As in, “he doth protesteth too much.”
…. “I’ll come after people who defame or slander me,” he said Tuesday night before the Phillies played the New York Mets, according to the report. “It’s pathetic and disgusting. There should be some accountability for people who put that out there. You can have my urine, my hair, my blood, my stool — anything you can test. I’ll give you back every dime I’ve ever made” if the test is positive, he added.
“I’ll put that up against the jobs of anyone who writes this stuff,” he said, according to the Inquirer. “Make them accountable. There should be more credibility than some 42-year-old blogger typing in his mother’s basement. It demeans everything you’ve done with one stroke of the pen. Nobody is above the testing policy. We’ve seen that.”
First of all, the Players Association agreed to the testing program, opening up this Pandora’s Box of moving targets and speculation. Second, Ibanez has to see that he is having exactly the kind of season that makes it easy to speculate about a player, and third, get a grip. The post in question hardly merits Ibanez throwing down the gauntlet, but, if Ibanez really wants to push the envelope, he should answer David Pinto:
…. since you’re so willing to help, release the results of all your drug tests since the program began. I’d like to see your Testosterone:Epitestosterone Ratio over time. There’s no way it would have gone from 1:1 to 3:1 recently, is there? Enough to help, but not enough to get caught, maybe? Let’s see the time series, if you’re so sure you’re clean.
Otherwise, shut the fuck up.
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I guess this is going to be the case from now on? Anyone over the age of 30 who has a season, or apparently a part of one, out of line with his career numbers is going to be questioned about PED’s.
This makes me sad.
It’s the natural result of the mess MLB and the press made of this issue. If you go through a stretch that’s better than normal, people will raise an eyebrow.
What’s more, his reaction will probably end up hurting him. He angrily said that he would ‘take any test, any time,’ but the union will certainly put a stop to that. And when he reverses himself, it will raise even more suspicion. To say nothing about the likelihood that his numbers will normalize at some point, and people will wonder if the drop-off was “because he stopped juicing.”
Better to have offered a simple and straightforward denial than to fan the flames.
John,
Enough of the roids. The MSM is grasping for straws. It’s way old.
The Gigantes are four over and gaining momentum. Going for a sweep and coming home to face the the A’s. Will good to see how we match up against the Rangers.
Uribe is proving to be a good addition. I was completely wrong…and Pablo is only going to get better.
I feel the wild card is ours to have…just need to learn to take care of the Pads and beat the teams we should. I realize I’m in the minority that thinks the Gigantes have a legit shot…but, I watch the other teams play weekly…and we are better.
Good pitching beats good hitting most of the time…and that is our strength.
It can be done.
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What, going from the AL to the NL + an easier hitter’s park (I think, though I’m not 100% on that) + getting to hit Nationals pitching isn’t enough = hot streak isn’t good enough for the MSM?
Aaron,
Read the whole blog post. The guy goes into tremendous detail examining every possible explanation as to why Ibanez might have been banging so hard.
Oh yeah, I read the guy’s piece. I just think the guy could’ve left out any mention of steroids and attributed it to SSS, and the piece still would’ve been fine. I prefer to stay away from steroid speculation altogether when I look at a player.
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