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When the Legacy that you're trying to live up to is Mark McGwire, do you get brownie points when it gets alleged that you're on the Juice?
According to a couple of Chicago Cubs fansites, there is some inside information floating around that ex-trojan Pitcher Mark Prior was taking steroids, dating back to his Fig Tech days. Apparently, when the MLB adopted tougher testing for the banned substances, Prior had to go cold turkey, and when he did, there were dramatic metamorphoses.
Now let's keep in mind that the inside source on this story, who is supposedly in Cubs Management, is unnamed, and these Cub Message Boards are NOT ESPN. Therefore, all this information could admittedly be bogus. But they do cite some seemingly relevant factors that make their claims extremely believable.
First of all, Prior has been fighting injuries throughout his career, and steroid use is known to cause freak injuries. Secondly, his nickname at troy was "Calf-zilla," because his calf muscles were so abnormally enlarged. Thirdly, there is no other explanation for why he has suddenly lost 8 mph off his fastball, and fourthly, the before-and-after photos present a massive loss of muscle mass.
Based on the fact that ex-trojan Mark McGwire, who refused to answer Congress' questions about steroids, is the de facto Role Model for Baseball trojans, it's not that far-fetched that Prior might encounter and experiment with some growth hormone while at sc. Add to that the trojan Baseball player who committed suicide after getting all screwed up on 'roids while trying to compete on a level playing field with his teammates (according to his Mother), and it's not far-fetched at all.
The Mother evoked thoughts of the trojans' win-at-any-cost mentality. Perhaps she was aware of Dr. Art Ting, Barry Bonds' Conditionioning Doctor, and the father of two former trojan Football players who quit right before some special information was supposedly about to come out. If she didn't know the good Doctor, maybe she just got run over by Brandon Hancock, the sc Fullback whose human hormonal growth was legendary. In fact, we just shared some photos of B.H. that appear to exhibit a Bonds-like muscle-growth acceleration (but all just through hard work in the gym). When we did, some SCumbag tried to twist it around to UCLA. Talk about turning a blind eye to reality while it's staring you in the face! UCLA's guy got busted a long time ago, and knows that he is under constant scrutiny. Therefore, he's probably one of the only guys that you CAN trust. Meanwhile, trojans are committing suicide in steroid-induced stupors, McGwire is bullsh*tting Congress, Bonds' Doctor is heading up sc's R & D, and Hancock's neck, which has it's own zip code, declares war on Prior's calves [but then Calfzilla was eaten by Mothra (aka stringent testing)]. What is it on BZ with these trojan infiltrators, who just can't stand a few Bruins enjoying a laugh at their expense? These jerks have ruined the environment. Could you imagine if WE went over to sc's Boards and started arguing with them, and correcting them when they were just trying to entertain EACH OTHER with comic taunts of outsiders? Should we use "13-9" as our sign-off? These SCrotums epitomize what usc is all about. This particular guy tries to justify his unwanted existence in enemy territory with repeated links to mainstream articles that all real fans have already seen. Typical trojan: So full of himself that he is unable to get the message that his presence is not appreciated, and his opinions are not valued whatsoever.
Back to the PRIOR subject: One thing that you CAN trust from these Cub fan sites is fan reaction, and these Cub fans seem to be overwhelmingly convinced that the rumors about Prior are true. They see that a history of steroid abuse, and then a sudden stoppage, would clearly explain everything that has gone wrong in this former phenom's disappointing career. At least he didn't go into Congress with a sack full of crap. It's as if the juiced-up Big Mac is trying to live up to O.J. Simpson's legacy, since McGwire is sc's Baseball equivalent of The Juice.
Prior's name may be Mark too, but that doesn't mean that Jose Canseco shot HIM is the ass with his syringe like he says he did to McGwire in a now infamous bathroom stall. Too bad the "Marks" never played together. They could have been known as "The Marks Brothers," and they could have jammed the whole team into their favorite bathroom stall ala that classic stateroom scene in "A Night at the Opera."
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Special thanks goes out to a Bruin friend named Eric who alerted us to this story.
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