The Biogenesis/Suspension thread

[ImTellinTim]

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They would have looked even more stupid when they tried to suspend him for life, it got defeated, A-Rod was reinstated effective immediately, and paid back pay for all the time he misses. This way, they'll probably get the original suspension knocked down in arbitration to 150 or 100 games without pay. That is a much more desirable outcome for MLB than the former.

[daflyboys]

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If anything you should be yelling @ MLB & Bud Selig who basically postured in the media & now look stupid.

NOW look stupid. Man... I always thought he looked stupid! (and, I get what you're saying DY2 --- I guess it's part of we want our passions to be pure and it sucks when they're not).

[DamnYanks2]

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NOW look stupid. Man... I always thought he looked stupid! (and, I get what you're saying DY2 --- I guess it's part of we want our passions to be pure and it sucks when they're not).

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What??? No I didn't know steroids were rampant under my watch. I never had a clue. and I'm vehemently against them!! Reporter- But not against tie games huh? Selig- They know.

[Kashanova]

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I'm not letting you get away with that simple statement and EXPLAIN AWAY his perpetual behavior and attitude. Defend what you're saying. In light of how he has acted in the past, how CAN you take what he says as positive, especially when it has a narcissistic slant? Fighting for my life? Really? So he would have to stop playing baseball right now and his life would be over?

Stop.

That's the thing though, His life is Baseball. That's his sanctuary that is where he makes his living. I can't blame a guy for saying something like that. Especially if that's all he has ever done for what almost 20 years now? All I've heard from yesterday was that Arod was faking it, he was trying to make himself cry, he was purposely doing the dramatic pauses. Again, rarely anything Arod can say is taken positively. As a Yankee fan though I can take him trying to get back to the field and trying to make the playoffs as a positive thing especially with out production at 3B so far this year.

[55]

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Teary-eyed press conference or not, I don't think ANY of these guys are "sorry" for using PEDs. Otherwise, they would have never done them in the first place. Now, I'm not one of those idiots who's all like, "They did PEDs so that means they're criminals!" or anything like that, either. The bottom line is that there were rules in place that they were all very aware of ahead of time and they all made a conscious decision to break said rules in order to get a leg up on the competition. It all boils down to risk vs. reward. They took the risks, reaped the rewards, but now they have to pay the price.

The only thing these guys are really sorry for, is that they got caught.

[daflyboys]

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That's the thing though, His life is Baseball. That's his sanctuary that is where he makes his living. I can't blame a guy for saying something like that. Especially if that's all he has ever done for what almost 20 years now? All I've heard from yesterday was that Arod was faking it, he was trying to make himself cry, he was purposely doing the dramatic pauses. Again, rarely anything Arod can say is taken positively. As a Yankee fan though I can take him trying to get back to the field and trying to make the playoffs as a positive thing especially with out production at 3B so far this year.

If you're that devoted to something, you don't bastardize it.

[Kashanova]

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If you're that devoted to something, you don't bastardize it.

Maybe he didn't. I'll have to refrain from judgement until I see all the facts. However his numbers don't exactly scream PED use to me.

[ImTellinTim]

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Maybe he didn't. I'll have to refrain from judgement until I see all the facts. However his numbers don't exactly scream PED use to me.

His suspension isn't based on anything recent. They supposedly have evidence going back quite a ways. He's had a relationship with the guy who ran this place for years. And he told them everything. Another reason that the suspension is so severe is because he and his associates were interfering with the investigation.

His defiant attitude and general douchebaggery over the years is finally catching up with him.

[Kashanova]

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His suspension isn't based on anything recent. They supposedly have evidence going back quite a ways. He's had a relationship with the guy who ran this place for years. And he told them everything. Another reason that the suspension is so severe is because he and his associates were interfering with the investigation.

His defiant attitude and general douchebaggery over the years is finally catching up with him.

Sources said the evidence goes back to 2010, including 2011 and 2012. Those last two years weren't really impressive. Also the hypocrisy with Arod is insane. I'm pretty sure that Melky Cabrera and his associates interfered last year when he got suspended, yet there was no additional discipline for Melky.

[slickdtc]

Sources said the evidence goes back to 2010, including 2011 and 2012. Those last two years weren't really impressive. Also the hypocrisy with Arod is insane. I'm pretty sure that Melky Cabrera and his associates interfered last year when he got suspended, yet there was no additional discipline for Melky.

I brought up that exact thing earlier in this thread, and no one responded. It seemed like more a joke with Cabrera. Now Rodriguez does something similar, and people are up in arms. Now he allegedly tampered with witnesses or evidence, but it's still trying to throw off the investigation.

[Kashanova]

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I brought up that exact thing earlier in this thread, and no one responded. It seemed like more a joke with Cabrera. Now Rodriguez does something similar, and people are up in arms. Now he allegedly tampered with witnesses or evidence, but it's still trying to throw off the investigation.

He gets different treatment, there is no doubt.

[G3no_11]

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Anyone else kinda surprised Bartolo Colon wasn't suspended? I thought he was one of the guys linked and probably would've been a big hit for the A's if he was suspended. Now the A's still have Colon and the Rangers lose Cruz.

[kehlis]

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Anyone else kinda surprised Bartolo Colon wasn't suspended? I thought he was one of the guys linked and probably would've been a big hit for the A's if he was suspended. Now the A's still have Colon and the Rangers lose Cruz.

No.

He wasn't suspended again because he served his 50 day suspension last year.

[G3no_11]

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No.

He wasn't suspended again because he served his 50 day suspension last year.

Thought it may have been a separate incident. Makes sense then.

[daflyboys]

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But it wasn't similar.....his charge is that he recruited.... which MAY (easssssyyyyy PC people) explain why the list is almost exclusively Hispanic.