Jayson Stark is a joke.

[bucher34]

A-Rod press conference

Jayson Stark is so anti-Arod he shouldn't be able to post an article on ESPN, where 90% of the country go for their sports info. His article is ridiculous.

[TheNamelessPoet]

Aww I like stark

stark and Olney are my 2 favs witrh Law comming in a close 3rd.

he is however VERY Anti-ARod tho you are correct

[200tang]

I got Olney and Law as my 1 and 2

[HoustonGM]

Rob Neyer and Keith Law are the only ESPN writers truly worth their salt.

I used to think Stark was tolerable, and he still is on most non-A-Rod issues, but he's completely blown a good chunk of his credibility to me thanks to his ridiculous A-Rod nonsense. Olney's a guy who I can't stand EXCEPT for one of his stances, and that being that the powers that be in the MLB (both the league and the Player's Association) need to take partial responsibility for the "Steroid Era."

The reaction to the A-Rod press conference just goes to show just how much of a no-win situation players are in once they're accused/outed as steroid users. The media clamors for some sort of response. A-Rod does it with the Gammons interview and admits to use. That's not enough. The media clamors to know what he used, how he used, why he used, and where he got it from. So, A-Rod gives them that. But that's STILL not enough. No, now they think everything he says is a lie and he still has to tell them more. Jeez, give it the **** up already. It was 6 years ago. Yeah, it sucks, but seriously, move the hell on.

[TheNamelessPoet]

I always forget about neyer I like him too lol

[etothep]

The media clamors to know what he used, how he used, why he used, and where he got it from. So, A-Rod gives them that. But that's STILL not enough. No, now they think everything he says is a lie and he still has to tell them more. Jeez, give it the **** up already. It was 6 years ago. Yeah, it sucks, but seriously, move the hell on.

While I didn't watch the press conference, the issue that I heard via sports radio (granted I only heard a few mins of it this morning on the way to class) was that his numbers simply didn't add up. He claimed to be 24 when he used (from 01-03), but he wasn't 24 at any point in the years 2001-2003. Seems like if he really did use in 01-03, he would be able to properly calculate his age (especially if he was going to bring up his age & how young he was so often in the press conference). The next assumption is one most people make (that if he lied about something as simple as when he used, how old he was when he used, then who can say anything he said was the truth).

Again, this is just what I picked up on from other's reactions to his conference.

[HoustonGM]

When he said "24", he said it in the context of responding to a question and said something like "I was 24, 25, a young guy." He wasn't specifically stating, "I used between the ages of 24 and 26" or anything.

[TheNamelessPoet]

I hate to say it but I do kind of feel bad for him at this point. if he came totaly clean... I mean lets say he has been using for longer until say 06 (just to throw out a #) and he came out and sad...

Look I lied. I used from the last year in Seattle until 2006. I used this, this, this, and this. I'm sorry I did. I'm not giving up my supplier because they are not in the country and nothring can be done to them anyway. Plus, this is MY mistake not theirs.
I am not givng up the others who have done it because it is not my place to do so. He who hath no sin may cas the forst stone" Well its obvious I am not without fault so I wil lnot place blame on others. I am hear to talk about me and me only.

They would rip him for not giving up others. They would tear him appart for not admitting it the 1st time.

Meanwhile everyone has forgotten Giambi apologised for "what he did" yea well... its to bad you never said what you did.

[HoustonGM]

People have been tearing A-Rod apart for "placing the blame on others" because he "brought his cousin into it", even though:

a) He specifically says he has nobody to blame but himself.
b) These same people were tearing A-Rod apart for NOT telling where he got the stuff from. Now he does, and he's wrong for doing that!

This same nonsense happened with Clemens. The media says that if Clemen was really innocent, he'd go in front of Congress. He does so, and they call him a liar and say he committed perjury and that if he really wanted to prove his innocence, he'd sue. So, he sues, and they yell at him for being too aggressive (but of course, McGwire, the ultimate Mr. Passive, is torn apart for being quiet!).

No matter what these players do, they're going to be torn to shreds. Even if they repeatedly give in to the demands of the shrieking talking heads, those heads will turn on them and accuse them of wrongdoing for doing the exact thing they wanted them to do. It's a circus act.

[boomboom]

I like Law and Stark. I don't really care for Neyer.

I can't stand Steve Phillips

[HoustonGM]

I can't stand Steve Phillips

I don't think that there's one serious baseball fan that can.

The other day he claimed that if Ryan Howard could avoid his "annual April slump", he'd put up 60 HR and 200 RBI. Yes, he literally said that.

[200tang]

I don't think that there's one serious baseball fan that can.

The other day he claimed that if Ryan Howard could avoid his "annual April slump", he'd put up 60 HR and 200 RBI. Yes, he literally said that.

now i gotta go find this and laugh for awhile.

[HoustonGM]

It was on Sportscenter's MLB Spring Training special on Sunday I think.

[HoustonGM]

What a tool

[Slingshot]

What a tool

LOL, I JUST watched that video. Great minds think alike