Lifetime ban and expunge all records, stats, and mention of any kind for all juicers and other cheaters. Anything less is no punishment at all. Also, since all wages and endorsement earnings were the result of conspiracy to defraud, all money should be forfeited and prosecution under the RICO act should follow.
Nope, not heavy enough. He was encouraging players to join him in using PEDs. That would have been similar to Pete Rose not only betting on baseball but also acting as a bookie for other players.
I hate the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez, but he got screwed. Ryan Braun should have had the same penalty, at the very least.
He should be banned for life. If baseball wants to bring its "magic" back, then it's time to make a purge. Btw, I am a Yankees fan. I'm upset with several juicers from the Yankees like A-Rod and Roger Clemens.
Why should some players who used be suspended for 50 games and A-Rod be suspended for a lifetime? Seems a bit disproportionate.
It was a second violation by A Rod. I do not think it was too heavy handed. However, I still think there is a huge drug problem throughout the sport. These guys were just stupid and got caught.
While MLB has not released any evidence it's been reported that A-Rod referred the other players involved to the clinic in Miami. So he not only cheated he encouraged and helped others to cheat.
No it wasn't. He's never been suspended by MLB, and never tested positive. This is a first suspension for A-Rod under the drug testing guidelines. He'll end up with 50 games. Ryan Braun made a mockery of testing, got busted, got suspended ruined the career of the guy who collected his sample with some bogus story, had a non-MLB arbitrator buy his story, and he only got 60-odd games. He even won an MVP while clearly juicing. Luckiy for him, he plays for the Brewers, which is Bud Selig's team.
No, it doesn't. Not according to the rules of the MLB CBA. He is a first-time offender, and the suspension being given him is ridiculous.
The law tends to look at it that way. If a person helps to facilitate a drug deal they get a punishment more in line with a drug dealer than a drug user.
Is MLB 'the law'? I also hadn't heard of the "hey, here is my dealer" extra punishment. I call bullshit.
