LoDuca calls WFAN

ChadLover · 05-14-2008, 05:15 PM

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Brian Schneider is no Paul Lo Duca on his weekly spots on WFAN - not that the newest Mets catcher wants to match Lo Duca’s penchant for being a lightning rod.

We were reminded of how things used to be when Lo Duca, on the DL with the Nationals with a broken hand, was a surprise caller to WFAN during Joe Beningo and Evan Roberts’ show this afternoon. He had some interesting comments about his softball-cheering teammates as well as his appearance in the Mitchell Report.

On Monday’s cheers in the dugout: “I wasn’t there. The last few games - I’m on the DL. They have a policy here, the Nationals, when you’re on the DL you stay home. But they let me come on this trip because I live here.

“I don’t know. I’m not a big fan of it to be honest with you. I’ll be honest with you. You know, we’re struggling. Guys are just trying to have a little fun. I think they saw Figueroa getting a little upset, so they amped it up a couple of notches. I do think it’s a little bush league. At first it started off as a little fun, until he got mad. I don’t agree with it. But, also, Nelson Figueroa has nine wins in the big leagues and he needs to keep his mouth shut.”

On being named in the Mitchell Report: “I apologized. It’s something I did a long time ago. The perception, and people think that, hey, he did it last year. No. I did it a long time ago. And it was a mistake I did. I wish it would have never happened. It’s something I’ll have to deal with. But, you know, I’m sort of glad. I think it was a monkey that’s been on my back for a long time that finally flew off. It was something that I’m not proud of, obviously.

“I don’t view myself as a cheater. Obviously it’s something I did. And obviously it’s something that helped me. But, you know, a lot of people don’t realize I got into a bad collision and got run over at home plate one year, in ’95 in Double-A. And I got it prescribed to me by a doctor. A lot of guys did it. There’s a lot of guys in front of me that did it. Like I said, I’m not making excuses. It was part of survival. You want to be at home or you want to be playing? That’s the way it was. I apologized for what I did, but that’s plenty true.”

Final comment, lightheartedly: “I’m going to the ponies right now to win some money, so leave me alone.”

I always liked LoDuca and respect him for admitting he took steroids or HGH or whatever. I do not think he should have said that about his teammates cheering though.

Tucker134 · 05-14-2008, 05:33 PM

good job by LoDuca...straight shooter. Elijah Dukes should be in jail right now, & I guarantee he will be one day soon (again)...Dukes was the one leading the stupid cheers- it looked like the rest of the Nationals were scared not to do what he said, so they clapped along.

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 05:43 PM

This always makes me crack up. What an idiot.

BronxDan · 05-14-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler Durden

This always makes me crack up. What an idiot.

What's so funny?

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BronxDan

What's so funny?

Your face.

BronxDan · 05-14-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler Durden

Your face.

Good answer junior

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 07:33 PM

I thought it was obvious.

I find it amusing that Lo Duca used team writing paper to write to his steroids dealer.

K-Met57 · 05-14-2008, 08:10 PM

as far as i remember loduca has roids shipped to his house for someone else or somehting like that....he was never implicated as a roid user.

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by K-Met57

as far as i remember loduca has roids shipped to his house for someone else or somehting like that....he was never implicated as a roid user.

Does it matter that he himself admitted taking steroids?

ChadLover · 05-14-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler Durden

Does it matter that he himself admitted taking steroids?

lol

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On being named in the Mitchell Report: “I apologized. It’s something I did a long time ago. The perception, and people think that, hey, he did it last year. No. I did it a long time ago. And it was a mistake I did. I wish it would have never happened. It’s something I’ll have to deal with. But, you know, I’m sort of glad. I think it was a monkey that’s been on my back for a long time that finally flew off. It was something that I’m not proud of, obviously.

“I don’t view myself as a cheater. Obviously it’s something I did. And obviously it’s something that helped me. But, you know, a lot of people don’t realize I got into a bad collision and got run over at home plate one year, in ’95 in Double-A. And I got it prescribed to me by a doctor. A lot of guys did it. There’s a lot of guys in front of me that did it. Like I said, I’m not making excuses. It was part of survival. You want to be at home or you want to be playing? That’s the way it was. I apologized for what I did, but that’s plenty true.”

K-Met57 · 05-14-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ChadLover

lol

ROIDS or HGH? sorry they are not the same thing...

ChadLover · 05-14-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by K-Met57

ROIDS or HGH? sorry they are not the same thing...

No but they are both banned performance enhancers. Does it matter?

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by K-Met57

ROIDS or HGH? sorry they are not the same thing...

Oh I know.. I played that card with Pettitte, but Lo Duca admitted taking steroids. Which is what he was accused of receiving from former Mets clubhouse attendant and known steroids dealer Kirk Radomski.

K-Met57 · 05-14-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler Durden

Oh I know.. I played that card with Pettitte, but Lo Duca admitted taking steroids. Which is what he was accused of receiving from former Mets clubhouse attendant and known steroids dealer Kirk Radomski.

Oh no dont get me wrong, i think they are both wrong....i just never heard LoDuca admin to Roids...shows how much i know about former mets

Btw cheating aside i think people really confuse HGH and Roids, they cant really be used in the same conversation unless you talk about banned substances in general.

Tyler Durden · 05-14-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by K-Met57

Oh no dont get me wrong, i think they are both wrong....i just never heard LoDuca admin to Roids...shows how much i know about former mets

Btw cheating aside i think people really confuse HGH and Roids, they cant really be used in the same conversation unless you talk about banned substances in general.

I agree. I think there a huge number of ball players who have taken HGH when they where injured. It was never banned, and never and still isn't detectable. Why wouldn't an injured ball player trying to get back on the field take it? Knowing what they where doing wasn't against the rules and is easy to obtain.

05-14-2008, 05:33 PM	#2
Tucker134 Let's go Isles! All League Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,984	good job by LoDuca...straight shooter. Elijah Dukes should be in jail right now, & I guarantee he will be one day soon (again)...Dukes was the one leading the stupid cheers- it looked like the rest of the Nationals were scared not to do what he said, so they clapped along.

05-14-2008, 05:43 PM	#3
Tyler Durden Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31,171	This always makes me crack up. What an idiot.

05-14-2008, 07:33 PM	#7
Tyler Durden Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31,171	I thought it was obvious. I find it amusing that Lo Duca used team writing paper to write to his steroids dealer.

05-14-2008, 08:10 PM	#8
K-Met57 Jets 38 Bills 17 All Pro Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,181	as far as i remember loduca has roids shipped to his house for someone else or somehting like that....he was never implicated as a roid user.