Arod likely to be suspended according to ESPN

[progrocks]

Any player who was not taking performance enhancers should be suspended for 100 games. They obviously do not care enough to want to win.

 

[60'sfan]

No one knows definitively about Ortiz. That is the point of all the speculation. I'd like to think he didn't and the inconclusive test in 2003 could probably go 6/5 or pick'em either way, but at the end of the day, I personally don't care. It's entertainment and most players (position and pitchers alike) had access to do what they chose.

Heck, there was even speculation that Craig Biggio used PED's, merely because he played with Ken Caminitti and Roger Clemens. Yes, you read that right, all of 5'-6", 134 lb. Craig Biggio. If this is true, then just assuming PED usage based on size is not a valid correlation.

I thought size counted???

 

[Dogdeacon]

Any player who was not taking performance enhancers should be suspended for 100 games. They obviously do not care enough to want to win.

I know you are joking, but that does hit on part of the problem. The major league guys that used and benefitted I'm not concerned about - ship sailed long ago. They made their deal with the devil and if there are repercussions its a choice they made and got benefit of the bargain. But then for every 1 of those guys there are probably 20 that took steroids and never made it. Those guys got screwed. The guys who never juiced and possibly lost spots to people that did might have lost some money and fame but at least have their health and self-respect (cue inspirational music).

 

[G0UCONN]

If I am in the minor leagues struggling to make it and likely raise a family and everyone around me is doing it and moving up....I am doing it.

It is not right blah blah blah but I have a tough time getting angry at those players...

 

[Danzz]

The latest but nothing much new:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...-ryan-braun-others-after-all-star-game-070913

 

[mauconnfan]

Baseball is a joke if they suspend anyone........I could care less about any of the names mentioned but the reality is it's everywhere.....each team has significant use of something and they can't figure it out so they're just hypocrites!!

 

[SubbaBub]

Baseball is a joke if they suspend anyone........I could care less about any of the names mentioned but the reality is it's everywhere.....each team has significant use of something and they can't figure it out so they're just hypocrites!!

Have to agree. It smells as if someone had a "meeting" and decided their opinion trumps due process or contractual agreements.

Of course these guys bought PED's, but there is a procedure in place, a confidential one at that, and a progressive disicpline procedure. Jumping straight to 100 games without an appeal as well as making it public wouldn't fly in corporate america. The HR director would have a fit.

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[Danzz]

They are talking about 20 players. The minor league players have no right to appeal because they are not in the players union and I think that sucks. The ML players can appeal.
I'm just tired of it all.