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But everyone else is closing the gap. A week ago it looked like maybe, just maybe, the O's and Sox would be able to separate themselves from the pack.

But MChance‎ has the most awesome thread ever.

If they can record the velocity and rate of spin on the ball I'm pretty sure they can handle balls/strikes.

I suggest you go ahead and pm a mod with your concerns.

Because the mods merged it with another thread on a similar topic. Would be the same reason we don't have 200 threads about Arrieta.

Ask Frobby.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v718114383/?game_pk=447487

They can't even help themselves right now.

Hardy has been hurt. Reimold has been very effective when he plays. Trumbo stinks in the outfield.

You do if you have a Brian Matusz!

I agree, they got a vibe going on over there. As a team they seem to feed on positive or negative momentum more than most. Maybe it's the media and fanbase?

Honduran ham.

I didn't. The Yanks got a year of salary relief out of that suspension.

Sorry I disagree. For the life of me I can't figure out why but the use of this stuff inexplicably drives baseball fans into a rage while everyone else shrugs.

Considering the damage PEDs use does to the brand I have no issues at all with draconian enforcement. If this was the NFL, NBA, NHL, ATP, or the PGA I would be in more favor of leniency.

For what it is worth I was using it as an expression and not the literal definition. (After I went back and checked)

Don't know the exact language. I did find this: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/03/28/mlb-toughens-drug-agreement-provisions/7023401/ Looks like MLB and the PU came to an agreement without needing to include an arbiter.

That's the beauty of insinuation.

But that doesn't allow Gordo to insinuate that other posters are not as smart as he is.

Right now MLB is in a unique position compared to other sports. For whatever reason the fan base of baseball cares about PED use. They can not afford to look lax. I am sure that is why there is a specific rule in place for this exact event.

But we don't know that Mondesi didn't know it was in there. We are taking his word for it. If he got off, in direct violation to the agreed upon rules, then I would want to get off. After all you can't prove that I knew what was in the cough syrup. "Hey, I don't watch the news." The point is if you start making exceptions for stuff that is collectively bargained it's a slippery slope. The far more fair thing to do is just don't make exception and work off the letter of the law.

So I could go and theoretically buy the same stuff he used, knowing it contained a banned substance then argue my way out of a penalty if I get busted?

I was talking of a second player.

And if it wasn't an accident? Or the next case isn't an accident? Let them go too?

How is it not fair? The players agreed to it. What could be more fair than the proper enforcement of mutually bargained rules?