By: ChrisIs it fair, or is it unfair that Manny Ramirez, currently under a 50-game suspension from the MLB for failing a drug test, is given the opportunity to start rehabbing in the minors before the suspension is over? In my opinion, the answer is a clear NO. To be frank, this guy is a flat out jack ass. After reading one of his quotes pre-game before his second rehab stint, this notion was just confirmed. He bluntly said, "People love me everywhere I go". Hey Manny, next time try to be a little more humble, please. Don't get me wrong, I loved him as a player and even personality (except his latter year[s] where things came crashing down) as a Red Sox player, but the fact is he is a cheater. In this day and age in baseball, I am doubting virtually every single power hitter in the league (Please, Pujols, tell me you're clean), and although this might seem ridiculous, some of my biggest baseball heros growing up, including Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa, are cheaters and for that I have very disappointingly lost all respect for them. There is no chance in hell any of them deserve a shot to in the hall...
Back to Manny: The fact is, I still don't think he has realized or learned from what has happened. He comes up with the same bull**** as all cheaters, stating that they had no clue what their doctors were giving them. In this case, Manny was taking a female fertility drug. Are you kidding me? Not only should that be embarrassing in and of itself, but additionally this drug has been linked as something to diminish side effects at the end of a steroid cycle. The fact is, Manny keeps on lying yet still acts as if he is king. Therefore, why should he be given the opportunity to get a head start on his suspension and be available right when it ends? Last time I checked, the minor leagues also had drug policies which he clearly has violated, and albeit that he was not a player playing in that league during the time he tested positive, there is no reason why he should be playing now. Bottom line: Serve out your suspension, then make your way back into the league. Selig, how are you letting this happen?
He is letting this happen because the Selig is the Bitch of the players union and they pretty much get whatever the fuck they want. MLB didn't even HAVE a penalty for PEDs until 2004 or something. Selig better grow a pair by the time the current Collective Barging agreement runs out because they seriously need to make the policy stricter because it doesn't seem to be getting through to players as they continue to abuse PEDs. Also, the should have varying degrees of a punishment. The fact that J.C. Romero got 50 games because an over the counter drug had a small amount of something that made him test positive is just ridiculous. The players union and selig need to fix this problem and fast because it's really causing a dark cloud over the game of baseball.
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ReplyDeleteYou can disagree with me about the Romero situation. I think he was hosed by the league. But the main point of my post is that the Players Union gets whatever they want and Selig better step it up
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