Seems like you’ve got something other than a functioning brain between your ears.

Just saying.

The can of worms of squishy.

The process was well defined. Someone found the test didn’t follow the process. I love that so many people feel they are so educated that they feel they are MORE informed than the person employed by 2 incredibly powerful organizations, with opposing viewpoints, who they presented information to make an informed decision.

Can we please just talk about PFP and other related nonsense now? I think the press is 900X more outraged than the general public.

If Braun was such a user of drugs, why had he never been caught before? He’s come of age in MLB during testing done at the minor league level. That Oct test wasn’t the first time he was tested on major league level. And then he tests positive on a sample that was brought home and kept in a fridge (allegedly) for 2 days….

This whole thing reeks.

The real bottom line is that the initial findings should not have been leaked. Which is another example of the lack of professionalism and case security that the handling of personal information requires. Nevermind from any of these reports is the lack of really knowing whether the sample taken, tested, and stored were one and the same. I mean, who am I suppose to trust? Bud? WADA? The courier? ESPN?

None of them have earned my trust. All of them are culprits until this entire facade is done away with.

The MLB will likely adjust their rules on chain of command for this scenario to never reoccur. It will be an easy fix I’m sure. But like I said, IF that is the one thing he got off on, then that sucks for the MLB, the fans (except the Milwaukee fans I presume) and for other players not named Braun. One, it shows the MLB’s procedures are flawed (which has good aspects as well, but flaws aren’t good on their face), two, it doesn’t enlighten anyone to whether or not Braun actually was cheating (which sucks b/c if he was and won an MVP, that bums me out a bit), and three, the fans will just never know what to think. Well I don’t know what to think now, so no matter what, this sucks for the fans….

and who is the head of baseball oh yeah bud the pud which team did he own?

just saying jmo

Your argument is as tainted as the supposed sample.

@TheMohel: I don’t understand anyone feeling like a victim (any fan I mean). I sure didn’t feel victimized watching McGwire and Sosa battle it out that year. I didn’t feel victimized watching Bonds be one of the best players ever in baseball. The funny thing is that no one really felt victimized at those times either.

Here is the thing about anonymous comments: they are usually wrong. Realizing that they are usually wrong, what would make you decide to believe any of them?

Does it not seem strange to you that in a sample with questionable custody, the rumored result was that the test revealed never been seen levels of testosterone?

“potential” victims, though, such as fans of Braun, the Brewers, and baseball in general

You have to explain this. How has any fan, MLB or the Brewers suffered from this?

Second – There are plenty of solid facts out there (even on HBT alone) to form an opinion of the situation.

Third – I agree the this process should have been private, and that the leaker should be punished. There are other “potential” victims, though, such as fans of Braun, the Brewers, and baseball in general. This next part is purely from a “court of public opinion” point-of-view. How did such a huge amount of a PED get into his system?