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The Epitome of Consistency

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by user Ufgators

This is my first time on here, so I thought "Why not start this off with everyones favorite topic...STEROIDS!"

Now, before you click the "X" button, hear me out. I, like many of you, are tired of hearing about Jason Grimsley and steroid use altogether. One day, though, on CBSSPORTSLINE.com, I read an article that claimed that every single MLB player has to be on something.

I disagree completely.

Take Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, for example. Granted, he's no longer a source for 45 homeruns anymore, but I'll take a + .300, 25-30 homerun, 100 RBI season from my third baseman without question. Seven straight seasons of 100+ RBI, followed by a 96 RBI season. Six straight +.300 seasons. 11 straight seasons of 21 homeruns or more. The epitome of consistency.

So, how can a claim such as the one that the CBSSPORTSLINE writer made be justified? Chipper Jones is just one of many examples that discredit the theory that every Major League Baseball player is on something that should be illegal.



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Sun 06/18/06, 8:01 am EST

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RoblefkoLegend
847 days ago
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Hey, thanks for the article..you should register an account though, so the article can be attributed to you, instead of an IP address
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UfgatorsDiv-I Stud
847 days ago
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I made an account and regiestered my email address, yet it keeps showing my ip address. what is going on?
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DNLLegend
847 days ago
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Change had to be made manually. I did it for you.
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Awrigh01All-Star
846 days ago
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its a good point
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
846 days ago
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Because of MLB's spotty testing policies, it is very hard as a fan to be 100% certain that anyone is and has been clean.
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AlanschechVarsity
846 days ago
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Good points. I hate Chipper Jones, but I have to believe that guy is clean.
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JuTMSY4Legend
846 days ago
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Welcome to the steroid era in baseball. I feel bad for any clean players, because they will always have a shadow. Its hard to say when anyone started getting juiced so its possible. We will never know
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ChristofMVP
846 days ago
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How do you know Chipper was / is clean. Sure, he may not have used steroids per say. But about HGH, uppers, etc.? I think drug abuse in MLB has been far, far worse than anyone wants to admit currently.
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Categories: Opinions | Atlanta Braves Opinions | Chipper Jones Opinions | Jason Grimsley Opinions | Steroids Opinions | June 18, 2006 | Opinions by User Ufgators

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