Gibbons 15-day suspension?

[Fan4Life]

WFAN just reported that Gibbons will get a 15 game suspension for steriod use. Is it ok to post what you hear on the radio with no confirmation?

[Birds08]

WFAN just reported that Gibbons will get a 15 game suspension for steriod use. Is it ok to post what you hear on the radio with no confirmation?

I think your 3,500+ posts probably makes it OK.

[srh523]

That will be the end of his Orioles career. Anyone wanna having a burning party for his #25 jersey I have?

[davearm]

Sounds pretty bogus considering the minimum suspension for a PED violation is 50 games.

[droper]

does that mean he can't sit on the bench for two weeks to start the season?

What a loss

[PoorMike]

Yeah, wasn't there a similar nugget about Guillen yesterday?

I thoguht the penalty in place at the time was 10 games though?

Didnt Raffy get 10?

[Mackus]

Isn't the 2nd violation for greenies 15 days?

[jubbyjubb]

Sounds pretty bogus considering the minimum suspension for a PED violation is 50 games.

It sounds like it would be the same thing that Jose Guillen is about to get.

[PoorMike]

Sounds pretty bogus considering the minimum suspension for a PED violation is 50 games.

It is now, but not in early 2005.

[droper]

Isn't Cameron getting 25 days?

[T2E2C]

That's draconian harsh. How's he going to feed his family ?

[clarence]

I'm sure it will get spun into a positive by the front office, something like, "it'll be good for Jay, 15 more days in the weight room".

srh, did your jersey shrink at the same rate as Gibbons?

[PoorMike]

Isn't Cameron getting 25 days?

That's a present stimulant violation as opposed to a 2005 PED violation.

[BaltBird 24]

Why can't they make it a lifetime suspension with all future money owed voided?

[blueberryale77]

I heard the WFAN report as well. I think it's fine to post something you heard on the radio provided that A) it was stated by an actual employee of the station, not a caller, and B) you identify the station and, if possible, the radio personality who said it (BTW it was either Mike or the Mad Dog, I can't really tell their voices apart).

As for the suspension, 15 games seems fair to both sides, considering that he bought the steroids before there was any penalty for them and HGH in 2005 but there wasn't a specified penalty for that either. I wonder why Gibbons was suspended before Glaus, Schoenweis, and Guillen though (I can see why it would be different, and probably less severe, for those who only bought HGH). Maybe he just dropped his appeal and the others are still fighting... who knows. I hope he will come out and make some statement about it though. After all the times he swore up and down he'd never used anything, his denials were almost on a level with Raffy wagging his finger at Congress.

As for this being the end of his Orioles career... here's a question. If he's suspended for 15 games, the Orioles don't have to pay him for those games. However, if they release him before the season, do they still have to pay him for those games since he's not actually missing them from the O's, or do they not have to pay him for the suspended time?