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Title: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 10:43:42 am

Let's review:


Almost a sport:


WTF is going on in pro sports right now?!
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: billf on July 26, 2007, 10:57:54 am
Currently golf even has a small cloud hanging over it after Gary Player came out with allegations of drug cheats in pro golf.  It is only allegations at this point and he says he won't name anyone.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: patrickl on July 26, 2007, 10:59:43 am
At least checkers is still a clean sport
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 11:02:06 am
Quote from: billf on July 26, 2007, 10:57:54 am
Currently golf even has a small cloud hanging over it after Gary Player came out with allegations of drug cheats in pro golf.  It is only allegations at this point and he says he won't name anyone.

Yeah, which makes it meaningless.  One past his prime "senior tour" player says today's players are juicing.   ::)

Then again, Tiger Woods looks like Barry Bonds a few years ago.  Dude is jacked.

I don't even really care about steroids.  Everyone can take them, this levelling the playing field.  It's the crap like dogfighting and point shaving that are really hurting sports right now.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Jouster on July 26, 2007, 11:48:35 am
I hate to admit it, but I take performance enhancing drugs while working on my arcade most of the time.  It's not easy to say that in today's climate.  I was weak...it was really hot in the garage...I had a Coke...I apologize.

Jouster
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 12:19:10 pm

What is that supposed to enhance?
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Matthew Anderson on July 26, 2007, 12:33:27 pm
BTW for the Tour de France it really stands at

VINOKOUROV Alexandre - Favorite to win the Tour, Failed a drug test, he left and His WHOLE TEAM left too (the team hadn't failed the blood tests)

RASMUSSEN Michael - Yellow Jersey - Leading the Tour - left the Tour at his teams insistence. No blood doping has yet been reported (but that is what is probably going on) [Edit:] Actually he got booted from his team because he did not show up for a pre-tour screening and did not account for his whereabouts. He was fined but in his case there is no evidence of doping. (at this point)

And of course there was the debacle last year bunch of riders popped in Operación Puerto

Oh and of course last year's winner Floyd Landis is still slugging it out in court, he has not yet been stripped of his title.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Samstag on July 26, 2007, 12:46:05 pm
Quote from: patrickl on July 26, 2007, 10:59:43 am
At least checkers is still a clean sport

Sorry, but no.

Checkers Solved, Unbeatable Database Created  (http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1952211)
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: tommy on July 26, 2007, 01:06:39 pm
Quote from: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 10:43:42 am

WTF is going on in pro sports right now?!


Peoples lives are going on right now in sports, just the bad parts it seems.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: CCM on July 26, 2007, 01:19:07 pm
You can add the UFC to the steroids list.  Both Hermes Franca and Sean Sherk tested positive for steroids.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 01:30:15 pm

forgot about that one, that was a nice one.  Title fight to reestablish the lightweight title and afterwards both guys fail drug tests... with one guy appealing, the one who looked like Chris Benoit's more muscular brother.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: CCM on July 26, 2007, 01:50:26 pm
Yea, Sherk is appealing.  Franca admitted to making a mistake,  he claimed he had an ankle injury that wasn't healing fast enough so he took something to help it along.

Dana White probably wants to kill both of them.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 01:53:18 pm

Clearly Franca wasn't juicing to get big - he wasn't big.  His story is credible, not that it makes any difference in the penalty.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Zero_Hour on July 26, 2007, 03:52:13 pm
ALl the drugs in sports talk always makes me think of this:
The All Drug Olympics (http://youtube.com/watch?v=LrCGYtFAQ2U)
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Samstag on July 26, 2007, 04:03:03 pm
They should just add a "Modified" or "Top Fuel" class to all the most popular sports.  Let them do whatever they like to their bodies.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 04:13:01 pm

But then the kids will be affected! 

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i168/kieranmahon2000/HelenLovejoy.jpg)
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: hypernova on July 26, 2007, 05:59:50 pm
NFL-Thurman denied ANOTHER year.  (Seems a bit harsh.  Tell the guy he's got a one year suspension, it passes, then say "I know you paid your initial debt to the justice I meted out, but I decided to be a dick, and double it.  You no play this year.  HA HA!")

It's all about the tennis, baby.  Federer vs Nadal.

Sports aren't all they're cracked up to be anymore.  It's disappointing, to say the least. :dunno
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Zero_Hour on July 26, 2007, 11:04:24 pm
Quote from: hypernova on July 26, 2007, 05:59:50 pm
It's all about the tennis, baby.  Federer vs Nadal.

Until we find out that Federer is a Cyborg (whose systems get gummed up by clay courts)  ;D
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: crashwg on July 27, 2007, 02:09:32 am
Can you please define "meecrob", it's not in any dictionary I've checked...
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: billf on July 27, 2007, 10:19:55 am
google is your friend.   ;)
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Jouster on July 27, 2007, 11:53:47 am
Quote from: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 12:19:10 pm
What is that supposed to enhance?

Well...if you aren't already juiced on caffine...then a Coke will definitely enhance your perceptions a tad.

I usually just drink beer...so the the shift was a big change.

Jouster
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: hypernova on July 30, 2007, 11:01:35 pm
Quote from: billf on July 27, 2007, 10:19:55 am
google is your friend.   ;)

Or in this case, South Park.
Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: Donkey_Kong on July 31, 2007, 12:13:40 am
Quote from: ChadTower on July 26, 2007, 10:43:42 am

Let's review:

  • NFL - Vick
  • NBA - point shaving ref
  • MLB - steroids -> bonds
  • Cycling - Tour De France leader just DQed
  • NHL - who?

Almost a sport:

  • WWE:  benoit

WTF is going on in pro sports right now?!

Let's review:

Title: Re: what a meecrob time for pro sports
Post by: ChadTower on August 06, 2007, 10:01:07 am

Michael Strahan has made me happy.

Go Giants!  They've started their circus of idiocy early this year.