ARod and Braun MLB may seek 100 game suspension

[gotbeer]

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9301536/major-league-baseball-suspend-20-players-including-alex-rodriguez-ryan-braun-part-miami-investigation

 

 

Thought this little snippet was interesting.

 

 

Sources said MLB officials were not sure how many players might end up being pulled into the scandal; the 20 or so they know of have been identified through paperwork, but Bosch is expected to provide more. (Because some players are listed by their names and some by code names, officials are not yet certain whether some are redundant.)

 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Bad for my fantasy team but good for baseball.  If they could address guaranteed contracts next that would be great. 

[halobob]

Its messy because whenever you ignore a problem for so long, you just delay the inevitable. I agree its gonna be a crapshow, but I DO like how the MLB has a stance on this kind of stuff, and even though its taking time, they're sticking to their guns. Even the Stankees with names like A-Rod.

 

I like 100 game suspension off the bat, but 3 chances? No way. For me its 2: you get one then you're gone. But I will admit I'm a strict m**********r. 

 

I can't even fathom doing this kind of stuff when I was playing ball in college. The thing that killed me was the politics, the talent was thrown out the window when it came to "who started." But even/if...why would a person possibly throw away their entire career if they have the skills? For some reason they sacrificed that opportunity to excel unnaturally, and risked being caught with this stuff!

 

IMO the MLB is making this a moral issue; who in their right mind thinks doing this stuff is OK?

 

And if you're going to use that precedent to draw a line, that's fine with me. 

10's to 100's of millions of dollars

[Glen]

Call me when something happens

 

 

Yeah, I have a feeling this won't go very far. 

[halobob]

If the Brewers are this bad with PED Braun, imagine how bad they will be with him gone for 100 games?

[fan_since79]

Nope. Not using. All natural. Legged out a triple last night. ''He's playing with a lot of life. He's playing with a lot of enthusiasm...", his manager said.