Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1366 of 1503)

      So much for the feel good story of the year

      September 7, 2007 /

      Rick Ankiel’s comeback from multiple elbow injuries has certainly been awe-inspiring. The former pitcher-turned-outfield has amassed a .358 average this year, with nine long balls, 29 RBI and 22 runs. He even hit two home runs, a double and had seven RBI in a Cardinal win over the Pirates recently. But unfortunately the fairytale ride is probably going to have an unhappy ending as word has leaked that Ankiel received a 12-month shipment of HGH in 2004.

      According to records obtained by The News and sources close to the controversy surrounding anti-aging clinics that dispense illegal prescription drugs, Ankiel received eight shipments of HGH from Signature Pharmacy in Orlando from January to December 2004, including the brand-name injectable drugs Saizen and Genotropin. Signature is the pharmacy at the forefront of Albany District Attorney David Soares’ two-year investigation into illegal Internet prescription drug sales, which has brought 22 indictments and nine convictions.

      This report may eventually turn out false, but it’s disturbing that a guy who has arguably had one of the greatest individual comebacks in sports history could have been cheating. You almost have to feel for him with the way he was so physically and mentally checked out after his elbow injuries, but then again, does anyone feel bad for Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi or Rafael Palmeiro? More details are surely to follow and if the truth does come out about him using HGH, then this guy needs to burn at the stakes just like all the others.

      MLB

      Punters gone mad

      September 6, 2007 /

      So distraught over being released last week by the Patriots, punter Danny Baugher allegedly took it out on his 54-year old father by getting absolutely hammered and then punching his old man in the face.

      According to the police report, a spat between father and son inside a vehicle escalated to the point where Danny Baugher punched Erle in the face.

      Officer Timothy Kane, responding to a 911 report of two men fighting, said Danny Baugher had “bloodshot glassy eyes, slurred and thick-tongued speech, as well as the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath.”

      Couple this incident with the case of the Northern Colorado backup punter who stabbed his teammate in the leg just so he could start, and you could easily claim that punters have now become the most dangerous people known to man.

      NFL

      Tiki Barber needs your attention

      September 4, 2007 /

      Apparently Tiki Barber has a new book coming out, one in which he rips Tom Coughlin for essentially forcing him into retirement:

      “[Coughlin] robbed me of what had been one of the most important things I had in my life, which was the joy I felt playing football,” Barber writes in excerpts printed in the newspaper.

      Barber credits Coughlin for curing a fumbling problem, but he believes his performances helped Coughlin retain his job. Barber also accuses the Giants of underpaying him by $10 million over the course of his career. The running back was one of the NFL’s top-five rushers each of the past three seasons.

      Anybody else sick and tired of Tiki Barber yet? Seriously, this guy is trying to do whatever he can to stay in the limelight since retiring last season (actually, since retiring in the middle of last season). Let’s see, nobody is paying attention to me, so I’ll criticize Eli Manning for not being a leader and once that dies down, I’ll introduce my new book and make sure to blame Coughlin for why I retired prematurely. And if that’s not enough, I’ll use the tired old act of claiming I was underpaid. You were a great player Tiki – this isn’t the right way to go about trying to drum up attention for your new career.

      NFL

      Michigan out like the fat kid in dodge ball

      September 4, 2007 /

      The updated college football polls are out and one team not included in the top 25 was the Michigan Wolverines. USC, LSU, West Virginia, Florida and Oklahoma fill out the top five.

      Somebody asked me over the weekend how far Michigan would fall in the rankings, to which I answered, “If you have any faith in the voting system, then they should be completely excluded from the top 25…so in other words, they should be ranked somewhere around 18.”

      Not that I’m going to go out of my way to back the college football pollsters, but nice job fellas – you got one thing right out of thousands of Bud Selig-type mess ups.

      College Football

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