Comments on: The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez: Steroid Speculation Perhaps Unfair, but Great Start in 2009 Raising Eyebrows http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/ A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ibanez should be angry with users, not doubters | John Strubel Blog http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-39797 Ibanez should be angry with users, not doubters | John Strubel Blog Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:17:07 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-39797 [...] who uses performance-enhancing drugs. Midwest Sports Fans, a fan-based sports commentary website, published a pointed story titled “The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez” Monday claiming, “… it’s time for me to begrudgingly acknowledge the elephant in the [...] [...] who uses performance-enhancing drugs. Midwest Sports Fans, a fan-based sports commentary website, published a pointed story titled “The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez” Monday claiming, “… it’s time for me to begrudgingly acknowledge the elephant in the [...]

]]> By: Ibanez should be angry with users, not doubters | John Strubel http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-29947 Ibanez should be angry with users, not doubters | John Strubel Wed, 04 May 2011 04:02:35 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-29947 [...] who uses performance-enhancing drugs. Midwest Sports Fans, a fan-based sports commentary website, published a pointed story titled “The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez” Monday claiming, “… it’s time for me to begrudgingly acknowledge the elephant in the [...] [...] who uses performance-enhancing drugs. Midwest Sports Fans, a fan-based sports commentary website, published a pointed story titled “The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez” Monday claiming, “… it’s time for me to begrudgingly acknowledge the elephant in the [...]

]]> By: NL Outfield Fallers: Bay, Lee, Ibanez | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-28070 NL Outfield Fallers: Bay, Lee, Ibanez | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:17:47 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-28070 [...] crew, crushing NL pitchers to the tune of .330, 17 homers and 46 RBIs. It got so much attention (some for the wrong reasons), that it carried over to last year’s drafts, making Ibanez a higher pick than he [...] [...] crew, crushing NL pitchers to the tune of .330, 17 homers and 46 RBIs. It got so much attention (some for the wrong reasons), that it carried over to last year’s drafts, making Ibanez a higher pick than he [...]

]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-25226 JerodMSF Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:10:22 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-25226 Great question. Has my opinion changed that I don't think he used steroids? No. I thought then and I continue to think now that Ibanez was clean. Do I believe his numbers and performance at least warranted the discussion? Like Jose Bautista last year, yes I do. What the 90s and early 00s in baseball wrought was an era now in which fans rightfully question everything that seems to be outside the norm. For engaging in those debates, I'll never apologize, though I think I could have presented this particular article a little better and perhaps a little more fairly. But no, my opinion has not changed. Great question. Has my opinion changed that I don't think he used steroids? No. I thought then and I continue to think now that Ibanez was clean. Do I believe his numbers and performance at least warranted the discussion? Like Jose Bautista last year, yes I do. What the 90s and early 00s in baseball wrought was an era now in which fans rightfully question everything that seems to be outside the norm. For engaging in those debates, I'll never apologize, though I think I could have presented this particular article a little better and perhaps a little more fairly. But no, my opinion has not changed.

]]> By: Guest http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-25211 Guest Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-25211 Has your opinion changed a year and a half later? Has your opinion changed a year and a half later?

]]> By: Guest http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-24425 Guest Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:11:17 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-24425 Nice piece. Nice piece.

]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-21900 JerodMSF Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:20:14 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-21900 Haha, I have done many follow ups to this. Here is the most recent: <a href="http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/08/on-jose-bautista-steroids-damien-cox-double-standards/" rel="nofollow">http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/08/on-jose-...</a> Thanks for the comment. Is there something specific you'd like to see addressed? Haha, I have done many follow ups to this. Here is the most recent:
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/08/on-jose-…

Thanks for the comment. Is there something specific you'd like to see addressed?

]]> By: guest http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-21897 guest Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:53:45 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-21897 Any thoughts on putting up a follow up to do this piece? Any thoughts on putting up a follow up to do this piece?

]]> By: The Blogger’s Battlecry | Rhino Rant http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-21047 The Blogger’s Battlecry | Rhino Rant Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:56:34 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-21047 [...] to Ibanez’s hot streak and sudden power surge. Once you read the article, which you can here, you wonder why anyone would take exception to Morris’ message. But many did. Many. John Gonzalez [...] [...] to Ibanez’s hot streak and sudden power surge. Once you read the article, which you can here, you wonder why anyone would take exception to Morris’ message. But many did. Many. John Gonzalez [...]

