tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post3282663781115903484..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Jay Mariotti Continues To Be An Ignorant AssBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-63720681126040398692009-05-06T11:43:00.000-04:002009-05-06T11:43:00.000-04:00Bitch Tits is a great nickname. I wonder if you ca...Bitch Tits is a great nickname. I wonder if you can go to MLB.com and put Bitch Tits on the back of an A-Rod jersey? I would be excited if I could do that. <br /><br />I had an interesting WV on FJMariotti the other day and I forgot what it was.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-12111867736088792172009-05-06T08:27:00.000-04:002009-05-06T08:27:00.000-04:00The best part of this whole thing is finding out t...The best part of this whole thing is finding out that his teammates in New York called him "Bitch Tits". That is freakin' awesome.<br /><br />WV: viatchThe Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323030436625176444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-61694172526225585772009-05-05T19:42:00.000-04:002009-05-05T19:42:00.000-04:00I think that tape recorded conversation along with...I think that tape recorded conversation along with video tape evidence of him doing exactly what he said he would do on the tape recorded conversation, along with success at the plate by the player he was in the conspiracy with would be sufficient proof. That is obviously never going to happen though. <br /><br />Let's face it, there will never be proof A-Rod pitch-tipped nor will there be evidence he took steroids in HS. The best thing he can do is shut up and just play baseball, while ignoring everything else going on. Don't respond to the accusations b/c that makes them seem like they are worth responding to. <br /><br />There is no trail of slips that can be used against A-Rod. As much as everyone wants to know the truth, we will probably never get it and Selena Roberts is not really giving us answers, just accusations.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-50961052601891458502009-05-05T18:47:00.000-04:002009-05-05T18:47:00.000-04:00I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which they cou...I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which they could prove that A-Rod pitch tipped and I simply can't do it.<br /><br />Even if they had like 500 sworn affidavits from teammates and opponents saying that he tipped on such and such a date by doing such and such a thing and they went back and watched tape of each event and sure enough the player got a hit and A-Rod did such and such a thing, that would still be circumstantial. Too circumstantial to kick someone out of baseball.<br /><br />Rose got banned because there was a supposed paper trail of betting slips. A similar thing does not exist for this unless somehow there was a recorded conversation b/t A-Rod and someone else where A-Rod offered to tip pitches and then seemed to on video tape.<br /><br />Or, I guess, if A-Rod were to confess.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-19108499976450709112009-05-05T16:27:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:27:00.000-04:00Apparently Whitlock said Roberts was as bad as Al ...Apparently Whitlock said Roberts was as bad as Al Sharpton on Dan Patrick's show today. Ouch! <br /><br />Chris W keeps saying they can never prove A-Rod pitch-tipped and I think he is right. There would have to be a lot of research that went into watching tape and even then I am not sure it could be done. She probably could have left that part out of the book or at least been a little skeptical of it. <br /><br />As far as him using steroids in HS, unless one of his teammates comes out and says it is true, again that can't be proven. Putting forth a bunch of facts that can't be proven doesn't seem like the smartest way to sell a book.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-31237987299532038942009-05-05T15:07:00.000-04:002009-05-05T15:07:00.000-04:00I will say this, I don't think she was proven righ...I will say this, I don't think she was proven right about him and steroids. I believe Canseco was the first one to say he was using. <br /><br />I dont know. Its easy to prove someone failed a drig test, since there is a list with his name on it in black and white. Its another thing to prove he used steroids in HS just cuz someone said it. The only way to prove that is if he admits it (which he wont) or if someone tested him in HS and its listed somewhere (which its not).<br /><br />You cant prove something someone says, but you can prove something that was documented. Hugeeeeee difference.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-52425930409541016722009-05-05T14:35:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:35:00.000-04:00I hate to pile on Selena Roberts, but without the ...I hate to pile on Selena Roberts, but without the proof and without any type of evidence, she is basically just accusing A-Rod of something. I think she believed once the allegations were made public the media would just run with it since her allegations about the steroids were proven correct. She was obviously wrong. <br /><br />I am not disbelieving after her because she is a woman, I am disbelieving her because she cites all sorts of "facts" but has absolutely nothing else to go along with it. If normal radio and television announcers can try and poke holes in the story, you need to look at the basic facts and determine whether they are indisputable at this point or not. I really believe she thought the media would groupthink this into a massive wave of anti-Rodriguez sentiment because she was right about the steroids. <br /><br />Between her and Peter King's insane defense of Brett Favre I am going to go insane today.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-40050661256372915442009-05-05T14:23:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:23:00.000-04:00Thats exactly what she expects though, and thats h...Thats exactly what she expects though, and thats how she comes off when she runs her mouth. And she is hiding behind her sources AND the fact she worked for the NY Times and ESPN. <br /><br />The way she comes off is she doesnt know anything about sports. Rome asked her point blank if she knew for a fact that ARod used in high school, her response was that he only benched 100 in his soph year and was up to 300 his jr year. Thats what she said...now I have no clue if the book goes into more details, but she didnt say anything else on the show other then that. <br /><br />I'm just saying, if you have to go around every talk show in America to prove that your book is accurate, clearly something is wrong.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51688555291776704562009-05-05T14:05:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:05:00.000-04:00I have nothing against Selena Roberts at all. I do...I have nothing against Selena Roberts at all. I don't even really care about the Duke case or her reaction to it. The only reason she has any credibility in this situation is because she is a journalist from the NY Times and ESPN, both of which are allegedly reputable news sources I don't think she should reveal her sources or anything but when a journalist accuses a player of cheating it helps to do more than just say you have "sources" because there is a certain burden of proof that needs to be met and I don't believe she has met the burden in my mind. <br /><br />It's like you said, and I put in my post. You can say almost anything about someone and then hide behind sources. I have the Whitlock article bookmarked and I would love to see he and Patrick talk this afternoon, which of course I can't do because I am at work. <br /><br />The Duke rape case was absolutely jumped all over by her and her NY Times cronies, and then when they were proven wrong, you heard nothing from them. No one is going after Selena Roberts, but if you are going to write a book and accuse a popular professional athlete of using steroids and cheating, both of which are incredibly serious charges, you had better believe someone is going to look into what you have written before. When people do that, they see she accused and then piled on three college athletes of raping someone and it turned out to not be true. I almost want to read the book even worse now to see if there is proof. <br /><br />I just can't buy the idea that she expects everyone to buy what she is selling in regards to her accusations...based just on her and unnamed source's word.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-4704271578951490132009-05-05T13:38:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:38:00.000-04:00I've decided this Roberts lady is an idiot that ca...I've decided this Roberts lady is an idiot that can not even realize she is being a hypocrite. I've listened to 2 interviews with her the past two days, on Patricks show and Romes just now. Whitlock called her out, and called Patrick out for not asking her about Duke...then Whitlock was on Patricks show and is going to be on Romes in a few mins. Should be interesting considering what she just said about him...<br /><br />She won't say she messed up with the Duke stuff, and Rome tried to bring it up but she danced around it and I'm kinda disappointed that Rome didnt keep at it. She talked how she spent so much time making sure all her sources were credable, ignoring the fact that she herself is not...<br /><br />You can't just go around saying someone did something without the proof, and that is exactly what she is doing...yet she said her sources (unnammed) are accurate. Doesn't make any sense to me. <br /><br />Why doesn't someone write an article saying that Roberts was selling drugs on the corner of a street. Then never give up your source...pathetic!<br /><br />I've decided not to get this book.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.com