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Does the A-Rod admission give Lance Armstrong the chance to admit his use?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    Completely agree. One has nothing to do with the other. This is just a dumb thread.
     
  2. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    The devil will never admit to his sins. Armstrong is part of the evil empire and is part of a master plan to destroy the human race.
     
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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    I find your lack of faith disturbing.
     
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  4. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Very well played. :)
     
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  5. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Because A-Rod admitted to PED use, Anna Kournikova is currently "cleaning under my computer desk"
     
  6. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    The biggest difference is A-Rod tested positive. Armstrong never tested positive with a credible result. He tested positive in 99 for a cortizoid for which he produced an exemption form. Whether or not it was post-dated is another debate. L'Equipe released that story in 05 about how some samples from 99 were retested and had EPO in them. That was debunked in court because they were six year old piss samples a French lab proved to be lacking in chain of custody protocol had magically linked anonymous samples to Armstrong.

    That having been said ... let's just say I believe he won seven Tours in a level playing field which means he was still the strongest rider. "Clean" is a subjective word in this instance. People like to throw stones at cycling being the "dirtiest" sport in the world, but that's only because cycling is trying to clean up 100+ years of culture. PEDs in cycling go back to the very beginning. In the earliest days riders would take a concoction of brandy and strychnine actually thinking that thinning their blood was good. From there, they moved on to cocaine and amphetamines before steroids then EPO, HGH and now CERA became the elixir of choice.

    I've heard of guys, scratch that, dumb asses who have used or attempted to obtain EPO for the sole purpose of winning the weekly Wednesday night race to the county line and back. I've also heard of guys using roids in Rec league softball.
     
  7. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    A-Rod's admission doesn't even make it safe for Michael Phelps to admit that he Hoovered a bong.
     
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    The answer to your questions are no and no, but I understand why you feel that way.
     
  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    No. No. Inductive fallacy of faulty generalization.
     
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