Oh, Notgardo.

As you've all probably heard, Eliezer Alfonzo, whom I've been backing (and McChron-adopted) since two thousand ought five or something, has been suspended 100 games for a second positive drug test. This is the same thing Manny Ramirez retired over. Eliezer says he'll fight it and that it was a random med that tipped the test. It must be that steroid overuse runs in the family, as I have taken far too many in my lifetime as well. Even my dog is on steroids as I type this (outer ear inflammation). While I question the wisdom of Notgardo's use here, I still support him and hope he can either move past the desire to use PEDs or find a great career doing something else. I'm still proud of him for what he did for the Giants while he was here and hope nothing but the best for him. Signed, Notgardo's adoptive mama

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First, I had no idea he was still playing. So there’s that.

Second, two “accidental” positives for banned substances seems entirely too coincidental for belief. It’s too bad he made the same dumb error twice.

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by can of corn on Sep 14, 2011 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

In my experience

People who make a dumb error once are more likely to make it again than someone who has never made said dumb error.

Of course the dumb error in question is hugely more likely to be intentionally using steroids than accidentally doing so.

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by Bhaakon on Sep 15, 2011 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions

your ear steroids are glucocorticoids, his non allowable steroids, if that is the drug he violated is an anabolic steroid.

two completely different kinds of steroids. glucocorticoids are not banned from baseball. Anabolic steroids are. Glucocorticoids are catabolic. Anabolic steroids are by definition anabolic.

by bradleybear on Sep 15, 2011 1:08 AM PDT reply actions

This is useful information.

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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

HI TK

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by jctGamer on Sep 15, 2011 12:50 PM PDT reply actions

sup

I knew I’d have to post here when this happened. I mean, I am his mother, Luke.

Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)

by tk on Sep 18, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I always wondered if cousin Edgardo ever used steroids. The player the Giants had was not the player I saw with the Mets. Could he have used to get a big contract and then stopped? Or was it really the back? If Eliezer uses, you can bet it was at least discussed with his cousin.

Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.

by rxmeister on Sep 17, 2011 7:36 AM PDT reply actions