Former MLBPA chief Miller takes swipe at Ahhhhhhnuld

[nickgutierrez]

"If you tell me steroids help you hit major league pitching more often and farther, I see no evidence whatsoever. None...I think if you tell me that using steroids and bulking up like that will help the performance of a football linebacker, maybe. If you tell me it will help a professional wrestler, maybe. If you tell me it will help a beer hall bouncer, maybe. If you tell me it will help somebody become the governor of California, maybe."
--Marvin Miller, former executive director of the MLBPA (Boston Globe)

[JohnKleeb]

1. Hey Marvin Miller, he aint as bad as they say he was

[nickgutierrez]

2. I actually like Marvin Miller a lot, for the most part.

And this backhanded swipe only helps.

[JohnKleeb]

3. Arnold god how the fuck does he become governor

[Dr.Phool]

4. The same way Bush becomes preznit

Cheating and dumb people

[Hobarticus]

5. Come to think of it, what other qualifications does AS have?

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. Maybe, his wife??? n/t

[Hobarticus]

8. Skeletor and Ahnuld rule the world! n/t

[HuckleB]

6. Umm. He sees no evidence that it helps a player hit the ball farther?

The rest of the quote is great, but, come on, the real world is still awaiting this guy.

[nickgutierrez]

9. I actually see his point.

It is hard for me to imagine how steriods might help you make contact more frequently. I am still waiting for the same evidence as he and other experts are.

[HuckleB]

11. The frequency bit is obvious. That's not what I addressed, however.

If he can't see that a ballplayer on steroiods could hit the ball harder, then he's either a fool or incredibly disingenuous.

[joeybee12]

10. I know, I saw that and I was like....

...nice planet you're living on.

I'm not sure what I think of the entire quote--he talks about "maybe" helping football players. Come on, that's a definite yes.

[HuckleB]

12. True.

My eyes must have skipped over the maybe. Yeah, the guy's definitely playing fast and loose, spinning the spin of his former position.

[joeybee12]

13. "Maybe" if I heard him say the quote, I could have a better grip...

...it's hard to pick up on dripping sarcasm (if that's what he was striving for) from just reading a quote.

Still, no excuse for saying steroids won't help a baseball player.