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I'm Canadian, I live in Canada, and I like Canadian sports. Why are we talking about wealthy American athletes who play lame American sports? I thought the CBC's mandate was to tell us about Canadian news and sports. Who cares about this? 'Dance with the one that brung ya', please. Focus on Canada, please.

Troy Glaus's numbers are down because he's off the juice. His career might be over because he can't field and can't hit. People are saying he ordered them but there's no proof he took them. Come on T-Dot what do think he sold them all.
Hey HOWIE I hope you enjoyed the 4 run 2 out rally by the tigers in the 9th. Beat it buddy.
You need to go jump off the CN tower and land on a bike with no seat. WOOOOOOOOO! I'm so sick and tired of hearing about steriods, we get it everyone was using them! Let it be.

I'm surprised at how certain individuals are easily suspended from baseball, while others seem to receive special treatment . I also believe you are innocent until proven guilty. One time sports reporters reported sports and cursed the National Enquirer. Now they are as bad as this tabloid.

Innocent untilproven guilty is a maxim for the ocurt of law to prevent undue LEGAL punishment by the state. As person who choses to work in a high profile (and well compensated) industry Tory Glaus, in the court of public opinion, has no such rights. His recourse is to sue for libel and slander, neither of which appear to have even been mentioned. Besides, while the evidnece against him may not be enough to convict in a court of law, the same evidence was used to successfully suspend Rodney Harrisson in the NFL.

File this one under 'W' - for 'Who Cares dude?

Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds, Troy Glaus, Ivan Rodriguez, Jay Gibbons, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmerio, Jose Canseco.
All of these greats and many more have been associated to steroids or HGH there is no end in sight. They are right to want Glaus to proclaim his innocence we all saw his interview and he looked guilty steroids were delviered to him.
Barry Bonds quote was "I never knowingingly used steroids" and some idiots out there still think he is innoent and never used steroids.
All of the above guys have ruined baseball thanks in large part to Bud Selig allowing it to go on. Baseball needs a one strike penalty you get caught once and are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt you never play MLB again. All sports should do this, this will be the only thing that ever works.
Bravo to the writer of this article for not letting this get swept under the rug.

Concentrate on the poor performance of the Jays and thier mismanagement General Manager, a coaching change is needed.

I agree innocent "til proven guilty" But if MLB and the other major sports had had a zero tolerence policy and enforced it, As in ONE strike and you are out for life, this problem would be long gone. And please don't say these leagues couldn't do this if they wanted to. It's their league they can make the rules as they see fit.

Yes, Troy does have the right to remain silent and is innocent until "proven" guilty, but it appears a few of the previous commentors based their opinion only on the content of this article, rather than the live statement made by Glause. I saw the "interview" and I couldn't help thinking that he sure appears to be sweating bullets and wouldn't be able to pass a lie detector test. He was hyper- ventilating and was VERY uncomfortable. Anyone that is innocent would simply say so, obviously he has a skeleton to hide in this matter so we're not dealing with innocence or guilt here, simply conviction or or equital.

I am sure Glaus is the only player to be using steriods. Like in the Olmpics, few people get there unless they have used something. just don't get caught or have a good "pharmacist" Looking at some of the Yankees tonight, their size alone is mighty suspicious!

Wow, what a bunch of fools! Almost every post blames the media. Excuse me? An address accredited to Troy was on the mailing list of a convicted steroid peddling company. That was what started things with Michael Vick.

How many of you half-wits castigated Barry Bonds? This allegation against Glaus is as similar to the evidence against Bonds. The people who are selling the drugs tell the tale eventually.

I blamed Bud Selig as much as the players, perhaps more, for his ostrich-like stance. But I would never take away the personal blame that a player owns in cases like these.

Doesn't Troy Glaus's wife train horses and could the steroids have possibly been for that purpose? Not standing up for steroids but it is also possible that Troy Glaus is seeking legal advice as to what he should do and why is a company's "on the run" tactics of blaming customers getting so much credence?

Now if someone had said that I took steroids and it wasn't true then I would get on the highest mountain and proclaim my innocence, or have a lawyer to do it for me.

I agree you are innocent until proven guilty, well until the media decides it for us.

MLB are victims to the Players Union, they were the ones against the testing of drugs. Maybe they knew they would loose a lot of members!

MLB should have a no notice urine or blood testing. If you are caught with anything in the list of banned substances then you should be gone for good from base ball.

I wonder how MLB players got to play in the Olympics without being detected for steroids?

Clearly he isn't on steroids. Come on... all his numbers are down this year. I see this as an oportunity to dump his salary and dump his mediocore play!!! We need clutch hitters and Glaus has proven that he is not. Am I the only one who realizes this?

I started in the media for Thompson Newspapers in 1973. I left the media in 1988. I told my brother, a crown prosecutor, never to talk to reporters. He dropped his guard once. He'll never do it again. Troy Glaus is correct in his decision not to talk about anything he chooses not to discuss. Nothing good can come from it. I know where of I speak. If sports reporters want to write the news, then become news reporters. Don't hide behind the gratuities that are provided by the sporting community and then dump on someone because they MAY have done something. Get your facts first, then write the story. Do not write and publish innuendo. This is exactly where the self-appointed golden boys of the media have fallen - rumour mongers.

