Apparently Manny says that he got a prescription from a doctor that wasn't a steroid, but it was banned under baseball's drug policy. Manny is going to lose 1/3 of his salary because he was too lazy to check to see if he could take the drug? You would think a doctor would know to recommend that Manny check to see if he's allowed to take the drug. You would also think Manny would know to check if he's allowed to take the drug. I'm not saying that what Manny said happened isn't what actually happened, but this is taking 'Manny being Manny' to another level.
Nobody ever suspected Manny of using steroids, he's always been a pretty big guy and he has destroyed pitching with remarkable consistency for his entire career. But everyone also assumed Arod would finally return the home run mantle back to clean hands. I don't think Manny is a steroid user and trying to cheat the game but I also know not to be surprised by any of this anymore. When it's time for Manny to get his book, I'm not going to be shocked by any accusations they have, but let's just hope that the author is not Selena Roberts. This book even already has a title, Manny Becoming Manny: A Goofball's Journey in Baseball, expect it on book shelves in 2010, or at least on Amazon if book stores still exist then.
UPDATE: It wasn't a steroid or HGH, but it was an enhancer, a sexual enhancer. I said I'm not surprised by this stuff anymore, and I'm REALLY not surprised to find out Manny would see a doctor about sexual enhancement. Isn't it reassuring though? Not that Manny's record is likely clean, but that sometimes the guys who can hit homers can't do everything better than us; that us non athletes can excel in some important areas that trouble some athletes. The Manny Becoming Manny book is increasingly becoming more interesting isn't it? I think we're going to find out that the reason Manny was dogging it with the Sox last year was because he hit a lull in his sex life. When he got to the Dodgers he got his act together in the sack, and that carried over on the field. With news that Arod may be back on Friday, I urge him to start getting it on, he is single now.
UPDATE: Why do I take these guys at their word when reporting this thing, cause now they are saying he took a fertility drug. Anytime people are taking drugs for woman, or old men, or horses, you know it can't be good.
HCG -- human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG is a women's fertility drug typically used by steroid users to restart their body's natural testosterone production as they come off a steroid cycle. It is similar to Clomid, the drug Bonds, Giambi and others used as clients of BALCO.
A source with intimate knowledge of steroids told ESPN that a male athlete usually uses HCG after a cycle of steroids because steroids often shut down the testosterone-making ability of the testicles. HCG restores their capacity to make testosterone. The source said that some males may use HCG in lieu of steroids also. HCG by itself can provide a substantial boost in the body's own testosterone, and this may provide some performance-enhancement benefits.
I'm often a cynic, but the optimist in me is quoted right above as saying I don't think Manny took a steroid. I'm not upset or dumbfounded with this new news (if it's correct) that Manny likely did use a steroid (or steroid related substance), but I clearly was wrong in my assumption. It seemed so perfect that Manny would use sexual enhancement, right? I guess that funny chapter 11 about his suspension in Manny Becoming Manny is now more of a tragic story having him pick up the pieces of his career. Scott Boras should have some experience dealing with steroid users, is Gammons going to interview Manny now? Is Manny going to forget how to speak English? Was it really just B12?
We still obviously don't know much and I'm jumping the gun a little bit here but in time we'll have a better idea of what went down. Still, as of now it's not looking too great in Mannywood.
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