Capper, my point was that plenty of guys are still pumping fastballs well into the 90s.  Do you have evidence of pitchers throwing slower than they were a decade ago?  Or, really, slower than they have in the last 50-plus years, because fastballs have been in the 90s for a long, long time.

I wasn’t trying to come across as superior, but when you say something like that with nothing to support it, it’s going to be challenged.

I do apologize for going after you personally.  That was uncalled for.

The most inspid piece so far….Tim Dahlberg, AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5giNXJgF3h6KpgBWHmMSL31s7w_2QD9AAS4LG2
“It was all supposed to be a secret. And it would have been if those pesky federal investigators hadn’t tried to find out what was really going on in baseball. They wanted answers, and they weren’t going to get them from the players. So they went on a fishing expedition and reeled some big names in.
Of course, now we know a few of them — some lawyers who couldn’t keep a secret and some aggressive reporters took care of that.
There’s nothing in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that will change that. The 70 pages of legal opinion don’t change the court of public opinion, which has long since found the outed players (yes, even Big Papi) guilty.”

I think it’s funny that a guy who advocates illegally releasing what is essentially confidential medical information does not even attach his real name to his opinion.

Jeff, if you don’t like it, then you can geeet out!

Guys: I’m a bit late to this conversation, but here goes…

I think the list should be released. I understand that, as of now, it’s ilegal to do that, and obviously I’m not saying that the law should be broken again. But the reasoning behind said law is a bit naive, I think. Someone has the list, and is leaking names. The biggest names have probably already been put out there, but why does anyone think that person won’t keep this issue alive for as long as he or she possibly can? More names will come out; probably, every name that’s remotely notable will. It’s doing a disservice to the players whose names will inevitably be tarnished not to dilute the back lash against all of them by concentrating the appearance of the names.

Just to be clear, if I believed every single copy could be destroyed, I’d be okay with that. But that’s where the naivete referenced above comes into play: do we really think that a continued investigation is going to be THAT effective? I don’t. The names are coming out one way or another. Why not pre-empt the drama and just get this over with so we can move on?

Right…Because players won’t be haunted by even semi-legit accusations for the rest of their respective careers…sure.

And seriously, A-rod isn’t exactly an aberration. Once everyone believes you’ve tested positive, the only reasonable PR move is to admit it…especially if you’re actually guilty, as most of these guys probably are.