@ cr1:
What are you talking about? If you’re calling somebody/something out, please let the rest of us know what you’re referring to. Not into treasure hunts.

Not you, rigger2.

That kind of disingenuous twisting of meanings really sticks out here. I know, it’s all too familiar elsewhere, but why encourage it here among a pretty rational group? Maybe ignoring it would work?

OOPS Again: (can you tell I’m not a typist?)

I agree. There is something going on with Phillipon that just **DOES NOT** ring true here.

OOPS! Fixed: “I agree. There is something going on with Phillipon that just ring **DOES NOT** true here.”

@ lisaswan:
Lisa,
I agree. There is something going on with Phillipon that just ring true here. Why was he referring clients such as A-Rod to Lindsey, who was partners with Galea? Knowing Lindsey was partners with Galea, why did the Yankees approve it. I smell a rat somewhere.

On another note, I work in the medical industry, and there was absolutely NO reason for A-Rod to go see a Canadian doctor to prescribed anti-inflams. Lindsay would have simply called Phillipon, told him he noted swelling (or whatever) in A-Rod’s hip and simply ask him to prescribe a medication. There is absolutely no reason to go to a 3rd party for the Rx. This is against protocol and very suspicious.

Here’s what I’m thinking: A-Rod received the blood-spinning treatment, experienced swelling or pain, and received the Rx from Galea. In that case, receiving the script from Galea not Phillipon would NOT be abnormal (although most referring physicians like to maintain control over ALL medications prescribed).

Again, I am guessing that A-Rod received that controversial but not illegal treatment and doesn’t want people to know about it, fearing more criticism and controversy. If he did have the treatment, I would advise that he tell the truth about it.

It’s not the original crime (or in this case, controversy) that will get ya. It’s always the cover up. I pray he’s smart enough not to lie to the Feds and smart enough not to have taken HGH.

Here’s the thing – how can you refer A-Rod to a Canadian chiropactor (what, we don’t have chiropactors in the U.S.? Or maybe A’Rod’s health insurance didn’t cover it?) and then freak out if A-Rod saw that same chiropactor’s business partner? You understand what I’m saying here? It doesn’t make any sense. The fact that Phillipon was referring A-Rod to somebody from another country looks bad, as does the Yankees going along with it. I don’t buy the faux outrage from either of them.

@ lisaswan:

To redbug’s point, and to counter yours, the Yankees, in their statement on this matter have said:

~~The Yankees never authorized Dr. Tony Galea to treat Alex Rodriguez, nor do we have any knowledge of any such treatment.

The Yankees authorized Dr. Marc Philippon to operate on Alex and oversee his rehabilitation. At the request of Dr. Philippon, we also authorized Dr. Mark Lindsay to supervise the daily rehabilitation program established by Dr. Philippon. We will continue to monitor the situation.~~

And, Marc Philippon, the doctor who operated on Rodriguez’s hip, said in an interview with The New York Times on March 8th that he had not authorized Galea to treat Rodriguez and had not known that Galea had given Rodriguez anti-inflammatory medicine.

@ Corey Italiano:

Ha! I expect a suspension any minute.

Seriously, though, I think Steve’s explanation is perfectly plausible, and I think it is definitely possible that A-Rod took HGH. I just think that a guy like Lupica should be mentioning that Galea is partners with Lindsay, who was approved by everyone, and that Lindsay was never able to write prescriptions himself (which would cause him to refer A-Rod to Galea). Now, it was still stupid for Alex to go to Galea without confirming that it was ok with the Yankees or Phillipon is idiotic, but the perception Lupica is trying to create, that Alex went searching in Canada for an HGH doctor, seems patently false. He was almost certainly referred by Lindsay, either for a legit reason, or for HGH. I’ll wait until we have more info on that point.

yagottagotomo1 wrote:

redbug wrote:
Steve, there’s no reason Arod went to Galea except to get HGH. I thought he used it all last yr.
Glad we cleared that up.

Why wasn’t a letter written to the Commish?