I'd recommend avoiding the social media swamps where anything provocative gets attention (including by you in this rebuttal and now me in this comment.) Before this post, I had encountered these claims exactly zero times this summer.
No one is above suspicion regarding PEDs; that's just the reality of sports today. He might be juicing; so might every other single player. That's why they test. MLB decisively handing its new "face of the game" (Tatis) a PED suspension should dispel any conspiracy theories. The questions regarding Pujols' age are valid but ultimately irrelevant. Based solely on Pujols' own quote about Octavio Dotel being a few years older than him, I do think he's likely older than he claims but any sports fandom statute of limitations on that transgression has long since ran out. It is amazing what he is doing at 42 and if he's actually 44 or 45, that makes it even more remarkable, as you said. I didn't read the article you mentioned about the Marlins exec, so I have no idea what other allegations are being made but I assume it's just a poor imitation of the same debates you and I had over email 10-15 years ago.
I was hoping they'd DFA the guy in May and here in September he's a legitimate asset. At this point, I genuinely wish he'd recant on his retirement pledge and come back for another year. However, it sounds like his mind is made up. Even if he falls short of 700, it has been an incredible run to close out his career back where it started.
It's may just be a social media app, mang, but it's full of real people and rumors/thoughts. Samson was an executive with the Marlins for a short tenure, until his ugly fucking stadium and capsized team launched him out of there. He said on a chat with Barstool Sports that there's no way Pujols is clean, and it started a lot of conversations.
That was spring of 2021. But yeah, every night on Twitter or Facebook, the words are brought up and it's annoying. It doesn't matter if he could have or what he said; show me proof or remain silent. More than anything, PJ, it's just the latest occurrence of people not enjoying something incredible. I kept sticking that line in there for a reason. Some may say "social media is a cesspool and it isn't real," but it's actually very real and full of a lot of good souls to go with the bad eggs.
Whatever age he is, who fucking cares? Like you said, it's irrelevant. But yes, if you're not on social media, it's very easy not to take it seriously. But since I've had epic conversations with a number of morons and accusers-bots don't respond-I can confirm it is a real conversation, esp. now that he's swinging great again. This doesn't come up if he's still with the Angels drowning. Only bc he's having success. Your mantra is the wiser one. Stay off Twitter. But you know I can't, being a writer and maniac. Hope you're well, mang.
Good well-measured response, Mr. Buffa. Yeah, believe me I didn't expect you to immediately delete the twitter app after my 9,218th rant against social media. I get it; you'll exit twitter the day I grow a full head of hair.
Right on Dream!
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EVER indeed.
I'd recommend avoiding the social media swamps where anything provocative gets attention (including by you in this rebuttal and now me in this comment.) Before this post, I had encountered these claims exactly zero times this summer.
No one is above suspicion regarding PEDs; that's just the reality of sports today. He might be juicing; so might every other single player. That's why they test. MLB decisively handing its new "face of the game" (Tatis) a PED suspension should dispel any conspiracy theories. The questions regarding Pujols' age are valid but ultimately irrelevant. Based solely on Pujols' own quote about Octavio Dotel being a few years older than him, I do think he's likely older than he claims but any sports fandom statute of limitations on that transgression has long since ran out. It is amazing what he is doing at 42 and if he's actually 44 or 45, that makes it even more remarkable, as you said. I didn't read the article you mentioned about the Marlins exec, so I have no idea what other allegations are being made but I assume it's just a poor imitation of the same debates you and I had over email 10-15 years ago.
I was hoping they'd DFA the guy in May and here in September he's a legitimate asset. At this point, I genuinely wish he'd recant on his retirement pledge and come back for another year. However, it sounds like his mind is made up. Even if he falls short of 700, it has been an incredible run to close out his career back where it started.
It's may just be a social media app, mang, but it's full of real people and rumors/thoughts. Samson was an executive with the Marlins for a short tenure, until his ugly fucking stadium and capsized team launched him out of there. He said on a chat with Barstool Sports that there's no way Pujols is clean, and it started a lot of conversations.
That was spring of 2021. But yeah, every night on Twitter or Facebook, the words are brought up and it's annoying. It doesn't matter if he could have or what he said; show me proof or remain silent. More than anything, PJ, it's just the latest occurrence of people not enjoying something incredible. I kept sticking that line in there for a reason. Some may say "social media is a cesspool and it isn't real," but it's actually very real and full of a lot of good souls to go with the bad eggs.
Whatever age he is, who fucking cares? Like you said, it's irrelevant. But yes, if you're not on social media, it's very easy not to take it seriously. But since I've had epic conversations with a number of morons and accusers-bots don't respond-I can confirm it is a real conversation, esp. now that he's swinging great again. This doesn't come up if he's still with the Angels drowning. Only bc he's having success. Your mantra is the wiser one. Stay off Twitter. But you know I can't, being a writer and maniac. Hope you're well, mang.
Good well-measured response, Mr. Buffa. Yeah, believe me I didn't expect you to immediately delete the twitter app after my 9,218th rant against social media. I get it; you'll exit twitter the day I grow a full head of hair.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/former-mlb-exec-albert-pujols-age/1munpjji15ukb1w1jj1o05kjhc