Gemmill 47793 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_spor...all/4967392.stm I'll be there a week on Sunday, so if he's lucky he might get to break the record in the presence of greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Shit sport though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47793 Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Oh aye, it's boring as owt, but it'll hopefully be sunny so it'll be alreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Oh aye, it's boring as owt, but it'll hopefully be sunny so it'll be alreet. 130926[/snapback] I can just see you tucking in to your foot-long chilli dog whilst singing 'Take me out to the ball park' during the seventh-inning stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47793 Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Oh aye, it's boring as owt, but it'll hopefully be sunny so it'll be alreet. 130926[/snapback] I can just see you tucking in to your foot-long chilli dog whilst singing 'Take me out to the ball park' during the seventh-inning stretch 130931[/snapback] I don't even stand up for the stretch man. That's how committed I am to obesity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7369 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Off to san franciso eh , I hear theres some nice bars around there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_spor...all/4967392.stm I'll be there a week on Sunday, so if he's lucky he might get to break the record in the presence of greatness. 130923[/snapback] *Readers voice: You spawny get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Get a nacho hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Get a nacho hat. 131031[/snapback] Gemmill is a wanker, He wears a nacho hat.. etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Drug scandal hits US baseball The World Today - Friday, 31 March , 2006 12:52:00 Reporter: Kim Landers ELEANOR HALL: With the Major League Baseball season just about to get underway in the United States, the national game with the wholesome image has been hit by a drug scandal. An investigation has been launched into steroid use by some of the sport's most high-profile players, including one star hitter who's set to break the all-time home run record. In Washington, Kim Landers reports. KIM LANDERS: Barry Bonds is the superstar slugger for the San Francisco Giants. COMMENTATOR: Is this is the one? There’s a new record holder! KIM LANDERS: As this season begins he's pursuing the most cherished record in baseball, the all time home run record held by Henry Aaron. He's just 47 home runs short of that record, six shy of matching Babe Ruth in second spot, but some fans wonder if his success is fuelled by steroid use. Baseball administrators are wondering too. Commissioner Bud Selig has today announced a probe into alleged steroid use, not only by Bonds, but other players too. BUD SELIG: This is a matter of integrity. When it comes to the integrity of this game, an impartial, thorough review is called for. KIM LANDERS: For years professional baseball has been accused of looking the other way as players bulked up and a home run spree helped revive public interest in the sport. COMMENTATOR: Bonds hits one to left-centre field. He hits it well. Let's go back, it is out of here! KIM LANDERS: But just last week a book was published accusing Barry Bonds of using steroids for at least five seasons. Although Bonds has consistently said he's never knowingly taken steroids, the Major Baseball League has now acted. Bud Selig has announced former US Senator George Mitchell will head the baseball-doping probe. BUD SELIG: The goal here is to determine facts, not engage in supposition, speculation, rumour or innuendo. Should Senator Mitchell uncover material suggesting that the scope of this investigation needs to be broader, he has my permission to expand the investigation and to follow the evidence wherever it may lead. KIM LANDERS: It's a sentiment echoed by George Mitchell. GEORGE MITCHELL: We will strive to complete an investigation that is thorough, objective and fair. KIM LANDERS: But how credible will be baseball's efforts to crackdown on performance enhancing drugs? Buster Olney is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. BUSTER OLNEY: The horse is out the barn door and they ignored, without a doubt, they ignored evidence for years and years and years and, you know, now they seem to be focussing on Bonds and a few other players, and it does smack of scapegoating. KIM LANDERS: And already the Chief Investigator, George Mitchell, is being accused of a conflict of interest. He's a Boston Red Sox Executive and Chairman of Walt Disney, the company whose subsidiary, ESPN, has the television rights to Major League Baseball. Even as he conducts his investigation, players who're under a cloud will be allowed to play. Buster Olney predicts a tangled web of other implications. BUSTER OLNEY: If baseball were to announce a suspension of Barry Bonds, the players' union would probably get it overturned very quickly, would have no practical impact. And if he were to … if Commissioner Selig were to start striking records from the record book, you know, this is problem. It's like pulling on a thread. They had so many players using this stuff, apparently, that you know, for example, Barry Bonds, it may be that four out of every 10 home runs he hit in the last six years were against pitchers who used steroids. (sound of baseball crowd and commentator) KIM LANDERS: Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig admits he hasn't considered what penalties would apply to players who're found to have taken drugs. Perhaps it doesn't matter what punishment is handed out, the investigation may just give baseball the chance to recapture the high moral ground. COMMENTATOR: Aaron, Ruth and now Bonds, the 700 homerun club, as Bonds steps up to play and listen to this crowd. KIM LANDERS: In Washington, this is Kim Landers reporting. ELEANOR HALL: Before we go, a clarification on our story yesterday about the possible introduction of a smart card for health and welfare benefits. The ABC notes that the Australian Privacy Foundation and its Chairwoman Anna Johnston do not support the introduction of such a card based on the details available to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 How the kill a thread by RobW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Silly Boys Rounders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) "Take me out to the ball game...'' Forget the actual 'game', it's all about beer, hotdogs, and sitting in the stands heckling the outfielders. Better live at the park than watched on TV. Edited May 3, 2006 by Mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 "Take me out to the ball game...'' Forget the actual 'game', it's all about beer, hotdogs, and sitting in the stands 131213[/snapback] What US sport isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11128 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 "Take me out to the ball game...'' Forget the actual 'game', it's all about beer, hotdogs, and sitting in the stands 131213[/snapback] What US sport isn't? 131223[/snapback] Racism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 "Take me out to the ball game...'' Forget the actual 'game', it's all about beer, hotdogs, and sitting in the stands 131213[/snapback] What US sport isn't? 131223[/snapback] Sawker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 "Take me out to the ball game...'' Forget the actual 'game', it's all about beer, hotdogs, and sitting in the stands 131213[/snapback] What US sport isn't? 131223[/snapback] Sawker. 131235[/snapback] Not really a US sport is it? You can tell because you lot don't call the Major League Final as the World Championship of Soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 He'll never reach Hank Aaron's record though. The hatred for Bonds due to the Balco investigation and his surly nature is such a contrast to the exitement when McGwire and Sosa were on 'the run for sixty-one'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 How the kill a thread by RobW. 131161[/snapback] (modestly) all part of the ceaseless struggle against Drug Fiends in sport..... which reminds me - when does the Tour de Pharmacy start again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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