SportsChump makes the Majors, contemplates HGH: A hypothetical fairy tale

I’m about to turn 43. Roger Clemens is 48.  Mark McGwire is 47.  Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro are both 46.  Sammy Sosa is 42 and Andy Pettitte is 39. These are the names most commonly associated with Major League Continue reading SportsChump makes the Majors, contemplates HGH: A hypothetical fairy tale

The pay-per-view event we would ALL like to see

“I’m an idea man, Chuck” -Michael Keaton as Bill Blazejowski in Night Shift Hey, I have ideas too. Good ones sometimes. And just like every other sports fan, I have unanswered questions.

A juicing Big Mac: Mark McGwire’s steroid use leaves more questions than answers

I don’t like movies that are predictable. Like the typical romantic comedy where the couple who despises each other falls in love in the end or the true-crime thriller where we know the killer’s identity from scene one. Scriptwriters may Continue reading A juicing Big Mac: Mark McGwire’s steroid use leaves more questions than answers

Deny, deny, deny: Mistruths and fabrications in professional sports

  “Would I lie to you?  Would I lie to you, honey?  Now would I say something that wasn’t true?

Your Daily SportsChumpdate – June 17, 2009: Sosa, Favre, Stallworth, Hedo, Smoltz, Rockies, Tiger and Shaq

SAY IT AIN’T SOSA  – The New York Times recently reported that former National League MVP Sammy Sosa failed a drug test in 2003.  Surprise!  I’ve never failed a drug test before… but I’m pretty sure my employer wouldn’t wait Continue reading Your Daily SportsChumpdate – June 17, 2009: Sosa, Favre, Stallworth, Hedo, Smoltz, Rockies, Tiger and Shaq

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

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