tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post8715975589081244518..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Taylor Hooton FoundationScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-35410805813500425332008-08-25T20:03:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for the mention/link (disclosure: I work fo...Thanks for the mention/link (disclosure: I work for the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation), but thank you even more for highlighting this important issue. It's so sad to think about the risks kids take without even understanding what they're doing. As somebody mentioned, we should also consider where kids are getting access to steroids as with any other drug. And I agree that there should be a multi-faceted approach. But there's only so much you can do about outside forces. Which is why it's important to get kids to understand why taking steroids (or any other drug) is not a smart choice. If you can't control the supply, work to decrease the demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-39163971717980782152008-08-22T10:42:00.000-04:002008-08-22T10:42:00.000-04:00Agree with ABM. He does his homework.Trust in smar...Agree with ABM. He does his homework.<BR/><BR/>Trust in smart folks. All good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-21455204013180650252008-08-21T21:28:00.001-04:002008-08-21T21:28:00.001-04:00Eddie: Chemistry is changed. Please read the link ...Eddie: Chemistry is changed. Please read the link of Taylor Hooton's Story at the very top of the post. The symptoms and problems caused by steroids are explained. ThanksScreech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-17015473169036625702008-08-21T21:14:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:14:00.000-04:00Please don't lynch me for asking this question, bu...Please don't lynch me for asking this question, but do we know if these suicide victims merely feel badly about losing their steroid physiques, or do the steroids change the chemistry in their bodies sufficiently to <B>cause</B> the depression once they are off the juice?Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-39061073533635299712008-08-21T17:02:00.000-04:002008-08-21T17:02:00.000-04:00I also think that Manny gets a pass for at least o...<I>I also think that Manny gets a pass for at least one more year due to the rash of injuries and the fact Lerners do not like flamboyant types in the dugout, in all probability</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Manny is already under contract for next year as they picked up his first option year (2009) at the end of last season. So it will be interesting to see if they follow suit and pick up his 2010 option at the end of this season, or make him twist in the wind a la Bob Carpenter next season. My prediction is that they pick up the option before the start of next season. Manny Acta is not the problem with this team.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-18217496652818615702008-08-21T16:13:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:13:00.000-04:00Great interview. But one aspect you missed is wher...Great interview. But one aspect you missed is where do these kids get these drugs?<BR/><BR/>That's the alarming part. They are far easier to get than beer, and you really don't need ID, just a credit card, an address, plus some patience.<BR/><BR/>Look on the internet, especially the bodybuilding websites, and they openly promote the drug use, and where to get them. Also, there's the gym culture, and of course their peers.<BR/><BR/>If that can be stopped, then it would really go a long way to stopping drug use in all sports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-87563445799578143492008-08-21T16:08:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:08:00.000-04:00This is both a sad and inspiring account, obviousl...This is both a sad and inspiring account, obviously. Thanks for giving us so much insight into different aspects of having a MLB in Washington. Were it not for the presence of the team, these kinds of activities would not get the kind of venue it affords. <BR/><BR/>I could be cynical and say the LoDuca, who is getting paid $5 million by the Nationals this year, should have volunteered his time as a living example of what not to do...<BR/><BR/>Heller in the Washington Times today got it mostly wrong, too, when he intimidated that the Nationals on track to be among the worst Washington teams ever are hardly better than having no team at all. The pressure of a new park, a decent fan base (say 1.5 million), and media attention should force the team to adjust its view of what it can get away with in terms of economizing (polite expression). I can imagine that Stan the Man is extremely anxious about the state of the team at this juncture, for sound reason.<BR/><BR/>I also disagree with his prediction that Bow-Bow will be the head that will probably roll after the season ends. I think that Bow-Bow's cultivation of Mark Lerner so early in the selection process buys him one more season; undoubtedly BowBow would be a fascinating guy to sit with and listen to with his Blackberry assessment of players, trade values, and the like. He is anything but boring, and I am sure that one-on-one, to the relatively uninitiated (like myself), he is a very compelling figure.<BR/><BR/>I also think that Manny gets a pass for at least one more year due to the rash of injuries and the fact Lerners do not like flamboyant types in the dugout, in all probability...In other words, were Manny more like Ozzie G., I think that he would be marked for departure after this tortuous season - they would consider him as having made a bad situation worse, and highlighted the team's shortcomings for public display and ridicule. Manny is prudently (maddenly?) restrained in demeanor - a good button-down collar company man - and it should buy him some time, me thinks. (He would note that Marlins fired Giradi despite his being Manager of the Year for his demeanor with the players.)<BR/><BR/>Should the Nationals target and land one big fish in the off-season, let's say Matt Holiday, that could be enough, along with a witch doctor taking the spell off of Nick Johnson and Shawn Hill, to actually reverse engines on a ship lodged on a large reef. Dream on this line-up for a moment as the team prepares to drop a baker's dozen this evening in Philly:<BR/><BR/>1. Milledge CF<BR/>2. Guzman SS<BR/>3. Holliday LF<BR/>4. Johnson 1B<BR/>5. Dukes RF<BR/>6. Zimmerman 3B<BR/>7. Flores C<BR/>8. Belliard 2B<BR/>9. S.Hill P<BR/><BR/>Would only add about $12-15 million to existing budget, net, I imagine, yet would be demonstrably better than current product. Can I dream?<BR/><BR/>Trust in Tinker Bell. All Wake Up and Dream!SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-37980452514334574802008-08-21T14:55:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:55:00.000-04:00I was wondering, thanks for including the Burt Hoo...I was wondering, thanks for including the Burt Hooton reference.WFYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164235001809050973noreply@blogger.com