Dan Gould

...nice! to the cheater! m Your proof? Why is this concept so hard to grasp for you guys, anyway? How about the leaked grand jury testimony? Whether it was illegally leaked or not, it's damning. That's pretty solid evidence. You don't get it, Aggie - proof, in goody's world, only exists if someone testifies that they witnessed Bonds use steroids, or if Bonds 'fesses up himself. Nothing else constitutes proof.

Thanks Jon, though we're trying to get away from starches like baked potatos. Fish works for my wife but I'm not such a fan ...

Sorry to do this to you Ray but ... http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35372

Two of the things that annoyed me about the macrobiotic approach have already been contradicted here - fruit (which I do eat regularly anyway) because its supposedly mostly sugar and not really that nutrient rich; and water consumption (this guy actually claimed that men should urinate three times a day, women twice, and the urine actually should be a dark yellow, whereas I've always been told that urine should be clear and if its not, it means you are dehydrated.

2000+ more votes have occurred since I posted that, 20 minutes ago. Basically the same results though. I agree it's not scientific, and some people are probably voting more than once. But I also think it's probably pretty representative, as well. Oh, who are we kidding Erik? We know its just a creation of the lying scoundrels in the media. No one is actually voting in that poll, its just a media creation, so-called "support" for their "Big Lie".

My wife and I want to make some serious changes to our diets and after reading a tract (thank God it wasn't a tome) on Macrobiotic diets, it occurred to me that maybe I've got a much better source at hand - this community. So, if you believe that you eat a relatively healthy diet*, please share your diet/exercise regimen, or at least some favorite recipes. We want to add more veggies so tasty side dish recipes are especially helpful, as well as advice on effective diet/lifestyle changes. Thanks!

Yes. Oh, and I got that album FOR Bryant, not Griffin. I really like Paul Bryant's playing, though his PJ and Riverside appearances don't quite do him justice. You have to find his two Fantasy LPs to get him at his best. (And you also get some superb Plas Johnson on those.) This is a superb set. I had all of it except "Groovin' blue" on LP before I bought it, and "Katanga on CD as well, but wasn't deterred from getting the Mosaic. Decades of wonderful entertainment in this stuff. MG thank you! seems like they forgot another volume in the Legends of Acid Jazz Series... No, they didn't forget. I wrote to Fantasy about a decade ago and suggested the release of these two, which would fit OK onto one CD, but they replied that they didn't want to release it, thanks. MG Part of me understands their decision in that few people knew or remember Paul Bryant. But with Plas getting so much solo space, they certainly could have promoted by referencing the "Pink Panther Saxophonist". I only wish that my copies of his Fantasy albums were a lot cleaner than they are.

Unfortunately it can't be regarded as a scientific poll because of the self-selection bias. But that cuts both ways because it could be argued that Bonds supporters are the ones who are lapping up the media coverage and voting in the poll while Bonds detractors may be so sick of it that they don't even visit sites like ESPN. I know I haven't gone there today just as I stopped watching Sportscenter when it turned into a Bonds lovefest. Either way, with such a huge group of voters, its probably a fair snapshot of what your average sports fan believes.

No. Closest he came was the '71 NLCS when he hit .250 in 8 ABs. His Giants lost in four games to the eventual champion Pirates.

Lucky Goodspeak isn't here - I have a feeling that in his world, they'd all add up to 756.

same thing as 9 x 9 x 9. Which is how I thought I was doing it except I kept getting 9 to the fourth power instead. Maybe a sticky button ....

There seems to be a difference of opinion on number 4, due to the fact that my calculator doesn't understand 9 cubed.

the last one is 31/20.

4. is 2187

3. is zero.

Precisely. Our long, national nightmare is almost over, and we should be thankful. No more minute-by-minute updates. No more Giants games on TV. No more sell out crowds, no more press conferences, and no more attention given to an AARP roster floundering in last place with no hope for the future. Let the true countdown begin. The blessed day when he does his perp walk.

By the way, Allbookstores.com has it listed as an August publication. I would guess that the 2020 date is the projected publication of the final volume.

If you google the title, you'll see that the West Orange Public Library may have a copy soon. Maybe 7/4 can tell us about it.

As a not quite so old geezer of 41, I totally agree.

