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

[Lucky Jim]

Like CoC said, you can find a doctor to prescribe it for you even if you don't really need it. I wonder (again) if adderal is actually used as a masking agent for the real thing (PED) or if Adderal alone is believed, by players, to signinficantly boost performance.

I'm sure Adderal boosts performance. It's straight-up speed, basically.

[murph]

Not like we're really losing anything.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>So unless <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> play more than 8 gms in playoffs, they will be without both corner IFs: Machado and Davis.</p>? Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) <a href="

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

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Just don't see us overcomimg this.

Uh...wait, what?

This sucks, but is in no way a nail in the coffin, the team just has to stay focused and keep doing what they have been doing.

[eddie83]

I'm sure Adderal boosts performance. It's straight-up speed, basically.

It is rampant all over sports.

[PeteU]

Chris will take his 25 game suspension and miss the ALDS.

We're still going to clinch the AL East barring an unprecedented once in a millennia collapse.

This has been a write-off year for Chris, anyways.

The news has been disappointing but some people are just way overreacting. We don't need to release him. This isn't Ray Rice in the face here. This is a guy who boneheadedly forgot to notify MLB of a prior exemption he had for Adderal. That's pretty much it.

And he'll sit for the last couple weeks when many of our starters would have sat anyways. And we can still win the ALDS without him.

We're a mother-loving team of destiny this year. This is nothing. This adds to our story.

EOM.

[Lester Freamon]

Crapola-really? Geesh..

Man-I need to step away from the computer for a bit. Ugh.

Are Christian Walker and Almanazar on 40-man??? I really think that should be our HAIL MARY.

I apologize in advance because this will come across as salty but really, take your own advice, step away from the computer, take a breath (or three) and get a grip.

This sucks. I realize that this is not considered a PED under MLB's CBA but IMO, in our current sports world, Adderall absolutely IS a PED.

As far as the team looks going forward, losing Davis is a blow but I still expect this team to have a deep postseason run. Assuming Hardy's back holds up I think we put Johnson at third against righties, and keep Flaherty in the utility role. I think we'll be fine. Question in my mind is do we still add Chris Davis to the active roster in the ALCS? If we get that far without him, maybe they'll decide they don't need him.

[Palmoripken]

If we can overcome Manny and Wieters, we can overcome this but man it does hurt because he is a legitimate power threat even if he is having a terrible year at the plate and he's a key part of the clubhouse.

[OFFNY]

Well.

Pitching, pitching, pitching. If that holds up, we'll be OK.

In my rat's ass of an opinion, pitching and defense has been 60 - 70 percent of pennant-winning teams for over 100 years now.

Pitching, and defense.

[Il BuonO]

It's almost like the FO has been targeting power over OBP or something.

Lol....

[OFFNY]

o

If the Orioles AT LEAST make it to the World Series this year, 2014 may be remembered as a "Next Man Up" season.

NEXT MAN UP o

[333WCamden]

I feel like I've been kicked in the gut.

[Todd-O]

"just barely over the line, poppy-seed bagel, positive."

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Thank you for writing this...made me smile...which I needed in this crappy day!

[Reboulet'sStache]

I know, but the Yankees still have an outside shot at the second wildcard spot. Maybe Torre wanted to increase their odds.

I'd almost prefer the Yankees get in over KC/Det/Sea.

[Guest rochester]

Is it me? Wouldn't a stimulant/amphetamine be the last thing one would want to do when they are already having major issues at the plate. I look at it as having a few cups of coffee, but I digress - never been into any of this stuff...

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>MLB's drug agreement mandates followup testing for amphetamine offense. 25 games for 2nd offense. 80 games for a 3rd.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

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

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[Todd-O]

Who is going to start the "Chris Davis UN-appreciation thread" ???????