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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Borla, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I agree it will be discussed. The sad thing is that the union is strong enough that they'll use it as leverage instead of agreeing in the best interests of the game.




    Check out this video. Especially 0:33 - 0:55. He says he "bets his life" that the substance was never in his system, intentionally or unintentionally.


     
    Borla, Jul 23, 2013
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  2. the_jazz

    the_jazz Accused old lady puncher

    I'm not so sure. I'm not sure that it provides them with any sort of positive leverage. I think that the union is discovering that the backlash against dirty players is great enough that they don't want to sink the rest of the players.

    As far as Braun goes, I'm just referring to his official rebuttals. There was no mention there of not having taking PED's, just quibbling about testing and handling procedures.
     
    the_jazz, Jul 23, 2013
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  3. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

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    We, as fans need to be so vocal about this that it has to be dealt with. Braun is lucky that he goes away for the rest of the year. Followed by the off season. He'll come back when everyone is looking forward to the season starting and won't catch the full brunt of fan disgust as he should. Players are disrupting the game by their use of PEDs, elevating their performance beyond normal. Fans should disrupt the game by mercilessly booing and taunting these players every time they take the field (ok, a bit over the top but you get the idea) Until the fans in unison show disapproval, there won't be much done by either side. Unfortunately, there will silent acceptance of this. Just like in the past.
     
    Craven Morehead, Jul 23, 2013
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  4. the_jazz

    the_jazz Accused old lady puncher

    Here's my reasoning for criticizing Braun. Basically, he didn't say that the test was wrong. He said that the process had a flaw. Not that anyone exploited the flaw or that there was any reason to believe that he didn't take something. But it worked.

    Ryan Braun Does Not Owe The Sample Collector An Apology
     
    the_jazz, Jul 23, 2013
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  5. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Last edited: Jul 31, 2013
    Borla, Jul 31, 2013
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  6. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

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    If I weren't leaving at 6 am tomorrow, I'd suggest that all of us Chicago area TFPers go to the White Sox game tonight and heckle Arod mercilessly. I'm sure the Sox fans won't let me down.

    MLB suspends Alex Rodriguez for 211 games - CNN.com

    what a punk
     
    Craven Morehead, Aug 5, 2013
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  7. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect

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    From what I saw he got a lot of booing.
     
    ralphie250, Aug 6, 2013
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  8. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

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    Damn right. Daaaaaaaaamn right.

    Good to see Verlander back on his game.
     
    GeneticShift, Oct 11, 2013
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  9. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what?

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    As he should be. He is your husband, after all.
     
    DamnitAll, Oct 11, 2013
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  10. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

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    Will be chuckling for a while now, thank you DamnitAll
     
    Craven Morehead, Oct 11, 2013
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  11. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

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    Somebody updated Oakland's Wikipedia page. Owner: Justin Verlander. Hilarious!
     
    grumpyolddude, Oct 11, 2013
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  12. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

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    Fuck you and the horse you rode in on, Big Papi.
     
    GeneticShift, Oct 14, 2013
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  13. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Congrats to the Red Sox and their fans. :cool:
     
    Borla, Oct 30, 2013
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  14. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect

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    They earned it. Even though I wanted the red birds to win of the two. The city needed it
     
    ralphie250, Oct 31, 2013
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  15. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

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    Gross gross gross.
     
    GeneticShift, Oct 31, 2013
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