A-Rod and Braun among others will be suspended

[HammerDown]

Pujols used PEDs. End of story. And you guys all know it. He dominated an entire decade of roid-heads. Just like we knew all along that it was impossible for Lance Armstrong to dominate an entire sport saturated with cheaters and not be cheating himself, it's impossible that Pujols didn't abuse PEDs. Either he's a cheater or he's not human. And the truth will come out one day. He no doubt has/had a designer drug and a discreet network supplying the drugs, with no unnecessary points-of-failure. Pujols is a case study on how to make hundreds of millions of dollars on 'roids and get away with it. And no doubt when the accusations first start coming to light, he's going to be righteously indignant that anyone would dare make such an outrageous insinuation. Just like they all do...

And am I the last to see A-Rod's statement? (most 3rd-graders use better grammar and punctuation)

Myself and others are being mentioned in a media report before the process is even concluded I would hope this thing would follow the guidelines of our Basic Agreement. I will monitor the situation and comment when appropriate. As i have said previously, I am working out every day to get back on the field and help the Yankees win a championship. I am down here doing my job and working hard and will continue to do so until I'm back playing.

And I'm hearing that at least CC and Mariano are giving him carte blanche approval and their full blessing? Outrageous.

 

[HammerDown]

Seriously, though...

Just brainstorming here. I am not saying any of these guys actually use...

Hamilton
Pujols
Posey
Kershaw
King Felix
Harper
Trout
Machado
Price
Howard
Upton (X2)
HanRam
Stanton (dude is a rock and he has proximity)
Reyes
Wright

etc
etc
etc

The only two I have series doubts about are Kershaw and Price just because they're young and rely on exceptional talent. I don't think the gamble would pay off for them.

What about the most obvious? Rick Ankiel, Miguel Cabrera, Yadier Molina, Jose Bautista and Carl Crawford?

 

[calsnowskier]

The only two I have series doubts about are Kershaw and Price just because they're young and rely on exceptional talent. I don't think the gamble would pay off for them.

What about the most obvious? Rick Ankiel, Miguel Cabrera, Yadier Molina, Jose Bautista and Carl Crawford?

Ankiel does not meet the "big name" rule.

Joey was previously mentioned.

Craw is a has-been name, but could have been included.

Miggy and Mo certainly could have been included. My list was not intended to be all-inclusive.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Chef99]

What amazes me about A-Rod (besides the grammar) is that he actually thinks he is still relevant. His statement about monitoring the situation is pretty much a variation of OJ's vow to find the real killers.

 

[HammerDown]

I'm surprised no one wants to take my bait and discuss Pujols obvious use of PEDs.

And how about this?


Who's surprised? He's a fuckin cheater!

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I personally like PEDs, so I won't crucify anybody for using them. They joked about it on Conan last night, one of the writers asked the questions:

Do people enjoy home runs? A: Yes
Do PEDs help players hit more home runs? A: Yes
If you took PEDs out of baseball would it be even less entertaining than it already is? A: Yes
Well then they need to shut the hell up and let players take PEDs.

http://teamcoco.com/video/deon-cole-taco-bell

 

[HammerDown]

I am far from one of those HOF purists with their nose in the air. I have zero problem with making all legal supplements and HGH available to athletes but until then, I'm 100% opposed.

HGH is the closest thing to a miracle drug as exists today. All of us over 35 should be taking it.

 

[Chef99]

I am far from one of those HOF purists with their nose in the air. I have zero problem with making all legal supplements and HGH available to athletes but until then, I'm 100% opposed.

HGH is the closest thing to a miracle drug as exists today. All of us over 35 should be taking it.

Agreed on both counts.

 

[BigDDude]

His (A Rod) statement about monitoring the situation is pretty much a variation of OJ's vow to find the real killers.

Talk about an interesting pairing. Something tells me they would be fast and great golf buddies.

 

[HammerDown]

Talk about an interesting pairing. Something tells me they would be fast and great golf buddies.

They'd have plenty to talk about, wouldn't they?

 

[blade]

Have you noticed a gorwing divide between players who juice and their innocent teammates? This might be one reason why.

Nate Colbert was the biggest juicer of the early 70s. Took a job away from Ivan Murrell.

 

[HammerDown]

And here come the suspensions!

 

[HammerDown]

Commissioner Bud Selig's office is expected to suspend Braun and Rodriguez, along with as many as 20 players sometime after next week's All-Star break, several sources told "Outside the Lines."

And...

The report also states that the commissioner's office is shooting for more than simply the "first offense" punishment of a 50-game suspension because it's possible multiple offenses have been committed by several of the players involved.

 

[romeo212000]

Meh. Long appeals process coming up. I'm betting nobody misses any games this year.

 

[DonyellFreak]

colon should be done......he was out of the league and then took a year off juicing came back with the a's...got caught

and then he comes back this year and is right back in the shit.....he is done and should have been banned last year......

Why single out Colon and not someone like Melky ? My understanding is these players are not in trouble for PEDs but for lying about PEDs they already served 50 games. From a bias point of view I hope Cruz gets banned for life but that doesn't make it right or objective.

 

[HammerDown]

Meh. Long appeals process coming up. I'm betting nobody misses any games this year.

I'm wondering if anyone will be able to just serve the suspension while injured. But I guess the killer is that they're not paid.

 

[HammerDown]

Why single out Colon and not someone like Melky ? My understanding is these players are not in trouble for PEDs but for lying about PEDs they already served 50 games. From a bias point of view I hope Cruz gets banned for life but that doesn't make it right or objective.

Yeah, you know Bartolo is guilty as hell though, man. It's really not fair that this guy is in contention for the Cy Young. I hope they nail Melky to the floor as well as that sanctimonious bastard Ryan Braun. And A-rod needs the death penalty or this thing is a sham. That's my

 

[BigDDude]

The only guy I don't want suspended is Evreth Cabrera. Because, it is all about me and my fantasy teams, right?

 

[Lord Scalious]

I'm wondering if anyone will be able to just serve the suspension while injured. But I guess the killer is that they're not paid.

Now that opens up a whole set of questions about hold sold is the MLB's case going to be?

From the looks of it. MLB has been building its case since February. We shall how it plays out..

But if the MLB truly does have a rock sold case. I could see a few injured players not appealing...

I could also Teams who have nothing to play for anymore. Advising their players to bit the bullet on the Suspension THIS year...since it will be meaningless games they are losing...

Now..players actually listening to that..falls again on how rock solid is the MLB's case ends up being...