In today's Philadelphia Inquirer, Raul Ibanez addressed the concern that his incredible numbers this season are the result of him using PED's.
"I'll come after people who defame or slander me," he said before last night's game against the New York Mets. "It's pathetic and disgusting. There should be some accountability for people who put that out there."
"There should be more credibility than some 42-year-old blogger typing in his mother's basement. It demeans everything you've done with one stroke of the pen."
Not only does Ibanez demean a lot of people on his way to making his point that it's not nice to demean people, he also fails to take a step back and acknowledge the elephant in the room. When a 37-year old hitter puts up numbers like never before, it raises eyebrows in this era, rightly or wrongly. While every fan is rooting for the feel good story, we are also quietly bracing ourselves for another one of our baseball heroes to disappoint us.
Ibanez has every right to defend himself, he has never failed a drug test. But to act hurt and to get indignant with the fans does nothing to assure us, only time can do that. It's a shame that it's come to this...
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There shouldn't be so much suspicion over a 37-year-old outfielder shooting up in Jose Canseco's basement. It demeans the previous success he never had in his career.
Personally I'm a little upset my mom won't allow me to live in her basement. How will I ever be a successful blogger. I imagine those "respected journalists" like Gordon Wittenmeyer type in their father's basements. Oh to dream the dream...
Someone needs to explain blogging to Ibanez. It's rather difficult to do with a pen. Now if you'll excuse me, my mom is yelling down the stairs for me to take out the trash...
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