OT - I'm bored, Part Tanev

[ritari330]

Food has never tasted so good!

 

[higgyfan4]

Miggy hits his 30th home run!!!

MVP!!!
MVP!!!
MVP!!!

 

[Darkstone42]

Melky did roids!

 

[higgyfan4]

AL should now get home field advantage in the WS since the NL CHEATED!!!

Melky Cabrera just delivered a huge jolt to the dog days of August with the shocking news that he's being suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone.

Major League Baseball announced the punishment for the reigning All-Star MVP on Wednesday afternoon and it is effective immediately. The Giants, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West, only have 45 games left in the regular season.

"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used," Cabrera said in a statement. "I am deeply sorry for my mistake."

Cabrera had been experiencing a great contract year with the Giants after an offseason trade from Kansas City. He currently leads the league with 159 hits and holds a .346/.390/.516 line with 11 homers and 60 RBI for San Francisco.

Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games for positive testosterone test | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports

 

[higgyfan4]

Melky did roids!

All I saw at first on Twitter was 'Cabrera suspended 50 games', and my heart skipped a few beats...

Apparently Jon Morosi doesn't freakin realize there are aboot 8 million Cabrera's in baseball..

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Miggy hits his 30th home run!!!

MVP!!!
MVP!!!
MVP!!!

GO TIGERS!

Melky did roids!

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Food has never tasted so good!

How's your mouth today?

 

[higgyfan4]

How's your mouth today?

Out of context, that is a very strange question to ask someone.

 

[pixburgher66]

AL should now get home field advantage in the WS since the NL CHEATED!!!


Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games for positive testosterone test | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports

Or, and hear me out here, maybe the ASG SHOULDN'T COUNT FOR SOMETHING SO SIGNIFICANT! Stupid game.

 

[higgyfan4]

Or, and hear me out here, maybe the ASG SHOULDN'T COUNT FOR SOMETHING SO SIGNIFICANT! Stupid game.

Yeah, that too.

 

[pixburgher66]

Also, some venting RE: Melky, first off, apparently according to rules he has had enough plate appearances that he could still win the batting title. He's in second behind Cutch right now. Also, he's eligible for the postseason starting with the Giants 6th game. WHAT?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Out of context, that is a very strange question to ask someone.

Yeah, you're right. It kinda is.

How'd you get your ears to smell so nice?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Pixie, per your advice I got the knee strap yesterday. This exact kind, btw:

I'm wearing it for a few hours on and off just to see if it has an effect. Too early to tell, but there are some positive signs so far.

 

[pixburgher66]

Pixie, per your advice I got the knee strap yesterday. This exact kind, btw:

I'm wearing it for a few hours on and off just to see if it has an effect. Too early to tell, but there are some positive signs so far.

Looks good to me, shock doctors are decent. Just don't have much personal experience with them. Hopefully it helps and you know for certain what at least part of the problem is.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Also, some venting RE: Melky, first off, apparently according to rules he has had enough plate appearances that he could still win the batting title. He's in second behind Cutch right now. Also, he's eligible for the postseason starting with the Giants 6th game. WHAT?

Reminds me of when Shawn Merriman tested postitive and still won defensive mvp in the NFL a few years back. Does this really surprise anybody? Early in the season me and a buddy of mine said there was no doubt this guy was juicing.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Looks good to me, shock doctors are decent. Just don't have much personal experience with them. Hopefully it helps and you know for certain what at least part of the problem is.

Right. If it has no effect then it isn't the patella that's the problem.

Also the guy who sold me it said he was a runner and wore a similar one a few years back. He described the problem he had with his knee a few years back and it sounded very familiar.

 

[higgyfan4]

Also, some venting RE: Melky, first off, apparently according to rules he has had enough plate appearances that he could still win the batting title. He's in second behind Cutch right now. Also, he's eligible for the postseason starting with the Giants 6th game. WHAT?

jaysonst
Answer to 2nd most prevalent Melky question: He's one PA shy of qualifying for batting title. Can still win it if no one finishes above .346

 

[higgyfan4]

Baseball games are commonly delayed because of rain, and sometimes even snow, but one delay at a minor league game this week was almost assuredly the first of its kind.

A game between the Worcester Tornados and the Newark Bears in Worcester, Mass., was pushed back an hour after a cleaning company sent representatives to take possession of the team's equipment. The Tornados' significant debt to the company prompted this action. After an hour, officials from the Can-Am League contacted the cleaning company and promised the debt would be paid.

The Tornados, who are in last place and 29 games out of first, lost to the Bears, 4-3.

The company, Enterprise Cleaning Co., cleans the Tornados' stadium, bathrooms and concourses. Enterprise's president, Stephen S. Buchalter, said his company had not been paid for its services over the past year. Indeed, a personal property attachment issued by a judge on Monday claimed the team owed the cleaners $5,510.

So Buchalter obtained a court order which allowed his company to take possession of certain parts of the team's equipment and inventory. Fortunately for both sides, no possessions had to be seized, as the commissioner of the league promised to pay Buchalter on Tuesday.

And according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the league followed through on its promise.

This is not the first time the Tornados have been mired in a financial dispute this year. Jose Canseco, who briefly played for the Tornados this summer, claims that the team never paid his salary and is taking legal action.

Northeast Promotion and Apparel, which makes uniforms for the team, also filed two lawsuits against the organization because of a lack of payment.

Minor League Game Delayed Because Of Team's Huge Debt To Cleaners | ThePostGame

 

[higgyfan4]

Minneapolis — One milestone quickly followed another for Miguel Cabrera.

When he hit his 30th home run in the first inning on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, Cabrera became the first Tiger ever to hit 30 in five consecutive seasons.

In Tuesday night's 8-4 victory, Cabrera became just the third Tiger — joining Hall of Famers Harry Heilmann and Charlie Gehringer — to knock in at least 100 runs in five consecutive seasons.

His home run to right on Wednesday was his 102nd RBI.

When Cabrera reaches 106, he'll leave behind Heilmann and Gehringer to become the first Tiger ever to knock in more than 105 runs in five consecutive seasons.

From The Detroit News: Miguel Cabrera swats 30th home run, makes Tigers history | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com