]]> By: Tackling The Blogging Double Standard [Mlb] | Star Talk http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-20991 Tackling The Blogging Double Standard [Mlb] | Star Talk Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:45 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-20991 [...] mere blogger dared to raise the steroid question last year, and the mainstream media excoriated him. A newspaper editor did the same thing, and nary [...] [...] mere blogger dared to raise the steroid question last year, and the mainstream media excoriated him. A newspaper editor did the same thing, and nary [...]

]]> By: Press Coverage – Hit a Lot of Dingers? Clearly, Steroids is the Reason. http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-20986 Press Coverage – Hit a Lot of Dingers? Clearly, Steroids is the Reason. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:21:25 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-20986 [...] sounds familiar, that’s because it is. It was only last year when a blogger named Jerod Morris wrote something similar about Philadelphia’s Raul Ibanez, who was amid the hottest start to his career. He was ripped for [...] [...] sounds familiar, that’s because it is. It was only last year when a blogger named Jerod Morris wrote something similar about Philadelphia’s Raul Ibanez, who was amid the hottest start to his career. He was ripped for [...]

]]> By: MSM embracing the ‘blog’ ethos? « Beleaguered Toronto Sports Fan http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-20944 MSM embracing the ‘blog’ ethos? « Beleaguered Toronto Sports Fan Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-20944 [...] claim in a story with out any foundation or footing.  The parallels to the story about Raul Ibanez were stark and obvious, and warrant the use of the word “irony” for the second time in [...] [...] claim in a story with out any foundation or footing.  The parallels to the story about Raul Ibanez were stark and obvious, and warrant the use of the word “irony” for the second time in [...]

]]> By: Fangraphs Live: The Numbers Puppets Take Manhattan | The OCD Chick http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-20614 Fangraphs Live: The Numbers Puppets Take Manhattan | The OCD Chick Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:10:33 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-20614 [...] about the blogger who accused Raul Ibanez of using steroids? Leitch says that’s not exactly what the blogger [...] [...] about the blogger who accused Raul Ibanez of using steroids? Leitch says that’s not exactly what the blogger [...]

]]> By: The Odd Timeline of Raul Ibanez in Philly | FanGraphs Baseball http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-20575 The Odd Timeline of Raul Ibanez in Philly | FanGraphs Baseball Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:01:17 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-20575 [...] run, steroid speculation surfaces. For Ibanez that came in the form of a now-infamous article on Midwest Sports Fans, in which Jerrod Morris ran some numbers and determined that — well, he didn’t [...] [...] run, steroid speculation surfaces. For Ibanez that came in the form of a now-infamous article on Midwest Sports Fans, in which Jerrod Morris ran some numbers and determined that — well, he didn’t [...]

]]> By: Notes on if Nomar Garciaparra did steroids and the questions we’re allowed to ask | Baseball: Past and Present http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/raul-ibanez-great-start-comes-with-steroid-speculation/#comment-19050 Notes on if Nomar Garciaparra did steroids and the questions we’re allowed to ask | Baseball: Past and Present Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:21:57 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=2457#comment-19050 [...] Sadly, few ballplayers have much credibility these days regarding steroids.  I suspect most recent players of juicing just as I assume lots of people in the late 1970s and early 1980s tried cocaine and even more folks a decade before that smoked pot.  All those things simply went with their respective times.  Steroid use in baseball has been well-documented.  Thus, I think it’s fair to speculate, within reason, if a player has used.  The journalist in me took umbrage when Morris got attacked on ESPN last summer by a couple of sportswriters after his infamous blog post. [...] [...] Sadly, few ballplayers have much credibility these days regarding steroids.  I suspect most recent players of juicing just as I assume lots of people in the late 1970s and early 1980s tried cocaine and even more folks a decade before that smoked pot.  All those things simply went with their respective times.  Steroid use in baseball has been well-documented.  Thus, I think it’s fair to speculate, within reason, if a player has used.  The journalist in me took umbrage when Morris got attacked on ESPN last summer by a couple of sportswriters after his infamous blog post. [...]

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