Ray Buchanan, a guy who got himself suspended from the NFL for four games in 2002 thanks to a positive steroids test, now wants Rick Ankiel to be suspended for the rest of the MLB season.
What an idiot.
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those of you who don't know, a report in the New York Daily News stated that Ankiel received a year's worth of HGH (Human Growth Hormone) in 2004. Today, that would damn a player to at least a few weeks of tough questions if not a few games on the bench. The only difference here, MLB didn't ban HGH until 2005. Ankiel first made headlines this season by making a triumphant comeback for the St. Louis Cardinals as an outfielder (he was previously a pitcher). Ankiel has hit nine home runs in 23 games since returning. Just a note: That's a pace that'd put him at about 63 throughout an entire 162-game season. Obviously, the Daily News' report sparked debate about what MLB commish Bud Selig should do about the "Ankiel Situation."
On EPSN's First Take, formerly Cold Pizza, the pundits took to the debate during the first-and-10 segment. This is where Buchanan showed what a buffoon he is. He said Ankiel should be suspended for the rest of the MLB season. This is the same Buchanan who said Michael Vick is "guilty by association" and is "really a good kid" on ESPN Radio. OK, Ray-Ray, let me get this straight. Vick is guilty by association and a good kid, but Ankiel should be suspended for doing something that was not against any MLB rule. Suspending Ankiel based on this evidence is equivalent to arresting someone in 1925 for having a scotch in 1915 (note: U.S. prohibition of alcohol ran from 1920-33).
If Ankiel is currently taking HGH, sure ... suspend him. But HGH being delivered to his home in 2004 doesn't even prove that he took it back then, much less has done anything this season to deserve a suspension.
What an idiot.
For
those of you who don't know, a report in the New York Daily News stated that Ankiel received a year's worth of HGH (Human Growth Hormone) in 2004. Today, that would damn a player to at least a few weeks of tough questions if not a few games on the bench. The only difference here, MLB didn't ban HGH until 2005. Ankiel first made headlines this season by making a triumphant comeback for the St. Louis Cardinals as an outfielder (he was previously a pitcher). Ankiel has hit nine home runs in 23 games since returning. Just a note: That's a pace that'd put him at about 63 throughout an entire 162-game season. Obviously, the Daily News' report sparked debate about what MLB commish Bud Selig should do about the "Ankiel Situation."On EPSN's First Take, formerly Cold Pizza, the pundits took to the debate during the first-and-10 segment. This is where Buchanan showed what a buffoon he is. He said Ankiel should be suspended for the rest of the MLB season. This is the same Buchanan who said Michael Vick is "guilty by association" and is "really a good kid" on ESPN Radio. OK, Ray-Ray, let me get this straight. Vick is guilty by association and a good kid, but Ankiel should be suspended for doing something that was not against any MLB rule. Suspending Ankiel based on this evidence is equivalent to arresting someone in 1925 for having a scotch in 1915 (note: U.S. prohibition of alcohol ran from 1920-33).
If Ankiel is currently taking HGH, sure ... suspend him. But HGH being delivered to his home in 2004 doesn't even prove that he took it back then, much less has done anything this season to deserve a suspension.
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Just an addition. Sure, I actually believe Ankiel took the HGH back in '04. Everyone (just about) did. But that has nothing to do with the current season.
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