May 11, 200818 yr Gagne has gone from the most dominant closer in the game to one of the worst. It just puzzles me. Any comments on him?
May 11, 200818 yr He never was a power pitcher anyway. Why the steroids accusations? Are you serious? When he played for the Dodgers he was throwing 96-100 MPH.
May 11, 200818 yr He never was a power pitcher anyway. Why the steroids accusations? HAHAHAHA....not a power pitcher? You don't get 70+ saves in a row, not being a power pitcher. He was throwing straight heat when he was with the Dodgers.
May 11, 200818 yr I don't know if Gagne was juiced or not. I do know he's had multiple arm problems and surgeries, which can lead to a big loss in velocity.
May 11, 200818 yr I don't know if Gagne was juiced or not. I do know he's had multiple arm problems and surgeries, which can lead to a big loss in velocity. And they all happened after the 70+ save season and after a lot of people were being tested for steroids.
May 11, 200818 yr And they all happened after the 70+ save season and after a lot of people were being tested for steroids.Which could be simply a coincidence ... gee, is every guy that used to be good that isn't now going to be suspected of juicing? Gagne had a bad knee in spring training one year, and Jim Tracy (Mr. Brilliant) threw him in a game where he was clearly favoring it. A lot of people felt his compensating for the knee in his delivery could have contributed some to his arm problems.
May 11, 200818 yr Which could be simply a coincidence ... gee, is every guy that used to be good that isn't now going to be suspected of juicing? Gagne had a bad knee in spring training one year, and Jim Tracy (Mr. Brilliant) threw him in a game where he was clearly favoring it. A lot of people felt his compensating for the knee in his delivery could have contributed some to his arm problems. Please....He went from starting for 3 years, 2 full years, to going to the bullpen and having saves of 52, 55, 45, then dropping off the map completely? I doubt it.. And "coincidentially" he dropped off when baseball started cracking down on steroids. Not saying injuries didn't play a role, but wonder why he had injury problems, it's known that once people stop taking steroids, that they have injury issues.
May 11, 200818 yr Which could be simply a coincidence ... gee, is every guy that used to be good that isn't now going to be suspected of juicing? Unfortunately yes, when there's that big of a difference in velocity.
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