McCain, Todd Helton


A Yahoo headline today: What McCain Thinks of Obama

It is billed a "scorecard," whereby I imagine McCain rates Obama's presidency up to this point.

I don't need to read it to know the general content. Hell, McCain practically campaigned for him, and the democratic, party, when he was supposed to be running against him.

If Helton was not on steroids, he sure played the part well

Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies has not been in the news lately. Perhaps he will soon.

To me, Helton is the most suspect of all major league baseball players not openly linked to steriod use.

One only has to look at his resume. His name has been mentioned in that regard, but not to any great length. His defenders say his power numbers declined as they would naturally due to age, and some physical problems as well. That does not hold up.

Years ago studies were done and I remember that it was declared that a baseball player hits his peak at age 28. I would postulate that figure has not changed much if at all. Helton went into decline at age 29, a dramatic one. It was a more rapid dropoff than age can account for. Physical problems? What? He can do everything he did before, except hit home runs? It doesn't wash.

Look for his name on the list of 103.

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