- 09:47 AM
- 11/22/09
While I'm not up on all the details of this case, I do find it interesting that a woman that used steroids, and then lied about it, may be going to jail. While a man that used steroids, and then lied about it, may be going to the Hall of Fame. According to this story, Jones "is expected to plead guilty to one count of making false statements to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and one count of making false statements to federal agents in connection with a separate check fraud case." So if she does indeed go to jail, it will be for lying to federal agents, rather than for using performance enhancing substances per se. AFAIK, Bonds has yet to be accused of lying to federal agents. Doesn't make what he did any better or worse, but does clarify the seeming discrepancy in consequences for similar actions.
posted by googly at 11:33 AM on October 05
WHO REALLY CARES. Comment icon posted by sportnut at 7:25 AM CDT on October 1 A few more than care about a retired ice hockey player being stalked by his neighbors.
posted by googly at 10:34 AM on October 01
If you want to find out the referee's name, I suggest that you read the link that Nerfball posted. Hint: its the name beginning with "D" in the title of the article.
posted by googly at 01:31 PM on July 20
Good list, JJ. My only quibble: Basketball - No (I know this is a big one for non-American players, but I still think the pinnacle is the NBA and the WNBA, no matter where you're from) This is a tough call. No doubt almost all players in the U.S. value high acheivement in the NBA over an Olympic gold medal. But this really reflects valuing financial remuneration higher than actual achievement, as well as continued American ignorance of the high level of basketball talent in the rest of the world. And I think it is outweighed by the thousands of players in other countries - including countries with professional leagues of their own - for whom Olympic gold is indeed the pinnacle. Also, since U.S. teams are no longer totally dominant in Olympic and World Championship competitions, its much harder to defend the idea that the NBA champion is the de facto best team in the world.
posted by googly at 11:21 AM on June 26
Excellent idea, woeful execution. The '88-90 Pistons = Nirvana? The '91-98 Bulls = The Eagles? the '80-91 Lakers = Led Zeppelin? And this after equating the '81-87 Celtics with the Beastie Boys because "they were the white guys dominating a black medium?" So a mostly white team is equated with a white hip-hop group, but three mostly black teams are equated with...tired old white 'classic' rock groups? Huh? How about this: The '88-90 Pistons = NWA (bad boys. original gangstas. etc.) The '91-98 Bulls = Public Enemy (a combination of dominant, serious mc; ultra-competent but relatively quiet dj; goofy sidekick; and behind-the scenes production team that gets it all done) the '80-91 Lakers = Bad Brains (could switch between blindingly fast tempos and dub-like half-court offense at the blink of a hat)
posted by googly at 09:45 AM on June 07
Overpaying a player once is OK, as long as you learn from it.
Well, to be fair, the whole point of the article was to determine whether players are overvalued, not whether their actual performance is good or not. If you've paid $20M for a player who only plays 10 games during his contract, you don't care if he hit 10 HR during those 10 games - he still cost $2M per home run, which is a huge overpayment. So, in fact, injuries do matter a great deal.