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Post by ChrisAsbrockFTI on Aug 6, 2013 9:56:22 GMT -5
MLB finally announced the suspensions for the remaining players that were listed in the Biogenesis scandal. The list below was taken from the Big League Stew blog on Yahoo:
Here's the entire list of suspensions: • Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) — 211 games • Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) — 50 games • Jhonny Peralta (Detroit Tigers) — 50 games • Everth Cabrera (San Diego Padres) — 50 games • Francisco Cervelli (New York Yankees) — 50 games • Jesus Montero (Seattle Mariners minor leaguer) — 50 games • Cesar Puello (Seattle Mariners minor leaguer) — 50 games • Fernando Martinez (Seattle Mariners minor leaguer) — 50 games • Jordan Norberto (free agent) — 50 games • Fautino De Los Santos (free agent) — 50 games • Jordany Valdespin (Mets minor leaguer) — 50 games • Antonio Bastardo (Philadelphia Phillies) — 50 games • Sergio Escalona (Houston Astros minor leaguer) — 50 games
Bartolo Colon (Oakland A's) - already served 50 game suspension Melky Cabrera (Toronto Blue Jays) - already served 50 game suspension Yasmani Grandal (San Diego Padres) - already served 50 game suspension
However the most interesting part of this came from former Phillies pitcher Dan Meyer who lost his job to the above listed Antonio Bastardo, via twitter yesterday:
Hey Antonio Bastardo, remember when we competed for a job in 2011. Thx alot. #ahole
— Dan Meyer (@dmy53) August 5, 2013
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Post by edubbs on Aug 6, 2013 12:12:10 GMT -5
Dan Meyer has just made the awesome list. Antonio "The Bastard" Bastardo. As far as I am concerned, if these players are caught again they are done. A Rod should be done.
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Post by ChrisAsbrockFTI on Aug 6, 2013 13:41:12 GMT -5
I totally agree with that!
1st offense - 1 year UNPAID suspension 2nd offense - lifetime ban
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Post by showtopp12 on Aug 6, 2013 18:32:53 GMT -5
The whole thing is stupid. These clowns know the health risks. Baseball is about as boring as it's been in awhile and could use some offensive excitement (if they even help that much), and this coming from a guy who loves to see a 1-0 pitchers duel. But I say let em do whatever they want. You're never going to stop people from using them, so just let them in the game.
How much do they help anyways? The one cat that got suspended is hitting .204 with 2 home runs and 9 rbi. So if this dude is doing them, they can't be helping that much, and also if a guy with these kind of stats is doing them then you know there are many others who have not been caught also doing them.
Just allow them in baseball. More fun for everyone
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Post by edubbs on Aug 7, 2013 7:47:29 GMT -5
The guy batting .204 might possibly be a .150 hitter without the roid help. He probably would have been cut from the team and a non roider could have filled the spot. eg Dan Meyer vs Antonio Bastardo...
Baseball has gotten boring. It is a sport that really needs to be seen in person to truly be appreciated. I love baseball but there is a completely different experience about watching it on TV (boring) vs watching it in real life. Baseball is the product of a time when you had to watch the game in person or you just didn't see the game. The game thrived in that era.
I'm not sure seeing jacked up monsters whacking 88 HR's and having a guy pitch 119 mph will save the game. It may be fun at first but eventually everyone grows up and gets past wanting to go to a circus.
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Post by ChrisAsbrockFTI on Aug 7, 2013 8:06:32 GMT -5
These suspensions were from the Biogenesis situation from 2011 so the current stats mean squat...
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Post by showtopp12 on Aug 7, 2013 13:18:42 GMT -5
But just PEDs in general. Like when Barry Bonds was blasting 73 home runs and it was said he was using steroids or whatever, it wasn't like Barry was a bad player before he was allegedly "juicing". He was actually an extremely good player. And when he was hitting these home runs, it wasn't like they were wall scrapers. This cat was putting those f***in balls deep into Mccovey Cove. So I guess I'm just interested to see how much these things actually help a player. I understand keeping them healthy longer and recovering faster gets them on the field, but as far as the performance on the field, how much do they help?
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