Juiced Post 2

As I continue to read Juiced by Jose Canseco, I continue to read more things that I already knew but I also read thing that I have not learned before. In the recent chapters Canseco has talked about something that I had to do a lot of research on for my senior project in english, and that is BALCO. BALCO stands for Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operatvie. BALCO, founded in 1984 by Victor Conte, was originally used to make sure that athletes mainted the right vitamin and mineral count by using blood and urine test. Conte discovered that he could create a steroid that was undetectable by drug tests. BALCO began distributing steroids to many high profile ahtletes including Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi. This was talked about by Canseco in Juiced. The raid of BALCO in 2003 was also described in the book. The book is really heating up because this is when he comes out and says that both Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds took steroids, both are not shocking but allegations they are. These allegations led to them appearing in court and so-on, we all know what is going on with Barry Bonds. I am going to read a few more chapters and then I'll get back to the blog, I will make one more post to conclude the book, and then I will be done with senior year.

Why Not Take Steroids?

After watching a few videos on youtube of testimonies and high school coaches and trainers, i truly believe that if you can manage your steroid intake at a healthy rate, then why not take steroids. I read "A-Rod: The many lives of Alex Rodriguez" amd he took steroids as a sophmore at Westminister Christain. Look at where it got him, I don't see him having any health problems. Sure, he got caught, but that was the second time. Why not take them through one cycle get really good and then not use them again. Like I said if you can manage it in a healthy way and you are aware of the risks then why should they be illegal. This one video that I watched was of a high school baseball coach adressing the issue of steroids. He made a point of saying that they are illegal and that is why he believes they should not be taken. However, he did say that they should be made legal because steroids can be controlled that way. It is something where in baseball if you hit .220 then it will make you a .280 hitter, which in the major leagues is a difference between a few million dollars. That is where I am right now with my thinking, obviously as a high school athlete is too risky to take steroids because of random drug testing, plus playing in college next year, u are automatically tested, so its not worth. I think if steroids were ever made legal, then that is something to think about, but I am not there yet. This is strictly for project research and my research is showing reasons why steroids aren't such a bad thing.

A Very Merry Christmas Blog

HoHoHo, you are all in for a very special treat today. Our very own Gato Claus is in for his once a year visit giving the stars the gifts that they have deserved this year, based of course upon the issues discussed so far in class this year. Not only does this cover the issues but this has the athletes we all hate and love getting the presents they deserve. Ok so now that you all know what the Gato Claus does, lets get down to business.

The first person to receive a present this year is my boy Timmy Tebow of the Denver Broncos. Being handed over the starting job by the fact that Kyle Orton is just miserable means he deserves some face time. Timmy gets this for a very special reason. In our more recent discussions we have been talking about abortions and whether or not they should be legal or illegal. Well Tim being the evengelical he is, we know that he is associated with Focus on the Family and therefore also pro-life. Tim has also announced to the entire world that he was a mistake, during the superbowl last year it was in an ad for the pro-life organization Focus on the Family. Tim also has assured us, in a press conference of course, that he is still a virgin and in fact saving himself for marriage. Well the Gato Claus would love to offer him a special present, for safe times during this christmas. Under his tree this year, Tim will be receiving a box of condoms and a prescription of birth control for his lady friend because that is the right thing to do. The starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos should be allowed to enjoy himself and not have to worry about pregnancy issues.

Next up is the always hated LeBron James. Although freedom of speech is a right we in America have theses days, after his charade he pulled on ESPN earlier this year announcing that he would be taking his "talents" to South Beach, he should be stripped of all speaking privelages. Thus under LeBron's christmas tree this year he will be finding a muzzle because nobody wants to hear him talk anymore. We are all tired of LeBron and we all know that he isn't going to win a championship, so when that time comes he can just strap that muzzle on and we won't have to listen to him speak. It is a good deal for everyone.

Lastly the Gato Claus will be stealing all of Brett Favre's presents and just leave a big ole lump of coal under his christmas tree because well, that is what he deserves after the year he has. The sexting incident reveiled, the comeback, the failed comeback. He just deserves this big pile of coal under his tree, and that is what he will be getting.

This was this years special edition of the Gato Claus, now back to a movie and chinese food, because that is how my family rolls on Christsmas.

Sidenote:  None of these presents (i.e. the pack of condoms) are supposed to offend anyone. Sorry ahead of time if they do.

God's greatest creation: Fantasy Football!

Fantasy football may be the greatest thing known to sports fans. It is our time to become a general manager of a football team... or pretty close to it. Every football fan's dream job is to be the general manager of their favorite team, the bears, the jets, the saints, the ravens. Whatever team it is. Well fantasy football is their chance to become a general manager and manage teams against their best friends or complete strangers, whatever the preference. I had a great week scoring 123 points becoming 1-0. Here are my studs.
Peyton Manning, Aquan Boldin, and the Jets D