Manny suspension: Read my ‘97 “Byrd Flies With Sports’ Newest Scam, ‘Hormone Replacement Therapy,’” http://snipr.com/hk868 [muchnick_net]
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Chris Benoit got a “therapeutic use exemption” for testosterone injections because years of steroid abuse shut down his own production.
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More from my ‘97 piece: “adult-onset hormone deficiency … about as rare in non-steroid users as [now common] torn triceps and pectorals.”
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Peter Gammons of ESPN is lame on the Manny story — just as Gammons was in his interview of A-Rod. “Insiders” won’t do the grillwork.