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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    Well at least one convicted criminal/former Major Leaguer thinks that Johnny Peralta is being selfish for accepting his suspension without appeal.

    http://t.co/Sn6ToZ2xzj
    Is it reasonable to assume the appeals would take that long if he's the only one who appeals, or maybe him and Cruz, other than A-Rod?
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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Cruz says the only reason he is involved is because he was fighting some whack illness called helicobactor pylori from Nov. 2011 to Jan. 2012.


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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by cumberlandreds View Post
    Here's the AP story. Fifty games is not much of a deterent, IMO. All of these guys will be back at the start of next season. Basically getting a couple of months of vacation. Albeit not paid.


    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-sour...6423--mlb.html
    I'd argue that most of those guys didn't have enough money to be able to afford not being paid for two months.
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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm Chortleton View Post
    Cruz says the only reason he is involved is because he was fighting some whack illness called helicobactor pylori from Nov. 2011 to Jan. 2012.

    It's not a whack illness, it's a bacteria that is the most common cause of stomach ulcers. However, it is an excuse because it is treated with antibiotics, not PEDs. He needs to take responsibility for his actions, rather than making excuses. Pretty ridiculous.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    Well at least one convicted criminal/former Major Leaguer thinks that Johnny Peralta is being selfish for accepting his suspension without appeal.

    http://t.co/Sn6ToZ2xzj
    That's rich, the guy bailed on his team several times post 68, what a putz

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    I haven't had time to watch or read much about this. But won't 50 games allow them to come back for the postseason this year -- if their teams will allow it?

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm Chortleton View Post
    I haven't had time to watch or read much about this. But won't 50 games allow them to come back for the postseason this year -- if their teams will allow it?
    Yes. Hopefully, most teams will take the position that the Giants did last year with Cabrera and not allow them to return.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by Larkin Fan View Post
    It's not a whack illness, it's a bacteria that is the most common cause of stomach ulcers. However, it is an excuse because it is treated with antibiotics, not PEDs. He needs to take responsibility for his actions, rather than making excuses. Pretty ridiculous.
    To be fair, in a situation where you need anti-biotics to heal, those are performance enhancing drugs.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    I wonder why they are waiting until Thursday to suspend Rodriguez.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    To be fair, in a situation where you need anti-biotics to heal, those are performance enhancing drugs.
    Not by either medical or MLB definition. The antibiotics are needed only to combat the bacterial infection. The healing process is independent of the drug and dependent on the patient's ability to heal.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by Larkin Fan View Post
    Not by either medical or MLB definition. The antibiotics are needed only to combat the bacterial infection. The healing process is independent of the drug and dependent on the patient's ability to heal.
    If I am sick and take something that makes me feel better, thus enhancing my performance, it is a performance enhancing drug.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    211 games for A-Rod. So if I understand this correctly, that means the rest of this year and next. He could come back in 2015.

    Here's what I don't understand. A-Rod is 38 years old. Say he appeals this suspension and keeps playing for the rest of this season as the process continues. He then gets suspended for 2014 but decides to retire after that. Does that not mean he would effectively get out of 50 games of the punishment?

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    If I am sick and take something that makes me feel better, thus enhancing my performance, it is a performance enhancing drug.
    If you want to play semantics and apply a rather simplistic interpretation to the subject, sure. But I prefer not to apply simplistic interpretations to complex processes.

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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    Quote Originally Posted by RedEye View Post
    211 games for A-Rod. So if I understand this correctly, that means the rest of this year and next. He could come back in 2015.

    Here's what I don't understand. A-Rod is 38 years old. Say he appeals this suspension and keeps playing for the rest of this season as the process continues. He then gets suspended for 2014 but decides to retire after that. Does that not mean he would effectively get out of 50 games of the punishment?
    He has zero reason to NOT appeal. All he can do is fight to get as much of his money as he possibly can. He's set to take abuse at every single park he visits and I imagine his own teammates don't want him around. (Obviously I'll never know this for certain). His legacy is set and nothing will change it going forward. My bet (and hope) is that he gets embarrassed trying to play at the Major League Level.

    He's above the call of weird however, so I would imagine none of this phases him in the least.
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    Re: Biogenesis thread- more names to come

    The Yankees will have 2 admitted cheaters in the lineup tonight. But only 1 will get all of the attention.


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