Melky Suspended

[CMIZ5290]

Could not have happened to a better a**hole. While he was in atlanta, he did'nt do squat,he was fat and lazy.now all of a sudden, he's a world beater. What's wrong with this picture? The last series in atlanta against san francisco, he was taunting the fans, and he was very abusive with the reporters. That news made my day.....

[barrysloate]

I read that Cabrera is only suspended for the first five games of the playoffs. If that's true, and I'm not sure it is, he would be eligible if the Giants make the second round. But I also heard all of this year and the first five games of next year. Does anyone know for sure which one it is?

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I read that Cabrera is only suspended for the first five games of the playoffs. If that's true, and I'm not sure it is, he would be eligible if the Giants make the second round. But I also heard all of this year and the first five games of next year. Does anyone know for sure which one it is?

my understanding is '50 games' - any playoff games the Giants get would be included in that total.

Also, I don't consider how he responded as 'manning up' - this stuff has been going on for a long time. He got caught, otherwise he doesn't say a word. 'Manning up' is what Pettitte did when this whole steroid thing was still relatively young. The guys getting caught these days are just cheating idiots.

[pgellis]

By "manning up", I was simply referring to the fact that he admitted it without placing blame on someone else like everyone seems to do nowadays.

He didn't blame the FedEx carrier....he didn't blame the clubhouse attendant....he didn't blame his trainer....he didn't blame the Democrats.....he didn't blame the Republicans. He didn't blame anybody but himself and to me, that is what I meant by "manning up".

[CMIZ5290]

I would agree with phil as far as him completely coming clean on what he did. He still sucked big time for the braves!

[cubsfan-budman]

I would be so furious if I was playing (and not juicing) in the NL West!

As far as "manning up", I'm not so sure it's reasonable to give someone any credit for cheating.

I was STUNNED by how well his teammates were handling it when interviewed on ESPN. It really must be just that common. I, for one, would be livid. He just blew their playoff chances!

[novakjr]

I'm not sure how the league handles that. I'd assume it's 50 regular season games, stretching 5 games into next season(plus whatever playoff games come in between)...I'm probably wrong about that though... Personally, that's the way I think it should be though. If playoff games are counted towards the 50, I'm ok with that too..50 games is 50 games. BUT, those are bonus games, a player not on a playoff team's suspension would still stretch into next season, so why shouldn't his, especially since their playoff status is partially due to his enhanced performance?