Alex Rodriguez with his PED of choice |
We know that steroids are supposed to enhance performance by increasing muscle growth
AND
We know pretty well how long it takes muscle tissue to grow
AND THAT
Noted upright fellow Anthony Bosch is claiming that he gave Alex Rodriguez "gummy" steroids before a game that helped him play better
AND THAT
Bosch also claimed that his steroids were undetectable and would be flushed out of ARod's system after the game
WE MUST CONCLUDE THAT
The steroids Bosch gave Rodriguez grew him bigger muscles during the game that then shrank back to pre-game levels by the time of the locker room interviews. Alternately, we can go back over game footage and watch ARod's biceps inflate and deflate like Popeye eating spinach puff hors d'oeuvres.
Alternately, we can assume that Anthony Bosch is full of crap, Alex Rodriguez is a grade-A sucker, and the WADA types collapsing onto their fainting couches about the supposed sophistication of Bosch's regimen are in fact publicity hounds taking advantage of the news cycle to gain some visibility to drum up business.
None of this absolves Rodriguez if he did or thought he was taking PEDs. However, it does mean that you can pretty much take the 60 Minutes interview in its credulous, lazy, agenda-driven entirety and flush it.
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