Make...Hulk...Mad!!!!!

With baseball winding down and the Sheffield article in SI, Bonds being Bonds and Caminiti Dying here is my 2 juiced cents.

Steroids has no place in organized sports, plain and simple. Yet all the organizations must get together and release a clear, clean and standard list of banned substances, period. I think anyone who competes be it professional, amateur or Olympic should pee in a cup regularly during their 'season'. Anyone found using steroids should be immediately suspended and upon return to their sport, regularly tested on and off season. Second offence, suspended for rest of season and third offence banned from the sport. Plain, simple, clear.

Attitudes in sports needs to be curbed as well. I am on the line as to the role model statis athletes are given. While I believe in the right of privacy I also believe it is an athletes responsibility to act accordingly on the field of play. Hundreds, thousands, millions of people have their eyes on you when you play, be it at the AAA Stadium, your home field or on TV on any given Sunday. Sports is a passionate event, tempers fly, emotions are on the edge and they burst through at different moments. Knowing that, athletes should realize they are on display and try and control themselves a little. Bean ball, brawls, arguing with the umpire, and jawing at the pitching are part of the game. Launched helmets, overturned water coolers and being pulled off the field by the coach shouldn't be. Perfect example wa this weekend at Yankees vs Minnesota, and I talked to my boy while they were playing. Two Yanks got called out on strikes that they thought were bad calls, Jeter argued with the ump. No dramatics, no yelling, just a "I don't think so" as he walked back to the bench. No in your face just a quick disagreement in hopes of a better look next at bat. Then the Minnesota pitcher who gave up the tying run is sent packing and rips through the dugout throwing hats, knocking over cups, tossing a coat out of the dugout and sitting in a corner and pouting, The wife commented how much of a baby he was being, and I said they have a clubhouse why not take it inside and rant and rave off camera and out of sight. Sure everyone can understand you're pissed, you just let the Yankees catch up after leading 5-1, but man above you get 1.5 million a season to toss the ball an inning or 2 a night. suck it up. Plus now there are Little Leaguers around the country watching you be an ass after a bad outing and I am sure we will see similar behavior this weekend at our Fall League Baseball Playoffs. Thanks.

Last but not least:
Houston/St. Louis: Cardinals in 5
Boston?New York: Yankees in 6

There is no better/bitter rivalry in sports than that of Boston/New York. I could go into details but if you google it I am sure you will find Thousands of sites set up (mostly from Boston) detailing the 100 year feud..........

Go Yanks