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Part 10 *(final part)* of McGwire story up on You Tube NOW

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by John D. Villarreal, Jan 5, 2007.

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What percentage of MLB players take "illegal" drugs (including prescriptions)?

  1. Over 70%

    4 vote(s)
    14.8%
  2. 50-70%

    10 vote(s)
    37.0%
  3. 20-50%

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%
  4. 10-20%

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  5. 0-10%

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%
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  1. John D. Villarreal

    John D. Villarreal New Member

    From OOP
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    "The first part was me and somebody else. Again, you were unclear. And you were guessing rather than stating facts.

    Now all you needed to do was cheat to play in the NFL because they asked you to walk on at Cal?

    And JVD, it is amazing that you still don't understand that the fact that you worked with Giambi and didn't know he was cheating pokes holes in some of your previous arguments. Pretty dumb for a guy with a 174 IQ.
    Imagine if you had started young. You could have hit more home runs than your buddy McGwire!

    Oy Gevault.
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Hey OOP,

    Let's deal with the facts here. I was around Giambi (training-wise) and working with him in his early years. That is when he actually used to work out hard (from what I understand in the later years he worked out less and allegedly relied more on drugs, but I don't know for sure & again I support Jason - he is a friend & I wish him all the best & mean no disrespect). This was like in 1992 & 93.

    That was WELL before anyone suspected him of doing anything and he himself said he did anything, which was around 2000. As you can plainly see here:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=1936592

    Honestly, the more you talk the less educated on this issue you are making it clear to the rest of us you are. Maybe I should take over and write your columns for you (if you even write).

    As to my statement that if I used drugs I MAY have an "OUTSIDE CHANCE" of making the NFL

    1.) Who cares about if I would have made the NFL or not? I would have been a much better athlete and I was national - world class in 3 sports. The point is I would have been a better athlete.

    2.) Uhh, ever played football with me? I can send some refs there. When one of "the best rugby players in Ohio" played football against me he came away with broken ribs and a jacked leg & that is just for starters.

    3.) As to Cal's program for sending guys to the NFL I can give you a ref of another Cal Walk-on who played for over a decade in the NFL - Chidi Ahanatu.

    4.) If drugs make NO difference (or very little) then what are we talking about & why are you guys keeping Mark out of the HOF?

    Because Mark is shit without the drugs right?

    He never would have broken the record without the drugs (that NOBODY has proven he ever took)

    You can't have it both ways.

    So, again either the drugs would have elevated me to the SUPER elite or they don't mean anything & didn't help Mark.

    Take your pick, which is it?

    Again the more you talk the deeper the hole your digging is & the worse you look.

    Oh yes, one last thing when it comes to me changing the marketing of sports sups and athletes, training athletes, etc. I am just being conservative as I am not God and can't see everything everywhere - but dude I am not guessing.
     
  2. Yes, and with the right potion, I'm at nose tackle for the Chargers this weekend.
     
  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    You were national/world-class in three sports?

    1. Powerlifting
    2. ??
    3. ??

    Edited to remove those smilies.
     
  4. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    JDV - You have said multiple times in this thread that Giambi took steroids but stopped working out. Now you have also said that taking steroids without working out doesn't do anything for you. So, then, how do you explain the fact that Giambi is a big, strong dude? I am just curious because you continue to slam Giambi with phrases like, "In 1992 and 1993, when Giambi still worked out ..."
     
  5. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    Hell, without it you can start for the Browns next year.
     
  6. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    2. IQ
    3. T-shirt design.
     
  7. Chuck~Taylor

    Chuck~Taylor Active Member

    If they're looking for a crappy HS quarterback, I'm in.
     
  8. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Or stand in for Huet with the Habs.
     
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Year Age Team Gms AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA
    1991 27 OAK 154 483 62 97 22 0 22 75 2 93 116 .201

    Dave Kingman would have mailed himself a rat for those numbers for a full season in his prime.
     
  10. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

  11. John D. Villarreal

    John D. Villarreal New Member

    If you mean by "working at some car place" as being the former Chairman & CEO & owning about 1/2 the company then yeah your right.

    So, if you need a job and don't mind some grease on your hands, or can design some high-tech parts - give me a call.

    Now I just sit on the Board & look at my 5 million shares from time-to-time as this is one of my many deals & holdings.

    In fact, in-between posts I just cut a deal for a peice of another company and some large (5 figure) consulting fees to start off + monthly retainer. How is your day going?

    John
     
  12. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Did you notice my car and my raider cheerleader? Whatever.
     
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