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Ryan Braun

ryan198ryan198 Posts: 1,015
edited July 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Alright, little broken wrist, Dusty Padroia got a post celebrating his rookie of the year, how about a little love for one of the sickest hitters in baseball. Ryan Braun sure can't field yet, but he can smack the cover off the baseball, and he had the single best homerun trot this side of Manny Ramirez when he walked halfway to the dugout shaking his head after knocking the ball 420+ feet to left center this year...of course he got yelled at by his manager, and drilled later for it....but still.

On that note, take a look at the NL ROY (Braun, Tulo, and Pence) candidates vs. the AL ROY candidates the talent desparity between the young players in the NL and AL is ridiculous (Brian Bannister, who finished 3rd in the AL, was a Mets castoff), and speaks to the ebbs and flows of league dominance in baseball. All three of the NL players would have won in the AL, so maybe the NL will start winning all-star games in like 3-4 years. Of course, that's assuming that they will stay good, and the Sox and Yanks won't take them.
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  • jackrabbit slimjackrabbit slim Posts: 564
    ryan braun is an absolute beast. luckily i picked him up in my keeper league. he should be my starting 3b for years.
    and your right pedroia would finish 4th in the nl.
  • ryan198ryan198 Posts: 1,015
    Solid pickup man...I have Braun, Pence, and Zimmerman on my keeper squad...Braun and Pence for 5 bucks a piece!!! I am a Brewer fan anyway, and my fiancee is a Sawx fan so I like to talk trash about her squad. Funnilly enough she also likes the Pats and I the Cowboys so we have rivalrys abound.
  • londonwprlondonwpr Posts: 293
    I was glad to see Braun get rookie of the year. He did so much damage this year and didn't even play an entire season. It's going to be fun to watch him develop into a complete player...
    7/8/95, 6/26/98, 6/27/98, 8/17/98, 8/18/00, 8/20/00, 8/21/00, 10/8/00, 10/21/00, 6/16/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 6/24/03, 10/3/04, 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/15/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/20/06, 6/24/06, 6/30/06
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    I suspect he used steroids.
  • Jnich2424Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    DS1119 wrote:
    I suspect he used steroids.
    If so, then he must still be using. Which is absolutely moronic if he is. He is still as consistent as he was last year and is crushing the ball. So either he is still using, or is exactly where he was last year when he wasn't using.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,952
    Jnich2424 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I suspect he used steroids.
    If so, then he must still be using. Which is absolutely moronic if he is. He is still as consistent as he was last year and is crushing the ball. So either he is still using, or is exactly where he was last year when he wasn't using.

    I think he did exactly what Victor Conte (regardless what you think of him, one of the smartest people in that business) said he did. Took a blast of testosterone that's in your system for about 24 hours and gives you a boost of energy. Pretty much exactly what he tested positive for.
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Jnich2424 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I suspect he used steroids.
    If so, then he must still be using. Which is absolutely moronic if he is. He is still as consistent as he was last year and is crushing the ball. So either he is still using, or is exactly where he was last year when he wasn't using.


    Players have been guilty more than once. :lol:
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Jnich2424 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I suspect he used steroids.
    If so, then he must still be using. Which is absolutely moronic if he is. He is still as consistent as he was last year and is crushing the ball. So either he is still using, or is exactly where he was last year when he wasn't using.

    Then he's probably still using. I doubt he's getting any extra testing done, especially with that last MLB fuckup and he'll still be looking at 50 games so the risk is the same as before.
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