I think the hypocracy of both the media and even the fans is disgusting.

The only difference between Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis is that "BEN" got caught. And as polically correct Canadians we all crucified him.

It seems like the team OR athelete with the best " Pharmacist or Chemist" WINS !!.

Or in this case the athelete which has no paper trail.

Lets face it, most ( maybe not all) but most of the big name atheletes take drugs, ( in one form or another and pretending that this does not exist and being surprised when something like this comes up is nonsense and hypocritical.

Either enforce the law to the letter and grab & charge everyone, including the team owners, & organization, or just let it all GO and get on with the game!!

RJG

Now this is still North America right? Where we're INNOCENT untill proven guilty. Why should Glaus come out and make a statement. If he's innocent why should he have to prove anything? Personnally I like the fact that he's said nothing, to me it means hey, Ive got nothing to worry about and nothing to prove, let them say what they want, I'm innocent. And the team is backing him in this decision. Leave it to the media to make accusations and rock the boat. Leave the man alone and let him play!

Terry Flint

Who wrote this trash, a journalist or a jaded fan? Try a little impartiality next time and then at least you might add a speck of credibility to your story. You sound like a schoolboy left on the dance floor by a teenage crush.

While I have no inkling one way or the other about this guy, I somehow feel the stench of Sen. McCarthy in this steroid investigation. Nothing has been proven, it has merely been reported - so what does that prove? By all accounts, he is not a media darling, so what does it do to come out against this? It would then be turned around in his face - thou dost protest too much - so by saying nothing, he is being hung for saying nothing. If he was using, then let it all fall on him. But this is simply hanging a guy without much evidence at all, and it isn't right.

A wise person once said "better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt" Mr. Glaus is in exceedingly dangerous waters now and has no doubt retained legal assistance who have instructed him and requested from the Blue jays a "no comment" stance. These people are in the business of baseball. They're not lawyers. Far too many celebs and athletes choose to say something that later turns around on them. (can you say "Kobe"?)Mr.Glaus is innocent until proven guilty and has the right to remain silent. The fact that the media chooses to try and convict him has nothing to do with Mr. Glaus and everything to do with the sad state of the media. If you want comments go talk to Kobe. He's always good for informed intelligent opinion.

I hope Bud Selig is enjoying this mess. It was he, as the Commissioner of Baseball, that did not enforce the pithy rules that baseball had around performance enhancing drugs, and did not add other drugs to the list (HGH for one, was not illegal until 2004 or something). He knew, but Bud likes homers. This is karma biting Bud in the butt. And those players, many of whom have been some of the best in baseball (remember Glaus' performance in the playoffs for the Angels?), who thought they got away with it are suffering right along with Bud. Ah well, at least they can all retire with their millions...

Jamie Strashin should leave Troy alone. He has not been accused of anything other than ordering steroids. We can't jump to a conclusion of steriod use based on that alone. Why must the media have a rush to judgement. Things will work out in due course. In the end he will continue to play baseball. He probably took steriods but that has to be proven. Take a look at Barry Bonds, he's still playing baseball! Hopefully Jamie will stop his underwear from bunching up and move on. There is a new era in professional sports and this is it. Live with it.

why would these allagations be career ending. i dont understand could someone explain this plz?

LOL.. you guys (and gals) in the media are hilarious. The swiss cheese allegation of steroid use and purchase by Troy Glaus is like throwing chum into shark infested waters. There is nothing substantiating these allegations at this point, yet because Troy Glaus, his team mates, or the organization, have yet to respond, you feel the need to create a media fecal storm. Given the history regarding steroid abuse, and the way the media loves a scandal, how can you blame Glaus, his team mates and the organization for staying silent. Anything in response will be analyzed to death, twisted beyond recognition, and probably used against them at a later date on every major media outlet in print and on the boob tube, not to mention the internet. If I were Troy Glaus, or anyone for that matter where a hint of scandal was raised and reputation potentially on the road to ruin, I would remain silent, innocent or guilty, until the matter was made formal and public, after proper and full investigations were completed. This way at least when the media sharks start their feeding frenzy, the commentaries used wont be able to be used against him, his team mates or the organization.

For crying out loud. Leave the guy alone. He'll speak when he's ready. The media obviously wants a firestorm around this, and when they don't get what they want, they try to create one. Why don't you guys cover some meaningful news that actually matters to Canadians.

Troy Glaus is an exeptional ball player he can hit and he is good at playing his position in the infield at 3b. Whats going to be next for these guys in the media? When A-Rod hits 60 or 70 homeruns a season, he is going to be "suspected" of useing a performance enhancing dryg to? I just think that the media should stay out of these types of things. The MLB should have a drug test at the begginging middle and ending of the season every year so that this type of stuff doesnt happen.

bravo. bravo.