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BucksBirdsRBest Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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A-Rod is definitely back on the juice.

Any man stupid enough to slap a ball out of a glove in a division game AND get caught using steroids on multiple occasions and get away with it, is going to screw up again.

The only way he doesn't is if the Yankee organization sits him down and explains to him that they will, under absolutely NO circumstances, continue to pay to cover up any future positive drug tests.

The jerk's 39 years old. At this point in his career, it's all about the money for him. He knows his days are numbered, so there's little risk in continued use of PEDs if it means he gets paid this season.

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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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A-Rod is definitely back on the juice.

Any man stupid enough to slap a ball out of a glove in a division game AND get caught using steroids on multiple occasions and get away with it, is going to screw up again.

The only way he doesn't is if the Yankee organization sits him down and explains to him that they will, under absolutely NO circumstances, continue to pay to cover up any future positive drug tests.

The jerk's 39 years old. At this point in his career, it's all about the money for him. He knows his days are numbered, so there's little risk in continued use of PEDs if it means he gets paid this season.

See that makes zero sense.

He can suck and still get paid.

He gets caught cheating again there goes the money.

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That was disappointing.

I desperately hope the O's can snap out of this inability to manufacture wins. Because winning 1-2 games a week won't cut it once the season starts. And even though spring training wins and losses don't matter, it's not as simple as flipping a switch and turning the inablity to win into instant success when the games start to count. They need some kind of momentum going into the season, and aside from the 2nd week of camp, they've had no momentum to speak of. The bounceback after a loss isn't there, the late inning comebacks aren't there. I don't know if some of these guys aren't giving 100% for fear of getting hurt before opening day, but again, this isn't the kind of thing you just turn on and off. Winning takes momentum, and losing is a contageous disease.

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That was disappointing.

I desperately hope the O's can snap out of this inability to manufacture wins. Because winning 1-2 games a week won't cut it once the season starts. And even though spring training wins and losses don't matter, it's not as simple as flipping a switch and turning the inablity to win into instant success when the games start to count. They need some kind of momentum going into the season, and aside from the 2nd week of camp, they've had no momentum to speak of. The bounceback after a loss isn't there, the late inning comebacks aren't there. I don't know if some of these guys aren't giving 100% for fear of getting hurt before opening day, but again, this isn't the kind of thing you just turn on and off. Winning takes momentum, and losing is a contageous disease.

Dude.....it's Spring Training.

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