Tagged with 'excuse'

Jorge Posada Lucky To Still Have a Job

Published: May 17, 2011

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How would your boss react if you asked to miss a day’s work while you were grossly underperforming and then your wife opened her mouth and contradicted your excuse? Probably send you packing or at least suspend you for a period of time. In the case of Jorge Posada, the soon-to-be 40-year-old got a free [...]

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Finish What You Started – The Amber Elizabeth Simerly Story

Published: November 29, 2009

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There are not many people who could hang on an entire decade without giving up a dream, one that they have had nearly their entire life. It takes a special person to pick up where they left off, especially when they have had to deal with a number of personal issues that any one could [...]

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Manny Just Being Manny by Using Steroids, PCT

Published: May 8, 2009

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So the cat is out of the bag. Manny Ramirez was using performance-enhancing drugs. Of course the Dodger slugger is going to deny it and play dumb, having already pulled out his doctor’s note. But anyone with even the slightest steroid knowledge – ie:) definitely not the mainstream sports media, such as Brian Webber and [...]

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Claiming ADHD the New PED Excuse in Baseball

Published: January 19, 2009

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Players Going to New Lengths to Gain an Advantage Getting around the rules has become all the rage in the paranoid world of Major League Baseball. The players are looking for an excuse to fall back on as the administration keeps making the banned substance list longer. The latest way around it? According to an [...]

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Antonio Pierce, Giants Clearly Distracted in Philly Loss

Published: December 10, 2008

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Giant LB’s Involvement in Placixo Burress Shooting Weighing on Team – Regardless of What He Says New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce can spin it any way he wants, but anyone that has watched him play in the past can clearly see that he was not himself in Sunday’s 20-14 loss to Philadelphia. Although the [...]

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Mayor Bloomberg May Have Tainted Plaxico Burress Gun Case

Published: December 3, 2008

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Rightfully Speaking Out Against WR Gives Lawyer an Excuse If you were Ben Braffman, hearing the Mayor of New York City take a stand against your client definitely had a silver lining. When Mike Bloomberg angrily spoke out against Placixo Burress and his reckless, gun-toting behavior, he may have mistakenly gave the wide receiver’s lawyer [...]

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Training and Diet for the High School Athlete

Published: July 17, 2008

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Being a Student is No Excuse to be Lazy! By Alex Truman This is part of a continuing series provided exclusively by MuscleSport Mag entitled, “This is Your Magazine,” where we profile the every-day athlete. If you would like to see yourself profiled here, please send us your story and photo to superbas@optonline.net. This article [...]

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