The Baseball Bloggess » PEDs

~ Conan O’Brien on Twitter yesterday Last week, Baltimore Orioles first baseman, home-runny guy Chris Davis was suspended for 25 games for failing his second drug test. He used Adderall, an amp...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/09/16/chris-davis-helps-accident-victims/

“The weather may be tricky or a bat may slip or a ball may bounce in some unexpected way; now and then the best man may go stale or lose his nerve; the professional honor of the player, however...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2014/09/12/chris-davis-adderall-suspension/

Three things I learned during Sunday night’s Yankees-Red Sox game. 1. The AL East seems a lot like the Wild, Wild West some nights. Vigilante justice is alive and well in baseball. Watch Red S...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2013/08/19/about-last-night/

Last month, I wrote about potato chips. I was actually writing about baseball’s All-Star Game and fan voting. (Click here to review.) But, really, all you cared about was the potato chips. That...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2013/08/03/im-sorry/

My husband informs me that bears in Virginia do not hibernate in Winter.  He works at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, so he oughta know.  It’s a sad day when bears let you down. I have relie...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2013/01/11/bears-and-baseball/

I have a super-secret blog. The fact that you are reading it right now (and you’re not married to me) sort of lessens its super-secret status.  But, it was super secret, once. I just decided I...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2012/09/07/i-never-meant-to-cause-a-fuss-2/

Frank Deford discussed performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and athletes on NPR’s Morning Edition this week. He argues that we watch sport to see the “true” human body excel.  And, that it i...

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2012/08/30/if-you-doubt-the-bodies-there-is-no-sport/

Et tú, Melky? In 2005, I fell out of love with baseball.  That was the year that Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for anabolic steroids after swearing – under oath – that he never used them....

https://thebaseballbloggess.com/2012/08/27/cheaters-never-prosper-except-when-they-do/