small potatoes. Yes, he was once a great hitter but a poor defensive player. Yes, he won an MVP award while he was juicing. However, Giambi is the type of player that will be all but forgotten in 10 years time. Heâll be lumped tog...

By: andy from Twins Killings

andy from Twins Killings — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 22:47:22 +0000

Hey, can you please add me to the links about the Giambi scandal. I have a lenghty post about it on my blog...

http://twins.mostvaluablenetwork.com

By: Pirate's Cove

Pirate's Cove — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:32:43 +0000

Giambi 'Roiding
To stay with the sports theme for a first post this am, Jeremy

By: Baseball Musings

Baseball Musings — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:11:35 +0000

Giambi On Steroids
Sorry I'm late with this. My dad had eye surgery this morning. He's doing fine. Eric McErlain has a linked filled post on the revelations of the Giambi brothers steroid use. The SF Chronicle article is here. I must say...

By: 42nd SSD

42nd SSD — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:04:48 +0000

Eventually we'll need to come to grips with the reality that athletes can and will use "performance-enhancing" drugs. It's too lucrative a market for the dealers and too attractive an idea for the athletes, and the professionals have the money to spend. An interesting take on the issue is Paul Kimmage's "Rough Ride", which was written many years ago but still applies today. Amphetamines, steroids and even relatively esoteric drugs such as EPO were (and, I'm sure still are) (ab)used by by at least a few cyclists. He compared it to the ever-escalating US/Soviet arms race, both in terms of the users and the detection strategies, and there's definitely something to that idea. As I see it, we can continue to ostracize the few who are caught and greatly increase the risks for the many; or, acknowledge the reality, try to set reasonable limits, and recognize that modern professional sports are getting closer to performance art than real competition. Is condoning steroid use ultimately to the benefit of society? No. But we can't stop it either, and I'm not convinced the ostracizing deters very many potential users. It may even have the opposite effect, in that a lot of incorrect information is being spread about their appropriate uses, benefits and drawbacks. I don't like it either. But what I like even less is the glamorous aura surrounding professional sports. As in the fashion industry, much of it is a dirty, ugly business.

By: The MUSC Tiger

The MUSC Tiger — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:27:17 +0000

Jason Giambi Admits to Steroid Use
Last night on ESPN, I watched a report on Jason Giambi admitting in his Grand Jury Testimony concerning the Balco scandal that he had indeed used performance-enhancing drugs, but here is the AP story:
New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected him...

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:01:25 +0000

Sadly, No Surprise
Via Reuters: Report: Giambi Admits to Using SteroidsAccording to a report, New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi claimed in his grand jury testimony that he took a human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons.
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By: Mark Hasty

Mark Hasty — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:59:15 +0000

Supposedly there's an interview coming up Friday in which one of the BALCO operatives is going to name names . . . it wouldn't suprise me if a couple more steroid users decide to fess up before their names get dragged through the muck.

By: Backcountry Conservative

Backcountry Conservative — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:56:10 +0000

Giambi Admitted Steroid Use
N.Y. Daily News via Pirate's Cove New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco...

By: Inoperable Terran » Department of unshocking

Inoperable Terran » Department of unshocking — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] artment of unshocking Another baseball player, Jason Giambi, has admitted that he was on steroids. Posted by Ian S. in Sportsat 1:13 pm | [...]

By: InTheBullpen.com

InTheBullpen.com — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] Heads Should Roll
Filed under: Sports — Chad Evans @ 8:54 pm

Many people have commented upon the Jason Giambi and steroids story that first appeared on SFGate.com. As a h [...]