Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Where's My Money?

I want a refund!
Rumors are strong that Lance Armstrong will admit this Thursday, January 17, during an interview with Oprah, that he did use Performance Enhancing Drugs.
If this is true it seems that everyone wants to sue Lance.
The general public has short memories and seem to think Lance is the first athlete to have used PED's. This is nonsense.
I want Barry Bonds to give money back to all the baseball fans who watched him hit the long ball and break records. I want MLB to give me a refund for the games I watched on television where many players doped and the league did little to stop it. Oh, and Barry still won't admit to drug use.
The NFL average player size was about 240 lbs in the 1970's. It was extremely unusual to have a player over 290 and 300 was just crazy. Now an offensive/defensive lineman averages 300 or  more and many running backs are 220+. The league is more popular than ever. Do you really believe this size difference is all through training?
Kenyan runners dominate long distance events. Hmmm, yes they inherently have many attributes that make a good runner, but do you think training in a country where testing is non-existent might help? When a Kenyan goes off to Europe at certain times during the year is it just for training or maybe a little medicinal assistance?
Floyd Landis may sue Lance if the rumors are true. I could understand some of Floyd's frustration the way he was maligned by many after his own PED use. However, Floyd also enjoyed a high standard of living while a teammate of Lance and never came forward. Until, that is, Floyd got booted out after winning the Tour de France and testing positive. Then the drug use was all Lance's fault. Ridiculous. Lance wasn't in the Tour when Floyd won. He didn't make Floyd take the drugs then.

What is the answer to PED use in athletics? That's what we have to really examine. It's not going away even with better testing techniques.

2 comments:

  1. Is this Mike #1 or the Imposter?
    Kenyans using PEDs I'll believe that when they bulk up to 150 pounds or more.

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  2. Original Mike. Lance didn't bulk up when going on PED's, he actually got leaner. How about Mary Decker Slaney? EPO helps with aerobic capability, same with blood
    doping, doesn't bulk you up. Read this article. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9572277/Kenyan-athletes-under-scrutiny-in-doping-inquiry.html

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