chazbo
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Monday, August 5, 2013 8:26:37 PM
Band from major league baseball?

Now that is a lot of cash, say bye bye.

jackconrad
Monday, August 5, 2013 8:27:53 PM
appealed and playing now he will get ban from CBID too..!!
ringsize
Monday, August 5, 2013 8:51:29 PM
Trish you got moderator duty

cacman
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:24:42 PM
It's a freakin' joke. He's on the playing on the field tonight during his "appeal" !?!?!

He shouldn't be allowed on the field. And the Yankees shouldn't have put him on the field. It's a slap in the face to other players and the fans.

dubleuhb
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:37:47 PM
Does it really matter ? By appealing the decision he risk ending his career anyway. If he loses his appeal his suspension will go into the 2015 season, he'll be done anyway.

Why should his punishment be any more severe than the others ? They all got caught but want to make an example out of the highest paid player. Suspend them all for the rest of the season and case closed.

I believe MLB wants this publicity and they knew A-Rod would do this. Another thing I find fishy is why they waited until he comes back from injury when they have been sitting on this info for who knows how long.

TWhitcombe3
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:38:02 PM
I don't think under the collective bargaining agreement they can keep him off unless hes injured because he's under contract. He could file grievance with the players association which he would win. I'm pretty sure if they could the Yanks would find a way to keep him and his circus away from the ballpark, hes an embarrassment to the team and the league was glad he wasn't riding on the team bus to the game.
TWhitcombe3
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:41:12 PM

Another thing I find fishy is why they waited until he comes back from injury when they have been sitting on this info for who knows how long.

dubleuhb wrote:

They waited to release the suspensions until after the all-star break so that the 50 game suspensions would fit the remaining games for the rest of the players who tested PED positive....

Besides the guy lied, tried to cover it up, impeded the investigation, and re-cruited other players to the distributor (all allegedly to be fair) who knows what else will come out during the suspension as stuff continues to leak... they should have banned him for life, he's awful for baseball, and this coming from a Yanks fan.

dubleuhb
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:58:25 PM
So wait until it's good for the league, got it.

I really don't care what they say he did, no one else had to take anything, it was their choice. Maybe they all only got the 50 for being rats ?

cacman
Monday, August 5, 2013 10:36:03 PM
Pete Rose got worse for less. These guys get a slap on the wrist, still get to play, and still collect a major portion of their contract.