Friday, June 19, 2009

One more thing on steroids in MLB

So this story came out yesterday - Manny Ramirez will report to the minor leagues to prepare himself to return to the Dodgers as soon as his 50-game suspension is over. It also says that Ramirez takes batting practice with Dodger coaches to stay ready during his suspension. Maybe this isn't the biggest deal, but I find something wrong with the fact that MLB allows Manny to take batting practice with his team's hitting coach and then go on a rehab assignment while he is suspended for cheating the game. Shouldn't the punishment be 50 games complete suspension. If he wants to work out, he does so on his own. But he can't go on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues to permit him to be ready to play at the major league level the day his suspension ends. After 50 games, that should be the first time he is allowed to do anything connected with a major league team. Just another example of how MLB still has this whole steroids thing wrong and how they are still bending over backwards to protect the guilty.

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