jason grimsley makes me worried

Jason Grimsley makes me worried.

I'm afraid of what will come of this whole torrid Jason Grimsley

thing. I'm afraid it could possibly be Raffy 2. Here's why I'm

worried.

According to the affidavit, which was uncovered by The Arizona

Republic, Grimsley tells Novitzky that last season he and three

other players discussed the challenge of playing without

amphetamines in 2006. By using the word "his," the affidavit

implies he was talking about a trio of Orioles teammates, though

specific names and the word "teammate" are redacted. Grimsley also

suggests in the affidavit that one Oriole "talked openly" about his

amphetamine use.

On the day Palmeiro returned to the Orioles last August, Grimsley

was one of the players vocally in his corner, saying: "He's my

teammate. I'll go to war with him any day."

The names will come out soon. I'm going to cross my fingers and hope

the only Oriole names that comes up are Raffy, Sammy Sosa, and anyone

else who isn't on this team. If it is, let be Luis Matos. I can't

believe that I'm going to get into this....but this is the part that

bugs me. In no way am I a defender or apologist of Barry Bonds. I

think I've my positions on Bonds clear. But Feds wanted Grimsley to

wear a wire and use that to bust Bonds. That bothers me. What is Barry

Bonds? He's a baseball player. I have a problem with the goverment

going to all this trouble to nab a baseball player using steriods. I'm

not saying that he should get a pass on this. The fact is, that Bonds

hasn't failed a drug test yet and until that day comes, he is clean*.

It just seems to me that the government and the FBI should have bigger

priorities than this. I'd love to see Bonds get busted, but I think

this getting into witch hunt terrority. But in the scope of the great

steriod hunt, Barry Bonds is the Moby Dick. When and if he ever does

get busted, I won't feel any pity for the guy. He's made his bed and

he'll have to sleep in it...but if I'm stealing stuff at work, my boss

will take care of it. He won't call the feds and put a sting on me.

Granted I don't have the stature, acheivements, or sheer nastiness

that Barry Bonds possesses, but still. It's true that baseball's drug

testing has been an absolute joke until Congress put pressure on them

to put some teeth in their toothless testing system. There's no test

in MLB for hGH and that needs to happen. What will happen and how bad

will this be for baseball? Who knows...I just hope any steriod, hGH,

or whatever else user isn't still on the O's. I'm not going into

doomsday scenarios until they happen. I see the cup as being six games

from being half full. For the record, Grimsley has nothing but a spare

part in his baseball career. But he's been a spare part for a lot of

teams. The Angels, Yankees, Phillies, Royals, Indians, Diamond Backs,

and..sadly..Oriole. On thing I sort of wish to edit from my post

yesterday on the mockery that is the All-Star game...

"You should have voted for Damon or Manny." "And after I do that

I'll stick a spoon in jalapeno pepper juice and then firmly plant

in my left eye."

It should read "You should have voted for Damon." I really don't have

a huge problem with Manny. He's got the numbers and he'd be one of the

Red YankSox that would actually belong in the All-Star game. But if

there's a phrase in baseball I hate, it's the "Manny being Manny." I

hate that phrase. That ranks above the whole A-Rod, I-Rod, and all

abbreviated name junk. What do I hate more? Red Roof Inn Commericals

on Comcast. I hate Red Roof Inn Commericals...and

"MULLLTTITTASSSKING!" My ears burn even when I type that. I pretty

much despise Johnny Damon. Playing for both the Red Sox AND Yankees

doesn't help this guy, but the fact that he was the face of the

"Idiots" and he jumped the Yankees for more dough. I do remember a

regrettable moment of this past offseason, where the O's had made no

moves...with the exception of the LaTroy Hawkins trade. Scuttlebutt

was Damon was talking to the Red Sox, Yankees, AND Orioles. "We should

just go ahead and sign Damon." I said to my friend Chris. "We have the

money and haven't done notable this offseason. Why not?" I'm ashamed

to have uttered these words, and it makes me lose a little respect for

myself in retrospect. Translated my words would have meant: "I want

the O's to make a splash in the free agent market. I want them to

spend 50 million over 4 years on a medicore centerfield, with a weak

arm, decent bat, and looks like a vagrant." Corey Patterson is working

out find for me right now. Oriole Think Tank reviews the later draft

picks. The O's lost another loss game last night and Melvin Mora made

a horrible decision to tag up and try to score with two outs on

Ramon's pop fly...which ended the game. Somewhere, Kris Benson is

scowling.

posted by Ben at 6/08/2006 03:43:00 PM

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