Ryan Braun Tests Positive For PEDs

[Capn Vivi]

A part of myself that I usually keep locked away for fear of being a hateful, joyless codger is persistently angry at everyone for tying such a gigantic profit-motive to dangerous forms of self-medication. Too much money, and too little self-control, endemic to the ways people entertain themselves.

Sounds like the source of more than a few of our problems nowadays.

[MrOrange82]

Sounds like the source of more than a few of our problems nowadays.

Suffice it to say the thought doesn't escape me, for example, when the Kardashians capture additional headlines.

And I actually hope I spelled their name incorrectly.

[Remember The Alomar]

Interesting.

https://twitter.com/#!/jordansmed/status/145677734708916224

[SrMeowMeow]

Interesting.

https://twitter.com/#!/jordansmed/status/145677734708916224

And then what percentage of that 1 person in 20 would test positive for a synthetic source? That's what actually gets the player in trouble. The first part is just what flags them for the more detailed test (in my understanding).

[Remember The Alomar]

And then what percentage of that 1 person in 20 would test positive for a synthetic source? That's what actually gets the player in trouble. The first part is just what flags them for the more detailed test (in my understanding).

Ah, totally forgot about the synthetic factor. Oh well.

[Remember The Alomar]

And then what percentage of that 1 person in 20 would test positive for a synthetic source? That's what actually gets the player in trouble. The first part is just what flags them for the more detailed test (in my understanding).

Just saw this from a BP writer:

@cwyers Also the B test apparently was clean. At least according that most trustworthy of source "anonymous"

https://twitter.com/#!/dturkenk/status/145681857017683968

[Hallas]

He tested positive for cheeseburgers

He's vegetarian, so those must be veggie burgers and soy cheese!

[LookitsPuck]

Everybody is on something or rather.

The sooner people accept this, the better.

Major League Baseball has never been and never will be a "clean" game.

Could be worse. Could be the NFL's "testing" program.

[Can_of_corn]

Could be worse. Could be the NFL's "testing" program.

Or the NBA's...

[Orioles0615]

*cough* MVP to Kemp *cough*

[Bahama O's Fan]

I may have misunderstood something, but if he tested positive in October, why was he awared the MVP award? Couldn't this have come out earlier?

[weams]

To make sure that the test got conducted correctly, MLB had the World Anti-Doping Agency lab perform a second test that Braun also failed.

You know, the one that strips Olympians of their medals.

[incubus]

He tested positive for cheeseburgers

Also, for Ring Dings and Ho Hos

That's's too bad, if you're going to go drakes, you gotta go with the funny bones. Chocolate cake with peanut butter filling... Delisious!

[gamer]

Since being informed of the results, Braun has been disputing his case. A source close to Braun said that when he was told about the positive test, he immediately requested to be tested again. That second test, the source said, was not positive.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/7338271/ryan-braun-milwaukee-brewers-tests-positive-performance-enhancing-drug

[Eddie_Ripken]

I should have made this a poll, but does this really bother anyone? I feel incredibly ambivalent about it.

I think it's wrong. Sorry. It's cheating. So much of baseball is built on history and while you can't accurately compare generations of ball players it is very unfair that Bonds is considered the homerun king. Ruth and Aaron did it without help. Also the very large issue of making younger players feel like they NEED to take it to be able to compete is very wrong. Oh...and it's illegal.

Maybe next year it will be Pujols....I hope it is. Sorry but you can't build and maintain that physique while playing a 162 game MLB schedule. When does he have time to lift to keep that?? Do they lift during the day then play games every night? I highly doubt it.