Posts Tagged ‘Steroids’

November Chumpservations, Part Two: Tim Lincecum, Las Vegas, the NFL and Hall & Oates

November 10th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

sportsbook1Wanna bet?

Las Vegas sports books have been taking a bath lately and I don’t mean comfortably inside a lavish Bellagio hot tub. Read the rest of this entry »

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Happy Manny Returns… an All-Star?

June 3rd, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

Major League Baseball is about to face yet another controversy involving one of its biggest names and the use of banned substances.

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Steps Towards a Less Steroid-Phobic Society: Everybody Grab a Syringe

May 9th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

What’s all this fuss about steroid use? So what if Manny Ramirez recently tested positive for estrogen and fertility drugs? Who cares if Alex Rodriguez lied… then lied… then lied again about ingesting some unknown, under-the-counter, Dominican growth hormone? Performance enhancing drugs have so thoroughly permeated our national pastime that fans of the sport, if there are any left, have become numb to any new scandals. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cheating in Sports: Do Fans Still Care?

May 6th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

 

Close your eyes and think back.

You’re nine years old.  You’re playing Risk or cards or chess with a friend.  He leaves the room for a minute and you are suddenly left alone with the opportunity to give yourself a distinct advantage by moving a piece, changing the roll of your dice or switching cards without him ever knowing.  Read the rest of this entry »

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