GreenDoberman Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 May be the most egregious example of PEDs since Bonds.Whatever he is on, I want some so I can be Mr. Universe next year.This would be like Chico Lind hitting 30 hr's, Jose Oquendo going for 40 dingers.Why is this guy still allowed in the league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofome Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Buster OlneyESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2016In the year that Brady Anderson hit 50 homers, in 1996, Orioles hitting coach Rick Down remarked that he had never before seen a player have success with the approach that Anderson took that year: He swung as hard as he could at everything. He swung hard on the first pitch; he swung hard on the second pitch; he swung hard on two-strike counts. And he just kept hitting homer after homer after homer. Anderson was a man ahead of his time, in how he had a mathematician’s attitude toward walks, strikeouts, and homers, believing that it was his job to score runs. But the approach Anderson used at the plate has gained the full acceptance of many hitters, who don’t worry about cutting down on their swing in two-strike counts and swing hard throughout at-bats, to combat a generation of pitchers who throw harder than any of their predecessors. The Twins' Brian Dozier is the best example of that: He swings hard, puts the ball in the air and does a lot of damage throughout the ball-strike counts. http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post?id=14282 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Mofome do you think Brady Anderson took peds that year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDoberman Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Both were fucking cheaters. You know it, I know, it. Howard Johnson knows it too, cuz he is a cheater.Math and science doesn't lie. David Ortiz is a cheating scumbag too.The narrative would never fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDoberman Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 If we just swing really hard at everything our batting average will magically go up 50 points and out hr output will quintuple. No one will figure this out or adjust. Fucks sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofome Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Mofome do you think Brady Anderson took peds that year? Not a chance, he's an incredible trainer and he's probably the best front office employee of the Os other than buck, he was always ahead of the game in getting any physical advantages he could. Blasphemous to suggest such things. http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2016/3/8/11166544/brady-anderson-1996-steroids-50-home-runs-orioles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripp Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Dozier might be on peds, but not sure its fair to assume so. People act like the only way to hit HRs is get jacked on roids. Dozier has a unique approach at the plate. He swings for fly balls pretty much every swing and he swings hard. Hes not looking to rip a soft single the other way. He pulls it pretty much as aggressively as anyone in the league. That leaves holes in his swing but allows for more power He also, partly because of his height, puts more angle on his fly balls. He hits them higher than almost everybody in mlb (saw something on this before when they were evaluating Doziers power, think he was #1 in terms of highest angle he gets on his fly balls). So if hes swinging hard and putting the ball high as often as he does thats gonna equate to a lot of hrs. There ARE guys that just make dramatic changes mid pro career that result in drastically different production. Jose Bautista used to be a no name bum that barely got playing time and he became an elite hitter and its not cause hes massive like Bonds or Big Mac. His best asset is his eyes and he became very disciplined in only swinging at strikes, drawing lots of walks. He also changed his swing to make it more timed with his leg kick to generate more power. And like Dozier he doesnt look to hit it the other way often for singles, hes swinging hard and swinging for hrs Thats not to say for sure neither guy is one or has taken PEDs but think its a tad ignorant to assume anyone having success that wasnt had in the past is for sure on drugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Man Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 The guy bats lead off most of the time. That I don't quite understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 He's not on ped's, just before the all star game he told the media that he had a dream where Babe Ruth came to him and offered him "a great gift", he said Ruth disappeared before telling him what the gift was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 He was what batting 190 with 8 hr's during the first 68 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy does it Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 he just wants that big contract, look at Mauer and the 1 season he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trytrytry Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 big time drug user. but its MN so nobody cares and its not in the 58+ range where he really sticks out in the all time seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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