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  1. In this thread, you've stated that - masking agents aren't as good in the DR as in the US - MLB deliberately set up a system that will catch a few players but let the majority pass - MLB WANTs players to use PEDs, in fact they've actually "set up a system that pushes PED use" - No one in baseball think the players are to blame for PED use. ... I don't think it's Nick with the strawmen.
  2. is it just Dominicans who are too weak to resist? All Latinos? All poor people? The solution is for players to stop taking the shortcut of PED use. Not in making excuses because some players don't have the ability to do so.
  3. Right. That's why MLB and the union set up an elaborate and reasonably rigorous drug testing program, with penalties you've already said are too stiff. Because both the players and the teams want the players using PEDs.
  4. oh for Pete's sake. Jorge Polanco illegally boosting his career is denying some other player the ability to preserve their future. As if ANYone has a heaven-sent right to a MLB career to begin with. If I lie on my resume to get a good paying job that should have gone to you, to preserve my future, is that also ok with you?
  5. "Polanco noted that he is fully aware of how the B-12 vitamin got into his system." B-12 vitamin?
  6. The Mitchell report came out over 10 years ago, and the changes to MLB's drug policy came about at least partly because of the Mitchell report. How would the Twins know who Jorge Polanco is training with in the offseason? How would they prevent him from training with anyone he choses? The Twins are the biggest victim here, not the perpetrator.
  7. https://www.fangraphs.com/community/insurance-in-baseball-is-like-a-black-hole/ it's not universal, and insurance has gotten so expensive I doubt the Twins insured Hughes.
  8. No one in baseball thinks that's true? Source please. BTW, if not Jorge Polanco, who do we blame for Jorge Polanco? I'd also like to know how you propose the Twins "stop letting players train with the Angel Presenals of the world."
  9. did you add 20 pounds without affecting your waist size?
  10. won't the owners have to pay a salary to someone else on the 25 man roster? Baseball is "pretending" to test players, and issue 80 game suspensions? Jim Pohlad shouldn't have to pay for Jorge Polanco's screw up, any more than he already is by the damage done to his product by Jorge Polanco. There is no conspiracy here, no racism, no back door deal, no cover up, no targeting. Baseball came to it's senses, bargained with the union, and came up with a sensible, enforceable policy that has benefited everyone from owners, to players, to fans. The game is better for it. Jorge Polanco violated that policy, got caught, and now must pay the penalty. It's as simple as that. sheesh.
  11. I will again expresss my doubt the Hughes contract was insured.
  12. IMO there is zero possibility he didn't know what he was taking. None.
  13. I think that's a myth. Guys that give up a lot of baserunners have high pitch counts.
  14. Ugh. And the lame statement makes it worse.
  15. what do you call a rooster's circumference divided by its diameter...while high? ... Chicken pot pi.
  16. I'm a serious note...Gibson talking about using his 4 seamer more...as a few of us noted last year.
  17. What do you get when you divide a bovine's circumference by its diameter?
  18. BAD jokes??? Time to work out the kinks in my bannin’ finger.
  19. If Garver is much better in center, I pray Buxton stays healthy.
  20. Good stuff Nick. Suggestion: Add someone really old to your trivia team. Someone for whom it’s not really trivia but more like a recap of what used to be “current events.” I know a guy.
  21. Probably too late, with this extended string of dominance.
  22. There are no rules about this, but common courtesy seems to demand if you're going to refer to an article as proof of your claim, you should be the one providing a link.
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