Comments on: Mike Lupica seems to think the Braun arbitration was rigged

By: jleo78

jleo78 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:53:24 +0000

he would have been gravely ill had the levels of testosterone been in his system. That is, what i think was a deal breaker for mlb. Why were his levels “laughable” on monday and then non existant 12 hours later? He won the appeal b/c hes innocent. Not b/c selig lives in milwaukee. Also mlb is mad at braun b/c he is going to sue them for letting the story leak. I hope he gets everything hes going for.

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:18:29 +0000

Here’s what Tracy Millman has to say about Mike Lucifer: “Douche”.

By: richeich

richeich — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:23:07 +0000

Did he hurt your feelings? Admit it. No matter what religion Braun is, he is GUILTY, and got off on a technicality.LOL

By: jjpileggi

jjpileggi — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:47:04 +0000

You are right! Thanks for the intervention. No more Lupica reading! You are right about him becoming Dick (Young Ideas) Young as well. Older should not mean bitter, but sometimes it does.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:08:59 +0000

He requested it immediately after he was informed he failed. He passed.

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:45:27 +0000

30 years? Sorry man, was somebody holding a gun to your head? Are you a masochist? Was it such a disastrous car wreck you couldn’t look away? 30 years! When he started turning into the reincarnation of Dick(head) Young I walked away and never looked back.

By: chip56

chip56 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:43:14 +0000

I don’t think Lupica was saying Das was in on some fix – I think Lupica was saying that Landis probably wishes he had an arbiter like Das who would let him slide on a technicality.

By: ufullpj

ufullpj — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:42:08 +0000

On the Sports Reporters back in December, Lupica also asserted – and stated – that the Braun camp leaked the positive result to ESPN.

This guy is just plain lazy. He’s confusing the size of his checks with both his journalistic integrity and ability.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:34:19 +0000

Sad but true. The worst are youtube comments (I think)

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:34:00 +0000

They have, probably several times.

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:32:03 +0000

Better a golden Jew than a golden shower.

Now go spray paint a swastika, Champ.

By: losangelasbasketball

losangelasbasketball — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:31:36 +0000

Do you think the governments legal system really gives a damn about whether some ball player puts a needle in his arm? They are thinking, “what do you want us to do here MLB?”. The MLB wanted to let braun walk because it lets the fans focus on the less dubious topic of the legal process instead of cheaters and their lies.

By: jjpileggi

jjpileggi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:30:56 +0000

As a New Yorker who has been reading Lupica for about 30 years, I can say from vast experience that the quality of his work is consistently poor, and shows no signs of improving. Why, in Heaven’s name, would the Braun test have leaked out and been pursued by MLB if Selig were out top protect his boy? Lupica is a theory in search of a conspiracy. The truth is that this episode reflects poorly on Selig’s already tarnished legacy. He has stated that baseball has an air tight drug testing regime which was implemented under his administration. The fact that the process relies on the service hours of Federal Express, and that vials can sit next to someone Diet Coke over a weekend points to the weaknesses of the system. Selig needed an affirmation of the test results, not a smack in the head, which is what he got.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:22:05 +0000

This is the only site I read the comments on. Everywhere else, it’s like a Klan meeting.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:18:15 +0000

His comments on Das strike me as libelous.

By: losangelasbasketball

losangelasbasketball — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:09:29 +0000

The fact that were currently in the steroid era and an MVP is able to walk on a “technicallity” leads me to think…. Who cares…

By: cur68

cur68 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:06:05 +0000

Gold is trading at about 1.77Gs/troy ounce. Silver @$35.36. I think you’re not rich but you can get pizza. Maybe kosher pizza, if there is such a thing…with spinach. I love pizza with spinach.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:53:34 +0000

Here’s a question that hasn’t been asked: since the test was invalidated on a technicality, why can’t they just test him again?

By: chiadam

chiadam — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:45:24 +0000

I have two rules of sports journalism.
1. Disregard anything that has “oh by the way” anywhere in it (this renders ESPN completely obsolete).
2. Disregard anything written by dancing bear Mike Lupica.

By: snowbirdgothic

snowbirdgothic — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:44:43 +0000

I’ve got a couple of the old Steven Malkmus “Silver Jews” CDs. Do they count?

By: badmamainphilliesjamas

badmamainphilliesjamas — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:37:53 +0000

That alone distinguishes you from Lupica.

By: cur68

cur68 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:35:44 +0000

I have a ‘golden Jew’? Shit. I didn’t know that. I thought what I had was a clear understanding of evidence handling, due process and being in possession of all the facts before rushing to condemn anyone. Dang. Where do I keep this ‘golden Jew’, then? I imagine he’s like a little Oscar Statuette, only holding a baseball bat. We talkin’ real gold here? If so, I’m rich and I’m outta here peons!

If I don’t have an actual ‘golden Jew’, then you sir are alluding to Braun’s paternal ethnicity as playing some part in his arbitration result. If that’s the intention you’re putting forth then you, sir, are a fucking idiot.

By: snowbirdgothic

snowbirdgothic — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:25:16 +0000

To be fair, Braun is only half-Jewish, which means we only got mildly peeved. If we were talking Youk or Ian Kinsler here, then it would be a full blown Member of the Tribe Hulk-out. David Eckstein, we’d all get very upset, then realize he wasn’t Jewish and decide the whole thing was just fine.

By: cur68

cur68 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:22:17 +0000

@JP: Dude you been dogging Craig about HIS views so why get all shitty when someone dogs YOUR views? You air your opinion aplenty, without a modicum of grace, wit or charm and you wonder we think you’re an asshole? Maybe, and here’s a novel thought you might want to entertain, you ARE an asshole.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:18:07 +0000

Laughed way more than I should have, thanks

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:16:13 +0000

Dude really? There’s no place for this crap here. C’mon man.

By: Gamera the Brave

Gamera the Brave — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:07:16 +0000

A quick review of the comment thread indicates that at no point did anyone say that a greenhouse farted…
Just trying to keep all the facts straight.

By: jpirish

jpirish — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:03:26 +0000

Do you have an opinion or do you just dog other peoples views. Get a life. I have seen players deny deny deny. Get real. Braun takes his shirt off and he is Superman…

By: muskyhunter2542

muskyhunter2542 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:49:25 +0000

Your a Nazi!!!

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:49:01 +0000

Craig, can you change the name of this blog to JPirish Hardass Talk? Since you’re such a suck up, and since JPirish is, clearly, the center of the universe.