I know you don't seriously believe that the Mariner Moose is "innocent", do you Matthew? That man came within inches of seriously injuring or even potentially killing a player because he is racing around the stadium on an ATV, and its the player's fault for not watching out for him?? The idiot is lucky he wasn't pulled from the vehicle and pummeled, which he surely would have been if Coco had been hit.

I've heard this cited as a defense of Bonds' performance. If the performance-enhancing supplements were this rampant, it stands to reason that many of the pitchers he was facing who were also cranked up on something. I'm not saying I agree with it, but it's not really fair to give one guy hell and not shell it out to everyone else too. I agree it's not fair and that all users should be cast into the Pit of Despair, but Bonds is in THE limelight because he is about to break the single most renowned sports record in the country. And because aside from Giambi, Sheffield, Palmiero, and a handful of lesser lights who've actually been caught, Bonds is the one player for whom the proof that he juiced is incontrovertible.

Yup, house price about 3X yearly wage.

I would say it's doubtful that he is currently on steroids. Dan is the man with the stat book, he can help you out. m Actually, all I've got is access to Baseball-reference.com. Steroids allowed him to bulk up at an extreme rate during the offseason after the 1998 season. He was inspired to do so due to the popularity of Sosa and McGuire and Bonds' belief that they were not nearly his equal as players. That extraordinarily extreme muscle gain in a short period of time is regarded by experts as a hallmark of steroid use/abuse and aside from his connection to BALCO and Greg Anderson and his testimony regarding what he put in his body, it is one of the prime pieces of evidence against him. Now, as to the question of whether he uses steroids now, I would say that it is immaterial. Steroids do not have the same effects that say, alcohol has. Alcohol in the body creates inebriation and the physical effects are well known. Steroids don't have to be present in the body for the effect of steroids to be felt. Bonds didn't hit his home runs specifically during the time he was in the middle of a steroid 'cycle'. It is the long term effects of the steroids he used that taints his statistical accomplishments. Once he used steroids, bulked up, and as a result started hitting homers at an impossibly high rate, he didn't have to continue to use steroids to reap the benefits of his cheating. IMO, all of his home runs are suspect ever since he started to juice. Steroids aren't necessary to maintain strength, after all.

All this time wasted on a steroid cheat when the pennant races actually looks darned interesting. Outside of the pathetic Giants, everyone in the NL West is in it, and the massively overachieving D-Backs (a negative 32 run differential) have taken advantage of the slumping Padres and Dodgers to take hold of the lead. The Cubbies look to have a strong chance to snatch the division away from the Brewers and the Mets haven't been able to do enough to pull away in the East. Meanwhile, what has happened to the Tigers and Indians? They've been so bad, that the Yanks are now 1/2 game out of the wild card. At this rate they may not even slow down the Yanks when they play later this month. I was really hoping for the Yanks to be out of the playoffs but at this rate, the wild card Yanks could face the Angels and the Sox could get the "winner" of the Central division - I'll take that since the Angels seem to have the Yanks number in playoff series. But I've never seen two decent teams play such a long series of "that's OK, you can have it" "No, I insist!" ever before.

Do you understand what this POS is saying to you, Jim? You haven't come to the conclusion that A. Bonds juiced B. He did it to chase a record C. the juice made the difference in his quest by using your God-given power to consider the evidence, evaluate it and reach conclusions you believe are supported by facts. NO. You aren't smart enough to recognize "half truths and shoddy journalism'. No, I think he knows full well what the truth about Bonds is, but for whatever reason feels that there's a greater truth - such as the pack mentality of journalists and/or the racial tendencies therein - that overrides it. And maybe for him it does. Far be it from me to minimize those very real issues, but I just don't think that ignoring the obvious does service to any attempt to deal with them. I'm sympathetic to the claims, and don't deny that at least some of that might be at play here, but damn, a guilty guy harrassed is still a guilty guy. Argue the harrassment, but not the guilt (and again - how blind, literally and figuratively - do you have to be to not see it?). I just don't see where building a case for a legitimate issue on illegitmate grounds is going to do anybody any good. But apparently Mr. GS does. Again, that is his perogative, just as it is mine to fundamentally disagree with him. We all choose our battles, as well as how to fight them. OK Jim, but understand that he denies guilt on all levels: Bonds didn't use steroids. There's no proof but lies, damned lies, and purloined Grand Jury testimony. Furthermore, steroids cannot help you hit home runs. He denies it all. He is truly that blind, literally and figuratively.