Author: Dr. Steroids

Kevin Durant is giving me fits. Sure, he just lost to the Lakers in Game 1 of their 1st Round Series. And yes, they really don’t have a chance against the Lakers, but this kid is for real. Not only did Durant win the scoring title at age 21, but he’s clearly the #2 MVP. He’s living in Utopia in — of all places — Oklahoma City. He should be in Seattle, but something amazing is happening in OKC. Meanwhile, LeBron is living a lie in Cleveland. He doesn’t seem like he wants to be there. He’s taken control of…

After week two of the major league baseball season, pitchers are starting to find their stride and hitters are dialing in at the plate. I’m happy to say that the Washington Nationals are 6–6 two weeks into the season and still haven’t called up rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg. Health care reform seems to be the only thing making more headlines than the Nats in D.C. Another uplifting sign from the past week was the Houston Astros winning their first series of the season. They beat the Chicago Cubs this past weekend — the first of many signs for Cubs fans…

Scoring a seed in the NBA’s Western Conference playoff bracket is a testament to the greatness of the season. The amount of talent in this years conference play may be the ultimate compliment. The level of play in all four first round match ups is higher than “Snoop Dogg” at a “Bob Marley” festival. Last time it was this competitive was in 2007. In the ’07 Western Conference playoffs, the Golden State Warriors, as the No. 8 seed, upset the Dallas Mavericks, the No. 1 seed — the first time ever in a seven-game series this feat was accomplished. Although…

Today we live with the reality of “coach speak” and “GM speak”.  Every “higher up” in the NFL tells us one thing whilst we are charged with deciphering its true meaning. In this space I have taken to speculating on “Conversations That Never Happened”.  Now I want to concentrate on reading the minds of the NFL’s elite.  We get to talk about the juicy stuff now! The Bills say Marshawn Lynch isn’t going anywhere despite rumors he’s on the trading block.  Brandon Marshall just got traded to the Dolphins and received a $48.5 million extension. Does that mean the Broncos…

If you were watching Strikeforce: Nashville last night on CBS, you got to see 4 fights.  Three of them were title fights and one of them was a gang style beatdown of Jason “Mayhem” Miller by the Cesar Gracie camp after Miller intruded in Jake Shields’ post fight interview asking for a rematch. Shields shoved Miller, and then Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez jumped him and started throwing punches and kicks as Strikeforce officials desperately tried to break it up…..on national television.  While some may have found it entertaining (I drunkenly cheered when it happened).  Now that I’m…

Tonight the second season of Bellator took place live in the Chicago Theater.  There were a few last minute changes, but everyone made weight and all the new fights went on as scheduled.  Thankfully there were no baseball games on FSN this time so I got to watch the event live.  It was a very entertaining night of fights, albeit it did come with a little controversy. The first broadcasted fight of the night was a lightweight bout between Mike Ricci and Patrick Curran.  Ricci had a ton of hype coming in based on his undefeated record and more importantly,…

Baseball is a game of contradictions.  On one hand, we have games that have no time limit.  They are supposed to be the epitome of our national “pastime”–a game that is leisurely and fun. On the other hand, we have Major League Baseball trying everything it can to make the game–and its equipment–interesting.  In the past, the closest thing baseball has had to direct-marketing was chewing tobacco. Nowadays we have teams pimping the idea of a “boutique bat” in the hopes of getting fans more interested.  However, the games are so long that the fans will hardly come to the stadium to…

There is no question that the Mount Rushmore of baseball from 1995 – 2005 would have featured four PED (performance enhancing drugs) users. How is it, that after a great opening week of the season two of the faces from that era are steaing some headlines about PED’s?  Those two players are none other than all-time greats, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire (Big Mac). During this past off season McGwire finally admitted to the use of steroids and HGH (Human Growth Hormones) during the majority of his career.  He claims that steroids didn’t improve his game; they just helped him…

There is much to be said about the first week of the season for Major League Baseball teams, especially certain players. The season is long, so getting off on the right foot is critical to keeping a high level of optimism. Some teams can afford a little bit of a slow start, like the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, based on the fact that they have veteran leaders that will pull the team together. Teams who have an outside shot must start fast and maintain their momentum as long as possible. Otherwise, their season could be over…

I apologize for not updating about UFC 112 right as it happened, I just couldn’t find the words.  I was literally stunned into silence after witnessing perhaps the biggest display of arrogance and disrespect I’ve ever seen in the octagon.  I mentioned earlier how important this event was for the UFC.  They were being hosted by Abu Dhabi, a country who had just invested over 100 million dollars to have a 10% stake in the UFC company.  If ever there was a need for a good first impression, this was it.  Up until Anderson Silva graced us with his presence,…