Read it again, ASU. That's not what I said at all. Sure, I'd like to see them banned for life for PEDs. It's the denial of the appeals process Selig's using here that's going to come back to bite him in the butt. That's all I'm saying. These guys will sue for lack of due process and probably win. All they had to do was hand down an appropriate suspension, hear the appeal, deny the appeal, the suspension goes through, and everyone's happy. Where the heck did I say that Rose DOES deserve a lifetime ban? I've thought for years Rose got railroaded by Bart Giamatti and Fay Vincent, and then Pearl Harbored by that jerkoff Jim Gray (who ought to be kicked out of sports "journalism" for life for what he did at the bloody All Star Game).ASUMountaineer wrote:Shocker, I disagree with SH. Show me how cheating is not more harmful to the game than gambling and I'll agree. The fact that A-Roid, aka A-Fraud, doesn't deserve a lifetime ban, but Pete Rose does is nonsense. All of these cheaters have done more to harm the integrity of the game than Pete Rose ever did.SuperHornet wrote:I don't understand this ultimatum crap. Threatening a lifetime ban if a guy doesn't agree to what may or may not be an excessive suspension? I'm not arguing that these guys are innocent. But by unilaterally taking away rights negotiated under the CBA makes it sound like Selig is turning into Goodell: i.e. abuse of power. I wouldn't be surprised if the MLBPA ends up suing Selig. A lifetime ban isn't going to stand up in court if they denied the right of appeal.
Whatever one thinks about these guys, this is NOT the right way to go about it. Sure, PEDs are bad for the game, but this is worse, IMO. Power-hungry idiots running the show. This has GOT to stop....Baseball...it's a joke.
Get the facts straight before you try blowing me up, ASU. It doesn't work....
