Ripken's career actually goes AGAINST the grain of the typical steroid user....they're oft-injured, he was NEVER injured. There is no year that jumps out at you as a "juiced" year....I highly doubt he juiced.JoltinJoe wrote:That would be a huge blow to baseball ... However, Canseco was never a teammate of Ripken's. How would he know?Grizo406 wrote:
That's the name I heard too.
Did Canseco Out Eck this Week?
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Re: Did Canseco Out Eck this Week?
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Re: Did Canseco Out Eck this Week?
Eckersley went from an 18-year old starter with a blazing fastball and iffy control to one of the best relievers of all time with pinpoint control and a command of several pitches. If you needed 9th-inning ground balls, Eck was the man. He was no juicer.
He may have enjoyed a little weed from time to time, but that's another story!
He may have enjoyed a little weed from time to time, but that's another story!
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Re: Did Canseco Out Eck this Week?
Exactly...steroids, or any other PED, cannot give you the pinpoint control he had...might increase velocity but it can't do what Eck did so consistantly...Ivytalk wrote:Eckersley went from an 18-year old starter with a blazing fastball and iffy control to one of the best relievers of all time with pinpoint control and a command of several pitches. If you needed 9th-inning ground balls, Eck was the man. He was no juicer.
He may have enjoyed a little weed from time to time, but that's another story!
Bet he had good weed, though...
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Re: Did Canseco Out Eck this Week?
I'm not sure we need to be looking at someone Canseco played with.
Here's a list of HOF since 1993
1993: Reggie Jackson*
1994: Steve Carlton
1995: Mike Schmidt
1999: Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan*, George Brett
2000: Carlton Fisk
2001: Kirby Puckett
2002: Ozzie Smith
2003: Eddie Murray, Gary Carter,
2004: Paul Molitor, Dennis Eckersley*
2005: Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs*
2007: Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn
2008: Rich Gossage*
2009: Jim Rice, Rickey Henderson*
Here's a list of HOF since 1993
1993: Reggie Jackson*
1994: Steve Carlton
1995: Mike Schmidt
1999: Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan*, George Brett
2000: Carlton Fisk
2001: Kirby Puckett
2002: Ozzie Smith
2003: Eddie Murray, Gary Carter,
2004: Paul Molitor, Dennis Eckersley*
2005: Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs*
2007: Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn
2008: Rich Gossage*
2009: Jim Rice, Rickey Henderson*