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Old 05-08-2009, 02:52 PM   #92 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by djtestudo View Post
Well, then the question would be what, if anything, he had to do with those guys. Callaspo sounds like a legitimate PT gripe, but how would Melvin have affected the way the other two players hit? Especially since other prospects, like Chris Young and Conor Jackson and Chris Snyder, did hit in the past under him.
Young has put up a consistent .750 OPS. He should be better than that.

Hairston has always been a sore spot for me. He made a bad name for himself in 2004 with a few attitude problems and he never good a good shot. He got passed up for promotions and when he was up with the team, Melvin would never play him.

Snyder and Jackson are frustrating. They have shown that they can both hit well and neither one is doing anything right now. ho knows what's going on with him.

Other contributing factors included that BoMel always fell in love with his proven veteran toys, failed to come up with lineups that made sense, and was very slow to react to a pitcher that just didn't have it on a particular day.

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They did not find steroids or HGH. So what was it? They found a "banned substance" - not specifically performance enhancing. Manny claims it is from medication given to him by a doctor. I'm waiting for the whole story to come out. There are some things on the "banned substance" list that are narcotics and such... have nothing to do with enhancing performance. The 50 games are not arbitrary - it is the penalty listed for the offense of having these substances in your blood.

In the meantime, I am hoping that the ban will be reduced or rescinded if the substance is found to be rather benign.

Damn.
It was hGC. Steroid users take it to restart their natural testosterone production after they finish a cycle. There can be no doubt that he was taking it for performance. Bonds, Giambi and others from the BALCO scandle were using it as well.

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