Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games for positive testosterone test
It's no surprise since he blew with the Yankees and everywhere else he played and became all-world overnight.
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Its time to re-vote for the 2012 All Star game MVP.....no way he should be able to keep that trophy.....
quote:Originally posted by piaa_ump:
Its time to re-vote for the 2012 All Star game MVP.....no way he should be able to keep that trophy.....
Good point but I think you've got to go farther than that. I think the American League should be awarded home field advantage in the World Series this year.
Of course, if there is a way for Bud Selig to goof this up - he will. Ryan Braun was innocent as you know and of course, Bud Selig has no interest in the Milwaukee Brewers.
I think they should vacate his statistics for this year. Of course, Selig the stooge won't do anything about that. Ryan Braun got off on an unbelievably questionable technicality.
Gosh, I am so delusional. I loved Melky with the Yankees even though he wasn't all that great. And all year I've been saying "dang, I knew they should have held onto him."
Yeah. Right.
Yeah. Right.
Fessed up to it, I can respect that. He tried to exceed his genetic physical abilities and make himself some money. He got caught and will pay the price.
The price he should pay is a lifetime suspension.
Then you would have to vacate the stats of every pitcher who pitched to him, change the scores of every game he scored a run and alter the standings.quote:Originally posted by Low Finish:
I think they should vacate his statistics for this year. Of course, Selig the stooge won't do anything about that. Ryan Braun got off on an unbelievably questionable technicality.
MLB has a set of guidelines. They're following them with the suspension.quote:Originally posted by floridafan:
The price he should pay is a lifetime suspension.
quote:Then you would have to vacate the stats of every pitcher who pitched to him, change the scores of every game he scored a run and alter the standings.
Not necessarily. When the NCAA recently vacated wins from Penn State, those wins were not given to the opponents..
Yahoo Sports story line "Melky Cabrera will be this year’s batting champion, according to projection system."quote:Originally posted by TMM_Dad:
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Melky Cabrera will be this year’s batting champion, according to projection system
Yahoo Sports is the worst. How is he going to win the batting title when he isn't even leading the league in hitting? McCutchen is currently twelve points ahead of him. Cabrera has an opportunity to qualify to win the batting title.
MLB is not the NCAA. Don't hold your breath waiting for statistics to be eliminated.quote:Originally posted by Bulldog 19:quote:Then you would have to vacate the stats of every pitcher who pitched to him, change the scores of every game he scored a run and alter the standings.
Not necessarily. When the NCAA recently vacated wins from Penn State, those wins were not given to the opponents..
Cabrera has 501 plate appearances and 502 are needed to qualify for the batting title. However, there has been a precedent that if the needed AB's are counted as hitless, of which Cabrera would only need one, and the player still leads in the percentage, then his statistic is accepted. Thus if Melky is awarded 0-1 in the extra plate appearance he needs and this leaves him with a higher batting average than all other NL qualifiers, he will be the batting champ according to the rules in place.
quote:Originally posted by floridafan:
The price he should pay is a lifetime suspension.
I agree, I hate the MLB rule for it. Guys have been kicked out of baseball for less. Bart Giamatti is rolling over in his grave.