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April 06, 2005
38 Minor Leaguers Suspended: This coming a day after Alex Sanchez became the first Major League player to be suspended for failing a drug test. Looking at the 38 players and their respective teams, it seems to be a team problem with steroids. The Mariners top the list with 8 players, followed by the Cubs with 7. The Athletics, Rangers, and Angels all have 5 offenders. The Padres have 4, the rockies have 2, and the Cardinals and White Sox each have 1 offender a piece. If there is such a problem in the minor league level, how is the problem not ending up at the major league level all the time? Something more than a 15 day suspension and a slap on the wrist needs to be done to these steroid users that are ruining the way the game is susposed to be played.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:31 PM on April 06, 2005
Funny how they held off on this "news" until after opening day....
posted by stockman1021 at 05:46 PM on April 06, 2005
Funny how it's 38 minor leaguers and one minor major leaguer in the same timeframe...
posted by pivo at 06:48 PM on April 06, 2005
Funny how they held off on this "news" until after opening day.... Actually, this was announced on Monday April 4th, which would put it on the official "Opening Day". And even then, the MLB-naysayers claimed it was done so it would get "lost" during the opening day brouhaha. So it looks like MLB was damned if they do and damned if they don't...
posted by grum@work at 07:13 PM on April 06, 2005
Gives new meaning to the term 'small ball'(s) ;)
posted by jim1258 at 09:35 PM on April 06, 2005
Where was Jose signing books at?
posted by volfire at 09:08 AM on April 07, 2005
looks like the mlb is covering the ass again
posted by bombersslugger at 10:25 AM on April 07, 2005
looks like the mlb is covering their ass again
posted by bombersslugger at 10:25 AM on April 07, 2005
Jose can write?
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:30 AM on April 07, 2005
its gay u need steroids in the mlb its like watching snails tryin win a race
posted by dhdefrag3x at 04:13 PM on April 08, 2005
gay snails or hetero snails?
posted by chris2sy at 04:27 PM on April 08, 2005
Sounds like more names are coming from the Florida camps....Really makes you wonder how widespread the problem really is.