MLB Random Thoughts

[moneyman255]

The only reason I think Braun was worse (not saying home fans shouldn't cheer for him on OD) is that he tried to bring another man down for his mistake. Other guys said they never used the stuff and nobody could prove it otherwise but he called out the tester for not doing his job correctly.

He didn't do his job correctly, that's why Braun got off in the first place, and MLB fired him.

[Woy]

He didn't do his job correctly, that's why Braun got off in the first place, and MLB fired him.

Glad to see you haven't changed. Did that Alex Gonzalez first base experiment work last year?

[Guest]

Reyes back to DL again for his hamstring......no surprises there. First at-bat of the year too

[Guest]

He didn't do his job correctly, that's why Braun got off in the first place, and MLB fired him.

Dude was caught again, making that argument invalid. Braun also didn't have to drag the guy through the mud and cost him his job, either. Knowing he was guilty and getting away with it should have been enough. Obviously, it wasn't enough and he was confident enough to go back to whatever he was taking

[NAHSTE]

Braun currently hitting .143 ... He's nothing without the juice.

[EmpireWF]

Scott Feldman for Cy Young!

[Villain]

Not as weird as spending a quarter billion dollars on 25 baseball players and needing to use Chris Perez and Brian Wilson just to get through the 8th inning.

[NAHSTE]

Those GIF's not gonna un-shittify Perez or Wilson, sorry.

[Guest]

Come on Villain, you know just about anyone can strike out BJ Upton these days. You or I could probably do it

[NAHSTE]

Come on Villain, you know just about anyone can strike out BJ Upton these days. You or I could probably do it

He's on a two at bat balls in play streak. We call that progress.

[moneyman255]

Dude was caught again, making that argument invalid. Braun also didn't have to drag the guy through the mud and cost him his job, either. Knowing he was guilty and getting away with it should have been enough. Obviously, it wasn't enough and he was confident enough to go back to whatever he was taking

He wasn't caught again.

[Guest]

He wasn't caught again.

According to an Associated Press source, 50 games of the penalty were connected to Biogenesis. The additional 15 games stemmed from Braun's actions during the grievance that overturned his positive test from October 2011. The suspension will count as a first violation of the drug program, the source told the AP.

[moneyman255]

"Stemmed from Braun's actions"

Basically he got 50 games for the positive test and 15 games for his actions afterwards with the PC and lying etc.

[NAHSTE]

"Stemmed from Braun's actions"

Basically he got 50 games for the positive test and 15 games for his actions afterwards with the PC and lying etc.

So if it was proved he was lying in order to be named innocent ... doesn't that mean he was ... eventually ... caught?

[Warner2BruceTD]

So you would expect the clams to clap for Jean Segura, then briefly sit down for 10 seconds, before getting back up to clap for Aramis Ramirez?

Braun isn't the only player who has lied about using steroids. Lets not single him out.

The standing ovation in question was before his at bat. Not during player intros.

The fans were clearly making a (shitty) statement. No bad media narrative here. Just bad form by the fans. He's not some kind of returning hero. He's a guy who cheated, lied about it, and had no qualms about burying the poor guy who collected the sample in an attempt to save his own rep. Pretty deplorable.