@Ken_Rosenthal: #Brewers’ Braun suspended for rest of season, according to MLB. Effective immediately.
Braun suspended for rest of season, effective immediately
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, Jul 22 2013 04:41 PM
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:42 PM
Whoa. I honestly didn't think it would happen.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:45 PM
ESPN's running a statement where he sounds like he's accepting the suspension, too.
Wow.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:47 PM
Braun said I realize now that I made some mistakes and am willing to accept the consequences.
What does that mean? You didn't know you were taking something illegal before and now you know? Lol
What does that mean? You didn't know you were taking something illegal before and now you know? Lol
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:50 PM
Braun said I realize now that I made some mistakes and am willing to accept the consequences.
What does that mean? You didn't know you were taking something illegal before and now you know? Lol
He's saying, "I settled out of court, because the evidence was strong enough for MLB to kick me out for as long as they want."
It will be very interesting to see if everyone follows that route. Either the evidence involved is stronger than anyone really thought or there has been some unbelievable pressure brought on the players.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:55 PM
Holy crap. Guess something did come of this, I was strongly doubting it ever would.
Huge news, really. I hope no Orioles get caught up in this.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:56 PM
Milwaukee being out of the race already probably has something to do with him not appealing. I could see the rest of the guys being suspended starting the 2014 season.
Edit: and he's hurt.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 04:59 PM
Milwaukee being out of the race already probably has something to do with him not appealing. I could see the rest of the guys being suspended starting the 2014 season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
I don't think he'd accept the suspension and not appeal just because the Brewers aren't in the race. It's because he knows he can't change the verdict and probably he got away with less of a punishment because he didn't appeal.
I'm pretty shocked by this. Really didn't think the Biogenesis stuff was going anywhere. Not as surprised that MLB tried to suspend Braun or the others involved, but really shocked that he didn't fight it.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:01 PM
Rosenthal also tweeted that Braun will lose over $3M. Suspended without pay.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:02 PM
What a scumbag. Not as bad as Lance Armstrong but he called out a few people for not believing him.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:06 PM
Braun will make $21M a year through 2020. I'd say it was worth it. If they want to really make changes then they need to give teams the ability to void contracts after a positive test.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:08 PM
It's funny listening to the discussion on ESPN.
Curt Schilling: "He cheated. He lied. He's a liar"
Barry Larkin: "I, uh, need to see more evidence. I don't see how this suspension can happen. I need to see more proof. I want a precedent set. We're talking about a HOF player. Blah blah blah. Blah blah blah."
Yeah Barry you keep believing Braun didn't do anything.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:11 PM
Braun will make $21M a year through 2020. I'd say it was worth it. If they want to really make changes then they need to give teams the ability to void contracts after a positive test. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
That contract doesn't start until 2016 (aside from the $10M signing bonus paid incrementally from 2012-2016). But your point remains a good one, if teams could void contracts if a player tested positive (though Braun still hasn't had a valid positive test announced publicly), I think that would be a major deterrent. 50 or 100 game suspensions are more of an incentive to try and conceal than a deterrent to not use in the first place.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:11 PM
What a scumbag. Not as bad as Lance Armstrong but he called out a few people for not believing him.
Lance takes the cake, this is a very LA-like move to discredit everyone else and then be proven a fraud.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:12 PM
I wonder if Milwaukee wishes it had tried to sign Fielder long-term instead of Braun. This will hurt them even more as a small market team than with the Yanks and Aroid.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:13 PM
It's funny listening to the discussion on ESPN.
Curt Schilling: "He cheated. He lied. He's a liar"
Barry Larkin: "I, uh, need to see more evidence. I don't see how this suspension can happen. I need to see more proof. I want a precedent set. We're talking about a HOF player. Blah blah blah. Blah blah blah."
Yeah Barry you keep believing Braun didn't do anything.
Can you say delusional?
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:13 PM
Rosenthal also tweeted that Braun will lose over $3M. Suspended without pay.
If that's all he loses (which I have no reason to believe right now he'll lose more), that's really a small price to pay.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:13 PM
Barry Larkin: "I, uh, need to see more evidence. I don't see how this suspension can happen. I need to see more proof. I want a precedent set. We're talking about a HOF player. Blah blah blah. Blah blah blah."
Yeah Barry you keep believing Braun didn't do anything.
Your paraphrase and your conclusion aren't exactly the same thing. He can be dubious of the process that led to MLB suspending him and Braun agreeing not to fight it without thinking that Braun is completely clean.
I don't know if that's exactly what he's saying or not, but being unhappy with this current scenario of suspensions isn't the same as saying you think all of these guys are clean.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:14 PM
I wonder if Milwaukee wishes it had tried to sign Fielder long-term instead of Braun. This will hurt them even more as a small market team than with the Yanks and Aroid.
How will this hurt them? Aside from not having him (or having to pay him) this year when they aren't contending anyways, nothing has changed for them.
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Posted 22 July 2013 - 05:14 PM
I don't think he'd accept the suspension and not appeal just because the Brewers aren't in the race. It's because he knows he can't change the verdict and probably he got away with less of a punishment because he didn't appeal.
I'm pretty shocked by this. Really didn't think the Biogenesis stuff was going anywhere. Not as surprised that MLB tried to suspend Braun or the others involved, but really shocked that he didn't fight it.
Agreed, it just doesn't mean much for Milwaukee other than they get to save some dough.
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