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The sports “journalism” world has its annual case of ‘roid rage, thanks to an impeccably-timed new book, and Michael Cox is getting kinda tired of this particular stuck 78 on the ol’ Victrola. It’s not the facts, it’s the fallout, which as usual hurts the fans more than it hurts anyone else.
NEW YORK, NY — While most sportswriters have believed even before the BALCO hearings that Barry Bonds used steroids, they had a hard time proving it to fans. That may change with the release of the book, Game of Shadows : Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports, by San Francisco [...]
NEW YORK, NY — Managing to help curb substance abuse while generating badly needed revenue, MLB and the players’ union announced Monday that the leagues would not only begin listing “approved” supplements, but also sell them to players. NSF International, a testing lab used by the NFL, will ensure that the supplements are free of [...]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — One day after suffering a stroke, former Minnesota Twins OF Kirby Puckett died on Monday. Puckett played for the Twins’ 1987 and 1991 world championship teams, won six Golden Gloves, appeared in ten All-Star Games, and won the AL batting title in 1989.
Puckett’s career was cut short in 1996 when he developed [...]
WASHINGTON, DC — Major League Baseball took another step in getting the former Montreal Expos a permanent home on Sunday, by signing the lease to the team’s future ballpark. The signing comes only one day before a deadline set by the District of Columbia Council.
MLB (and when we say “MLB,” we of course mean “Bud [...]
SANTA ANA, CA — The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim can keep calling themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Peter J. Polos ruled that he had no authority to reverse a jury’s earlier ruling that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were not in breach [...]