Comments on: Want to know what a player thinks about trades like this?

By: tlil248

tlil248 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:54:42 +0000

Everyone talks about HGH and steroids–what about the spitball, which no one in the past claims to have used. Wasn’t that equally “cheaty”? Umpires and opposing players seemed to have let that one alone.

By: snowman1

snowman1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:52:53 +0000

Hi Curt,
Just wanted to share something with you from the benefit dinner the other evening. I’m a health care provider working at a local veteran’s facility. One of my patients and his family attended the benefit, and I can not express to you the joy it gave them. My patient is one of the most seriously injured veterans from the current conflict. His family has been under unimaginable duress of late, and you and the other participants the other night truly made a difference in their lives. I just wanted to thank you (and your wife) for all of the good you do in our community. I had to opportunity to see you pitch in an away game this season and saw your wife and son sitting near us. I wanted to thank her in person for all that you guys do, but I did not want to disrupt her anonymity. Please pass along all of our thanks (well most anyway ) for your work is much appreciated. Take care and happy new year to you and yours.

By: 24hits

24hits — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:19:56 +0000

hi curlt can you send me a message to my email please.

by the way can you send me a t-shrit your b-bal t please

By: gtblubbery1930

gtblubbery1930 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:35:48 +0000

Curt: Great Series victory but anything to get that kook Lester off the roster is well worth the effort. A piggyback ride and who cares? There may be something else wrong… What the hell was going on from ’82 on.. Santana is in a class by himself and what is requested is good but not the Hall of Fame calibre Santana is & will be… It will only enhance… I also uncovered something you will find seriously bizarre. St. Louis had 5 pitchers [Isringhausen, Springer, Percival, Flores, & Jiminez] on their roster in 2007 that combined for a 21-1 record. Sound familiar? One went in 2006 and surprisingly grossly collapsed in ’07 and you played against the other, the 21-1 Rockies, that out of nowhere blasted there this year. It’s smaller scale than the Bambino but it’s there to see… You made a smart move staying put and you’ll do better next year if you stay healthy, which you probably will. You’re still good and can dominate on any given day. Houston looks like they rebuilt their engine & bulpen. Some trade activity.

By: res65

res65 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:36:01 +0000

Curt,

There is no money trail with most of the names on the Mitchell Report so unless a third party can corrorborate one way or the other, it will be a he said—he said. Unless of course Clemens and his former trainer are willing to take a polygraph exam. And since HGH is a step ahead of any test, make polygraph test mandatory for everyone in baseball and all sports. Of course any dummy knows it is not admissable evidence , but at a 95 percent accuracy rate it would give pause to look closer at some. What do you think about that. 95 percent is more accurate than the testing for HGH. Only thge guilty would be afraid.

By: carbono21

carbono21 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:18:58 +0000

Curt, we all take our path in life. It would be great to always be among the righteous and true, but life doesn’t work that way. You compete and become driven, some people are driven to more traditional ways to improve and some want more than what traditional ways have been able to provide . We live in a society that is always looking for a quick fix. You, I am sure have several things in your life that make life easier for you, a car, a microwave or even a cigarette. While these things seem harmless we all know cigarettes are toxic and probably have more of an impact on world issues than MLB players using steriods ever will, yet, we keep smokin em! Cars distribute pollution and contribute significantly to gloabl warming but I will be damned if l will bike to work or the store. Since these substances had not actually been banned by MLB, had these players actually got a doctor’s prescription to take these substances does it change the circumstances? Is it cheating if everyone is doing it? I refuse to hold anyone accountable during this lax period of steriod or HGH enforcement. The burden is on baseball, fix it and move on! We gain nothing by destroying the reputation of many fine competitors. I’m sure Clemens was a great pitcher well before steriods or HGH, should those years be tarnished as well? I think you need to redirect your attack to the bodies that govern the game and the players association instead of being critical of Roger or asking for him to atone for possible past (in reallity harmless) indescretions.

P.S. Ironically, IMHO, you would have fit in perfectly with the Yankee champion teams of the mid 90′s. I find you outspoken yet honarable but feel you are misguided on this topic. As a player rep you should approach the issue for the betterment(?) and preservation of the game

By: riverdaleray61

riverdaleray61 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:53:11 +0000

I’m 46 years old, and the day after the Mitchell Report hit the streets, I downloaded it and read it. I felt like a kid who discovered that Santa Claus wasn’t real. And yet, the rush to judgment by sports writers has been astonishing. Simple things like writers keeping track of how many times Roger Clemens’ name was mentioned create a weird impact, as if the fact it was written 81 times is significant. The first time was enough, the rest was just Mr. Mitchell’s refusal to use pronouns in the report.
I was glad that Andy Pettitte went public. I wish Roger would, but he doesn’t have that burden. Let’s see how this plays out before next season starts.

By: osuf

osuf — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:45:07 +0000

Curt you arrogant b________! What happen to innocent until proven guilty? It is not like he lied to a Grand Jury!

By: tlil248

tlil248 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:25:11 +0000

Curt, you have stated, I believe, that you didn’t want to play for the Yankees. Why?

By: dekstr08

dekstr08 — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:33:13 +0000

Dear Curt,

I think that the players should make a statement when they receive their rings on opening day. The players should wear their therma base sweat shirts that Terry is famous for wearing in the dugout.
thanks for speaking your mind and for the blog.

dekstr08