Per ESPN: Braun Tests Positive, May Face 50 Game Suspension (Part 1)

[wibadgers23]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere. http://espn.go.com/espn/o...rformance-enhancing-drug

[Glennron]

Went to espn.com to check out the Xavier-Cincinnati college basketball fight and stumbled upon this. Not really sure what else to say other than wow.

 

Even if a player can establish he did not knowingly take a banned

substance, he must show he was not in any way negligent to appeal

successfully. For example, taking a dietary supplement that contains an

unlabeled performance-enhancing drug would not be sufficient grounds for

appeal, but if he were to show that he ingested something that was

either tampered with or no player reasonably could have assumed to have

been contaminated, the appeal might succeed.

Obviously I know nothing of the case, but this paragraph doesn't exactly inspire hope.

[jason21nl]

I'm going to be sick

[theavrock]

wow just wow

[jjfanec]

This is horrible horrible news

[saget]

Oh my.

[homer]

oops.

[GamelToe]

Can we have the 24-hour cursing thread back?

[fondybrewfan]

What the hell.

 

I wonder what the heck he took; I guess throw an asterik on this MVP; better yet Braun should just give it to Kemp.

 

This royally screws up next year. Just stupid

[craigharmann]

WHAT THE??????????????????????????

[endaround]

What the hell.

 

I wonder what the heck he took; I guess throw an asterik on this MVP; better yet Braun should just give it to Kemp.

 

This royally screws up next year. Just stupid

Will Carroll just reported it was elevated testosterone levels

[ninja33]

jaw, meet floor.

[iluvlamp]

i am sooo crushed right now

[jjfanec]

Braun has never looked like a guy who took steroids. This just makes no sense

[Funketown]

Usually this type of title refers to the other Ryan Braun, former KC Royal.

 

Oh, bananas.

[fondybrewfan]

So how do you get elevated testosterone?

[GB12]

Not really surprised, just upset.

[wOOgiE22]

Wow, I am absolutely stunned! Never in my wildest thoughts would I have imagined this.

[Schlitz001]

This obviously looks really bad for Braun and is terrible for the team. I hope he takes a page out of his own book and comes clean. I wonder if this doesn't stem from working out with Gabe Kapler.

[RockCoCougars]

I hope that there is some type of clause in his contract that deals with this. Melvin may want to get on the horn with Boras about Prince. I hope that no one else was involved.

[Hate those Rodents]

Better sign Ramirez and trade for Morales now. Gamel to leftfield.

[adamb100]

You've got to be kidding me. This better be a false positive or something.

[JohnBriggs12]

It is stunning.

 

They did report that Braun has known the results for better than a month and has denied taking any banned substance and is appealing it.

[theavrock]

You've got to be kidding me. This better be a false positive or something.

It was confirmed twice

[ELCABALLO45]

This is just as sick of a feeling then losing the Cardinals in the playoffs.

 

Unreal. Hopefully we have an out in his contract.