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alp227

(32,025 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 05:54 PM Jul 2013

MLB suspends Ryan Braun for remainder of season

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Wow, this is going to be the first of MANY suspensions to come. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:

When Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun agreed to accept a season-ending suspension Monday for violating the Major League Baseball drug program, in essence he admitted to both using performance-enhancing drugs and lying about it.

In a sanction mandated by the Office of Commissioner Bud Selig, Braun agreed to sit out the remaining 65 games of the 2013 season without pay as punishment for evidence uncovered against him in the investigation of the scandal-plagued Biogenesis clinic in Florida.

MLB did not announce what violations Braun committed, but a baseball source said the evidence was “so overwhelming” that the 2011 National League most valuable player had no choice but to accept the 65-game penalty or face a much longer suspension. ESPN reported the evidence showed Braun used “a sophisticated doping regimen” for an extended period of time.

Braun, 29, who maintained many times since overturning a positive drug test from October 2011 that he never used PEDs, admitted his guilt through a statement released by MLB.

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MLB suspends Ryan Braun for remainder of season (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2013 OP

I was expecting a bunch of suspensions last week NightWatcher Jul 2013 #1

I don't know but according to ESPN Radio Chicago Drale Jul 2013 #2

When does A Rod get the same? JeffHead Jul 2013 #3

In February last year... CanSocDem Jul 2013 #4

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. I was expecting a bunch of suspensions last week

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 06:06 PM

Jul 2013

Is there any word (or guess) as to when the rest might come down? Arod? Other players?

Drale

(7,932 posts)

2. I don't know but according to ESPN Radio Chicago

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 07:16 PM

Jul 2013

The 65 games of this season was a deal struck with Braun to stop him from appealing and they wanted at least 100 games and that the evidence they have against A-Rod goes far and above what they have on Braun so look for at least 100 games and maybe even banned for life from baseball.

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)

3. When does A Rod get the same?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 08:32 PM

Jul 2013

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)

4. In February last year...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:03 AM

Jul 2013

...when his exoneration came up, I actually believed him, sort of....

"Procedure"...
...is there to prevent injustices based on the emotional, personal agendas of individuals.
"Exoneration" is a word used to encompass as many "emotional, personal agendas" as is possible.

Live with it.

So let me just say this: That is the first time in my life that I have been wrong. It won't happen again.

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