Albert Belle: ‘I was just an angry black man.’
Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer caught up with former MLB slugger and volatile human being Albert Belle recently to discuss, among other topics, whether or not the outfielder had ever used steroids during his playing career.
And Belle’s answer was, well, vintage Belle:
“I never did,” said Belle. “I didn’t need to. All you have to do is check the trainers’ weight charts. Every year I’d come to camp weighing 225 to 230 and end the season at about 215 to 220.”
I ventured to say that his temper tantrums could have been interpreted as ‘roid rage.
Said Belle, “No, I was just an angry black man.”
This might just be the fear of Belle coming to my house to give me the beating of a lifetime talking here, but I actually believe him. After all, he was a very angry black man, as those poor trick or treaters learned on Halloween night in ‘95.
Belle didn’t need roids, didn’t he just used corked bats? I remember when he was caught.
What a bunch of jokers, these idiots. I’m ashamed to have grown up in the 90s, having fallen in love baseball. Now, in my 20s, I realize all the players I admired where a bunch of hoaxes.
I pray to God the only guys who get in the record books from that era are Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas, Craig Biggio, and Greg Maddux. Obviously, there’s more to be discuss, but baseball in the 90s makes me sick.
My dad and I were talking about this: I wish they would just push the fences back 30 ft. around the arc. Seems to me that’s guys do steroids in the first place. Hitters want to hit the long ball and pitchers want to be effective so as not to give it up. Get rid of the god damn home run. I don’t care, I love the game so much. Willie Mays used to hit home runs out of the park when dead center measured at 440 ft. Now these wimps need steroids to hit over right field at 330.
Albert Belle, pssh. Omar Visquel was the real star of those teams.
No more home runs? You’re a fucking moron. Let’s take dunks out of basketball, fighting out of hockey, and big hits out of football. Idiot.
and you’re a little bitch. look at the pretty home runs, faggot.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ALBERT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE HE IS TODAY. THANKS