Chris Davis tested positive for amphetamines. (25 Game Ban)

[zxlkho]

So that's 17 regular season games and 8 in the postseason, if we play that many. Probably done for the year given how rusty he'll be if we are still playing after all of that.

Why couldn't this have happened two weeks ago? Burned the suspension in the reg season that way. Good grief.

I believe with the new rule that was implemented with the Biogenesis players, he would not be allowed to return in the postseason.

I could be wrong though, since I'm not sure if amphetamines qualify as PEDs in baseball (I know they do in football).

[Palmoripken]

Really Chris? What the hell.

[BJSurhoff27]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Orioles 1B Chris Davis suspended 25 games without pay after testing positive for an Amphetamine. The suspension includes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/postseason?src=hash">#postseason</a> games.</p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="

">September 12, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Ouch

[canonfaz]

So

3B - Manny

SS - JJ

2B - Schoop

1B - Davis

Has turned into:

3B - Johnson

SS - Flaherty

2B - Schoop

1B - Pierce

Ugh.

[FanSince88]

So

3B - Manny

SS - JJ

2B - Schoop

1B - Davis

Has turned into:

3B - Johnson

SS - Flaherty

2B - Schoop

1B - Pierce

Ugh.

JJ will be back today, I guarantee it.

[Fiver]

I wonder if it's the same thing as the Gamboa thing.

Either way, Davis really blew it for his team.

This. Major letdown and disappointment from one of my favorite players. What a huge mistake by Chris.

[Rene88]

The people that are most critical about the use of others turn out to be usually the ones doing it. Time and time again this holds true.

Maybe he was at the Kentucky Derby with Wes:)

[Can_of_corn]

At least this proves that performance enhancing drugs don't enhance performance.

Or that people who are not performing get stupid when they are desperate.

[Pat Kelly]

If you cheat you will get caught. Way to go Davis, wonderful timing. Great job Boras managing your client, am sure next year's arb hearing will be fun.

[LAOSfan]

Yes, but fewer things have gone wrong for the Orioles than any other team in the division.

What went wrong for the Red Sox? Other than the young guys they were relying upon did not step up.

[MikeAD]

God this is the trainwreck none of us have been waiting for. Terrible.

[FanSince88]

Or that people who are not performing get stupid when they are desperate.

This.

I bet he resorted to this after a few months of subpar performance. It's a shame. Especially after he brusquely brushed off the questions about last season. There are no shortcuts to success.

[Fiver]

Yes, but fewer things have gone wrong for the Orioles than any other team in the division.

I'm not sure what your point is so I'm not going to argue with you. This is another in a string of bad luck occurrences that now includes losing three 2013 all stars from our everyday lineup, among other things. It's all turned out OK so far but it's still bad news.

[Rene88]

Wow this is horrible on so many levels.

My question is this: can he be replaced? If so, can a trade be made still? I might mortgage a heck of a lot to get Headley from the Yankees.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I'm not sure what your point is so I'm not going to argue with you. This is another in a string of bad luck occurrences that now includes losing three 2013 all stars from our everyday lineup, among other things. It's all turned out OK so far but it's still bad news.

OK, but I wouldn't call taking PED's bad luck.