On the one hand, I hate the way MLB has become reactionary vis-a-vis PEDs when they spent years/decades ignoring everything.

On the other hand, I’m glad that it appears the Phillies won’t have to face him at all this year, barring another postseason matchup.

Does he get to appeal or argue that this was a prescription medicine? Or is that process over and his suspension is a done deal?

Ibanez is doing it too. They ALL are.

EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

I was listening to the radio – the ‘performance enhancing drug’ policy is not just for PEDs – it’s for drugs – there’s a long list – some of which aren’t performance enhancing but are just illegal in the United States.

I have a hard time believing manny tested positive for a steroid or a greeny
I don’t have a hard time believing manny tested positive for something more recreational and herbalicious which also might result in a 50 game ban.

Until Manny comes clean about exactly what it was (or someone leaks it) all we know is he tested positive for one of about 20 or so banned substances

Ho hum. I think I have made my opinion on PEDs pretty clear in these parts.

thoughts/messages:
1- no one is safe, as MLB at least is getting away from busting AAAA violators or even bullpen / “part time” players like Romero.
2- Red Sox seem both pretty smart as well as a launching pad for rule violators (Clemens, Romero, Ramirez). And that’s just baseball (Bellicheck). Love that dirty water….
3- This too, is Manny being Manny.
4- re: statement about banned substances in the U.S. — kind of a challenge for a multinational corporation like MLB, and in particular furriners like Ramirez.

The more the facts come out, the hairier it seems to get. The ESPN reporters (Fainaru-Wade and some other guy) are saying that Manny used a woman’s fertility drug (hGC, I believe it is called) to restart testosterone production after a steroid cycle. So I wonder how long he had been doing before this. First time I have ever heard ’woman’s fertility drug’ and ’ baseball’ in the same sentence, that’s for sure.

BTW – Goose Gossage always knew manny was on the roids – he’s a clown – on the field and off – no respect for the game
goose also believes if you test once you should be banned for life

the questoin ‘how many greenies did you take during your career mr gossage’ however was not asked during the interview i listened to as he went on his rant.

I was listening to the radio last night and Ike Reese was talking about Lidge’s comments and said that it was a little hypocritical of him to say that since Romero tested positive last year and chose to take the suspension this year(not sure if that is true or not) do you guys agree with that?

Agree, assuming Romero told the whole truth. If so, then Manny is doubly mendacious because he essentially tried copping the same plea. Then it also doesn’t quite seem fair that one guy can make a small but understandable mistake, while another guy is tested for a drug that masks effects of a series of intentional doping, and each gets 50 games.