tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post595623936581224928..comments2023-10-31T08:22:06.222-08:00Comments on Vitamin Z: Zachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00344385023364633170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-13816451787496845662009-03-27T08:00:00.000-08:002009-03-27T08:00:00.000-08:00Maybe he roided. Maybe he didn't. Personally, I th...Maybe he roided. Maybe he didn't. Personally, I think shoulder and elbow problems in his lead swing arm caused the precipitous drop in production from Pronk. <BR/><BR/>The bad news is, those problems are chronic. If he's roiding and goes off the roids, his body should recover and his overall mass would decrease, like what happened with Pudge Rodriguez. <BR/><BR/>But the fact that the injuries are localized in his arm, his body mass is fairly steady and he hasn't recovered since (some assume) he stopped doping, it leads me to believe that his drop in production isn't related to roids or going off roids. His upper body just couldn't take the repetitive stress of hacking at a baseball dozens of times a day for eight months a year.<BR/><BR/>Again, maybe he did dope. But his loss of swing speed is likely more related to chronic problems with his right arm. The two aren't necessarily linked. Plenty of guys have roided without physically breaking down, and plenty of non-dopers have develop joint problems. Sometimes it's the body you're born with, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-37309834723808143642009-03-26T05:44:00.000-08:002009-03-26T05:44:00.000-08:00Okay, he denies it. Of course he would. No playe...Okay, he denies it. Of course he would. No player would admit to steroid usage when confronted by the media. <BR/><BR/>But isn't the circumstantial evidence awfully incriminating? <BR/><BR/>Came up with the Rangers.<BR/>Power numbers decrease at same time as testing starts.<BR/>Dude is huge. <BR/>Injury issues. <BR/><BR/>Do you want to check for back-acne or should I? <BR/><BR/><BR/>I just hope that Shapiwedge doesn't wait too long for Hafner to find his swing, dealing with a DH hitting .214 with one 2b and seven RBI through May. <BR/><BR/>Maybe they should rename Pronkville as "K-Ville" for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com