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  • Posts: 34,026
    Wow. I didn't see that coming. Didn't think they would actually have the balls to overturn the MVPs drug test. Haha, what a joke.
  • Posts: 34,026
    Unreal

    Haudricourt says the appeal went Braun's way not because of the test result, but because of a technicality with the testing process. Independent arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in favor of the technicality, giving the reigning NL MVP the win by a 2-1 margin. Braun is the first player to have a suspension overtuned through the appeals process.
  • Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    Am I the only one that thought/expected him to get off? Among other things, if it was on a technicality then shame on MLB for not following the guidelines so a challenge of the procedures would've been moot.
  • Posts: 34,026
    What a motherfucking crock of shit. The tester went home and refrigerated his sample instead of taking it straight to fedex since he thought it was closed. Wow. Everything about that boggles my mind
  • Posts: 2,383
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    What a motherfucking crock of shit. The tester went home and refrigerated his sample instead of taking it straight to fedex since he thought it was closed. Wow. Everything about that boggles my mind


    Exactly a disgraceful/embarrassing day for MLB. Thousands of companies across the country administer drug tests everyday, how the fuck can't MLB. With as much money as they have the shouldn't have to send a sample anywhere. The player pees in a cup in the locker room and it's tested right there on the spot, no need to ship sample anywhere. They have enough money to do this, so there is no excuse. Shame on MLB.
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    pureoc wrote:
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    Exactly a disgraceful/embarrassing day for MLB. Thousands of companies across the country administer drug tests everyday, how the fuck can't MLB. With as much money as they have the shouldn't have to send a sample anywhere. The player pees in a cup in the locker room and it's tested right there on the spot, no need to ship sample anywhere. They have enough money to do this, so there is no excuse. Shame on MLB.
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  • Posts: 31,275
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Unreal

    Haudricourt says the appeal went Braun's way not because of the test result, but because of a technicality with the testing process. Independent arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in favor of the technicality, giving the reigning NL MVP the win by a 2-1 margin. Braun is the first player to have a suspension overtuned through the appeals process.

    is Shyam Das the "official" MLB arbitrator? he seems to be the only guy to ever arbitrate anything :?
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    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Am I the only one that thought/expected him to get off? Among other things, if it was on a technicality then shame on MLB for not following the guidelines so a challenge of the procedures would've been moot.


    No, i'm right ther with you. "IF" the reporting was right(though it SHOULD'VE NEVER been reported to begin with) ther was questions. Report was he had a EXTREME HIGH level(most EVER?) with the firs test, and then was re-tested and was clean? Too many questions (Not a Brewer/Braun fan)

    I don't think the arbitraters knew what player it was?
  • Posts: 8,626
    Why couldn't Manny get any of his suspensions overturned? That's not fair. :lol:
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    metsfan wrote:
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    More proof of what a shitty Commissioner he is. You can never trust a used car salesman. The image I will always have of him is that nerdy look with his hands up not knowing what to do about the tied allstar game.
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  • Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Why couldn't Manny get any of his suspensions overturned? That's not fair. :lol:

    Well, he did, didn't he? Isn't his suspension of 100 games only gonna be 50 now? Or are you being facetious and I'm an idiot?
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    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
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    Well, he did, didn't he? Isn't his suspension of 100 games only gonna be 50 now? Or are you being facetious and I'm an idiot?
    I'm just kidding. Manny did steroids many many times and deserved to be suspended. I still love him tho.
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  • Posts: 19,305
    Good news for Milwaukee. Bad news for the rest of the NL Central.
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    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Or are you being facetious and I'm an idiot?

    yes and possibly ;)

    j/k
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  • Posts: 34,026
    MLB thinking about taking it to federal court. No shot at winning but would be interesting.
  • Posts: 11,432
    As dumb as it was for the guy to take it home, if the sample was in a tamper proof container, it's a crock of shit for the suspension to be overturned. Not like high concentrations of hgh or steroids could just appear in a sample. If MLB didn't just give him the MVP his suspension wouldn't have been lifted.
  • Posts: 34,026
    DewieCox wrote:
    As dumb as it was for the guy to take it home, if the sample was in a tamper proof container, it's a crock of shit for the suspension to be overturned. Not like high concentrations of hgh or steroids could just appear in a sample. If MLB didn't just give him the MVP his suspension wouldn't have been lifted.

    I read in one place today that the Braun team argued that the high testostorne levels were because of the time it sat, so not necessarily because of a breah of protocol but because sitting impacted the test results.

    Victor Conte talked a while back about why he tested positive. It was pretty convincing and damaging for Braun, I think at least. Basically he took a quick 24 hour boost in testostorone, that wont be detected unless you are tested in that time frame but will give you a lot of energy.
  • Posts: 34,026
    Only Manny. From Brett Anderson on Twitter.

    Manny just asked if I was the video coordinator...our relationship can only go up from here.

    :lol:
  • Posts: 1,415
    I'll be interested to see what the arbitrator writes in his report. I think I saw that he has 30 days to complete his written opinion of the case. I heard a report that Braun's team was supposedly able to prove that the mishandling could have caused a false positive but I haven't seen it anywhere other than from Will Carroll and I don't think he's expanded on that since Tweeting it (can't check Twitter at work except for Twackle and I don't see him as one of the writers available despite it being run by SI and him working for SI) so I don't know if that was just what he assumed after hearing the ruling or if he has a source who told him that was what happened.

    I find it odd that a sample was collected after a game on a Saturday when the local FedEx locations were closed (or the guy in charge of the sample thought they were closed) and the CBA requires the sample to be shipped the same day it's collected. Shouldn't it have been collected prior to the game so it could be shipped the same day? I would assume that's what they do during the regular season since most games are at night and it can't be very easy to find an open FedEx shipping location that late.
  • Posts: 49,594
    pureoc wrote:
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    More proof of what a shitty Commissioner he is. You can never trust a used car salesman. The image I will always have of him is that nerdy look with his hands up not knowing what to do about the tied allstar game.

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