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Jan
2008
Major Leaguers Stunned to Learn Vitamin B-12 Comes in Tablet Form
By Rusty Weiss
What seems to be common knowledge to the general population, has apparently escaped the likes of some of the more accomplished Major League Baseball players and athletes of our time.
In a press release that seems to have targeted MLB players specifically, Nature’s Bounty, a company that offers B-12 tablets through CVS pharmacies, released the heretofore unknown information to the world.
Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer for Nature’s Bounty implores baseball players to take note.
“Seriously,” Kamil said. “You can stop sticking a needle in your ass. The pills can be taken, 1 tablet daily, preferably with a meal.”
The press release appears to be in response to Roger Clemens recent statements refuting his use of steroids and human growth hormone (HGH).
“Lidocaine and B-12,” Clemens told Mike Wallace in a recent 60 Minutes interview. “It’s for my joints, and B-12 I still take today.”
Kamil responded, “We really have had these on the market for some time now. It’s called over-the-counter.”
Rafael Palmeiro, former first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, once claimed his positive steroid test was a result of tainted B-12 supplements that he received from then-teammate Miguel Tejada.
When reached for comment, Palmeiro seemed to be confusing the issue. “I have never used B-12. Period.”
Andy Pettitte was receiving an injection of orange juice in his buttocks when Lame Sports handed him a copy of the press release.
“Well, this is certainly awkward,” Pettitte said.
Clemens also acknowledges being injected with chicken soup, while suffering from the common cold in 2005.
“Who knew Campbell’s put this stuff in a can?” he wondered.
© LameSports.net
January 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Nice try, but injected B-12 works better than pills. Ask any doctor. It’s a purer form and it’s absorbed into the body better.
gweissjr Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I do not doubt that. I am also certain that Vitamin C is more pure and better absorbed in the human body when injected, but I’ll stick to drinking my orange juice instead. Can we also inject Calcium or should I just grab a cup of milk?
I think its glaringly apparent why athletes always resort to the Vitamin B excuse when they are caught with steroid use.
The whole article is part of the joke that everyone who gets caught red-handed has an excuse. Whether its Palmeiro and Clemens claiming it was B-12, or Bonds claiming it was flax seed oil. And these excuses are transparent stories that talk down to their fans, because they think we’re just that stupid.
wm Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
He’s not stupid. Why would he risk his reputation at that stage of his career? This is not someone who was trying to achieve HOF status. He was already locked-in to the HOF when he was getting these injections.
His lifetime ERA is higher after these injections.
And there is no proof steriods improve your performance. Steroids don’t give you extrsa talent to accurately throw a pitch or hit a ball on just the right spot.
It is all total bullshit. Steroids are nothing but Dumbo’s feather (google it if you don’t know what that means). And Clemens is wise enough to see through this.
Rusty Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
That argument is completely laughable. If steroids did not provide an edge, or recover the body more rapidly from injury, then hundreds of athletes would not be risking their careers, their money, and their legacy to use them behind closed doors. The fact that this would still even be used by anyone as a point of debate is simply stunning.
Despite the stats, Clemens career was on the downturn prior to arriving in Toronto. Boston saw that he was starting to show signs of age. And yet remarkably, he had a sudden resurgence in his career at an age when most pitchers are past their prime?
Saying he was already locked into the Hall of Fame is also a weak argument. Bonds was also likely a HOF lock prior to his head swelling 5 hat sizes. Yet he clearly used something to enhance his performance, to make himself one of the best of all time. He would not be the home run king without cartoonish 70 homerun seasons. The steroid use and being one of the best all-time are inseperable. One simply can not say ‘well he was one of the best anyway.’
In his last four years with Boston, he won 40 games. In the next two seasons with Toronto he won 41. He had the lowest ERA of his career at 1.87 at the age of 42. And Clemens would not have been as dominant in his 40’s without the juice. You really don’t think steroids helped this man sustain his career far beyond what it would have been without the juice? You need to stop drinking the Clemens Kool-Aid my friend.
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June 1st, 2008 at 9:25 am
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