Anyone see this?

joshuahist · 02-26-2008, 11:37 AM

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Bret Boone revealed Monday than an alcohol problem contributed to him walking away from the game two years ago.

Boone had gotten to the point where he would drink 12-15 beers after a game. "I don't want to make a big deal about it, but I was at a point where sometimes it was more important to me to go to a hotel bar after a game," he said. "At the end, it takes away your passion and everything inside that makes you tick. I'm not proud of it. I'm proud I took care of the situation before it got to a point where it could have." Boone said he hasn't had a drink in seven months.

Guess he is finding alternative reasons he retired.

Wright 5 · 02-26-2008, 11:48 AM

What, aside from random steroid testing?

mets84 · 02-26-2008, 12:12 PM

Sounds like he has his problem under control. Good for him.

KingOlerud · 02-26-2008, 01:46 PM

If he was waiting until after games to drink, it couldn't have been that big a problem.

15 Day DL Alou · 02-26-2008, 02:47 PM

I am just going to say as someone who brews beer and enjoys the hell out of beer that 12-15 beers after the game is nearly impossible to imagine once a week let alone after every game.

Typical game ends at what 10:00 - 10:30? Even if he popped a couple in the clubhouse before getting to the bar at lets say at best 11:30 I am then to believe that he is either drink 10-13 more beers a night from just before midnight until when?

Unless he was drinking O'Douls he was not knocking back a half case a night after each game. A sixer a night, sure, a half base, sorry that ain't happening.

lgm6986 · 02-26-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 15 Day DL Alou

A sixer a night, sure, a half base, sorry that ain't happening.

Maybe you're unfamiliar with the phenomenon of alcoholism?

15 Day DL Alou · 02-26-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lgm6986

Maybe you're unfamiliar with the phenomenon of alcoholism?

it would be beyond obvious on many different fronts if someone was drinking 12-15 beers a night after each game, being an alcoholic does not allow you to break thresholds of physical realities.

Sports Doctor · 02-26-2008, 03:29 PM

not to mention the massive hangover one would have after drinking that much

MetfanBren · 02-26-2008, 03:42 PM

He better be clean if he's going to be on the Washington Raiders. Probably not the guy you would want to be showing Milledge and Dukes the ropes if he isn't. Ditto for Dimitri Young, who I'm pretty sure has replaced all of his vices with eating...

CVBTank · 02-26-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lgm6986

Maybe you're unfamiliar with the phenomenon of alcoholism?

Zing.

gregjefferies09 · 02-26-2008, 08:04 PM

Rickey and Bobby Bo announced they had gambling problems.

Green Must Go · 02-26-2008, 09:07 PM

During the last two weeks of the 2007 season, I had to drink 12-15 beers every night after the Mets games. I guess I should retire.

13th Inning · 02-26-2008, 11:16 PM

This reminds me of the story about Wade Boggs drinking 50 to 60 beers on an east coast/west coast road trip. Not sure if it's true or not, but from the way it's presented here, these guys sound like they're serious:

The Origin of Boggs

02-26-2008, 09:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Green Must Go Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. Posts: 13,994	During the last two weeks of the 2007 season, I had to drink 12-15 beers every night after the Mets games. I guess I should retire. __________________ Wilpon is like the Pharoah in the book of Exodus. And God keeps sending plagues upon the Mets fans. This year is either frogs or locusts.

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02-26-2008, 12:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
mets84 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Adam has lobby for job, OK? Posts: 12,097	Sounds like he has his problem under control. Good for him.

02-26-2008, 01:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
KingOlerud Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 11,054	If he was waiting until after games to drink, it couldn't have been that big a problem.

02-26-2008, 02:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
15 Day DL Alou Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 2016 Posts: 6,026	I am just going to say as someone who brews beer and enjoys the hell out of beer that 12-15 beers after the game is nearly impossible to imagine once a week let alone after every game. Typical game ends at what 10:00 - 10:30? Even if he popped a couple in the clubhouse before getting to the bar at lets say at best 11:30 I am then to believe that he is either drink 10-13 more beers a night from just before midnight until when? Unless he was drinking O'Douls he was not knocking back a half case a night after each game. A sixer a night, sure, a half base, sorry that ain't happening.

02-26-2008, 03:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sports Doctor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,863	not to mention the massive hangover one would have after drinking that much

02-26-2008, 03:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
MetfanBren Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pearl River, NY Posts: 5,253	He better be clean if he's going to be on the Washington Raiders. Probably not the guy you would want to be showing Milledge and Dukes the ropes if he isn't. Ditto for Dimitri Young, who I'm pretty sure has replaced all of his vices with eating...

02-26-2008, 11:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
13th Inning Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 40	This reminds me of the story about Wade Boggs drinking 50 to 60 beers on an east coast/west coast road trip. Not sure if it's true or not, but from the way it's presented here, these guys sound like they're serious: The Origin of Boggs

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