Manny Ramirez SUSPENDED 50 games for pos drug test

#1 05-07-2009, 10:39 AM

I guess the Manny being Manny thing finally caught up with him. He will lose approx. 1/3 of his $25m salary. I was glad when the Red Sox dumped him and even happier now. Let's see what kinda attitude he comes back with in June or July...I suspect he'll just shrug it off.

How dumb can a person be???

Doug · #2 05-07-2009, 10:44 AM

These guys must be pretty dumb to keep getting busted.

canjond · #3 05-07-2009, 10:50 AM

Who is really surprised by this? This just adds more fuel to the fire that there should be two separate home run lists!

Anthony S. · #4 05-07-2009, 10:50 AM

Yo soy juiced.

J.McMurry · #5 05-07-2009, 10:55 AM

no need for separate HR lists.

Aaron and Maris are still the kings.

kmac32 · #6 05-07-2009, 10:58 AM

Doing time at a good spay neuter clinic would be appropriate for Manny in my opinion. He could be a patient!!!

Merrillstoys · #7 05-07-2009, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.McMurry

no need for separate HR lists.

Aaron and Maris are still the kings.

What about Mantle ?
How much better would he have been
if he didn't drink ?

calvindog · #8 05-07-2009, 11:40 AM

Look, the fact is so many guys were doing it that I almost can understand the mentality of players feeling that they needed to juice in order to keep up. That being said, it is still wrong even if others were doing it and Manny is an utter disgrace. When he was lazy in the field and disruptive in the clubhouse everyone looked the other way just because Manny could hit. Now that he's been exposed, what is the point of his continued existence in baseball? Same goes with Plaxico Burress. The wreckage that these players have caused to their teams is just totally inexcusable.

whycough · #9 05-07-2009, 01:21 PM

He got nailed for a female fertility drug, HCG, used to restart a man's natural testosterone level after coming off a steroid cycle: a masking agent. Gammons is already enabling by crowing that the positive test was not steroids. Peter Gammon's usual.
Last great (non pitcher) player: Mantle.

danc · #10 05-07-2009, 01:27 PM

The truth of the matter is that it would not come to surprise if anyone tested positive anymore. To be caught today just shows pure stupidity. The drug that was found in his system was a female hormone drug used to create testosterone and usually found it's way in an athlete's cabinet to assist in the production and to help build the body back after steroid use. Canseco was right once again and another career ruined.

Dan

donmuth · #11 05-08-2009, 01:56 PM

Have any of the board members been to a vintage baseball league game?

I live in Alabama, so I am not aware of any vintage baseball teams around here. I need to check some more and see though.

All this junk about steroids in MLB though (e.g. Manny as the latest example) sure makes me wish vintage baseball would catch on and somehow compete with MLB for Americans' hard earned relaxation time and entertainment dollars.