The title is not cited becuase this has become the anthem for most MLBers when caught in the HGH/PED spotlight. Many bloggers, columnists, radio guys, skywriters, and cave painters have railed against the accused saying this is not possible; How could you take something that you didn’t know what it was?
I think the answer is quite easy to ascertain. Why would the trainer/dealer want to ruin his cash cow by injecting him/them with something that puts an end to the gravy train? And obviously the guy who’s weekly paycheck is greater than the GDP of many 3rd world countries wants to keep that revenue stream coming in. So the weird parasitic relationship between player/dealer only works if the drugs don’t kill the talent.
Besides, when was the last time someone other than an opposing team’s drunk fan has done anything other than make life easier for professional athletes. These guys have people to pick up their dry cleaning, get their cars serviced, fetch food, hide bodies, and whatever else they could possibly need done in a day. It seems to me this is probably how the average convo would have gone:
Trainer: “Hey, (Name of PED user), last nights game was a doozy. You really need to focus more out there. Atleast, its not a contract year for you.”
PED User:”Um, actually this is my walk year. I’m just so spent right now, but I need to get my energy up and really start producing.”
T:”Well Champ, I think I might have just what you are looking for. Let’s try this stuff [opens case up similar to the one in Pulp Fiction with music and shining light]. I think it should do the trick. Just remember who helped you when you needed it the most.”
PEDU:”Will it help me to pitch/field/hit/run better?”
T:”Would I hurt your career and by proxy my own livilhood?”
PEDU:”Right, right. So what is it?”
T:”….”[quizical look]
PEDU:”Ha, gotcha! Just stick it in and lets get to work.”
T:”Oh you sly devil. You had me for a second.”
So class, as we see here, no one wanted to know exactly what it was and the supplier obviously is only trying to make more money through having their client perform better.
~jboogz
