BASEBALL & MORE

RYAN BRAUN IS A CHEATER. we all know that by now but his cheater's club is about to get a few new members. i hope ALEX RODRIGUEZ gets his balls cut off by MLB and maybe that will wipe that smug grin off his face. what would make it even better is if they voided the remainder of his contract. 

 

i have an idea to end the PED problem. remember when PETE ROSE got a LIFETIME BAN for gambling back in the 80's? in the last 25 years, have you heard ONE WORD about a MLB player gambling on games? the answer is a resounding NO. why? because the players know their careers are over if they do that.  hellllloooooooooo? even if you have to mollify the union with a second chance program, make the first violation a 162 game suspension and the second time means you disappear from the sport. it seems simple to me.

 

FYI....ALL MLB PLAYERS have a protocol in place via a 1-800 hotline run by the league office and you can call anytime to ask if a supplement is ok and the league then sends you the answer via phone, email AND text. players have no excuses. and even the most innocent of pills sometimes contain banned ingredients which can get you whacked.  for instance:  

 

in the NFL, bears' quarterback JIM MILLER caught a 4 game suspension for USING a LEGAL SUPPLEMENT he bought at the local GNC store. he openly admitted that he didn't use the 800 system which is also available to all nfl players and it turned out that the supplement contained a banned substance. had he called and read the ingredients to the league, he could have avoided the problem. again, no excuse.

 

the players in MLB all say they want to get rid of the cheats.  we'll see.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICAGO CUBS

they are absolutely doing it the correct way by dumping the many pieces of crap who have collectively stunk up the north side for years and receiving young talent as they openly use the R word and continue to rebuild.

getting rid of garbage like SORIANO, FELDMAN, GARZA, MARMOL & STEVE CLEVENGER opens up spots for the prospects who you know will be trying 100% to win a major league spot. with the trade of soriano, the no longer have any no-trade contracts and that's the way you can pull the trigger any time you like a trade.  i don't know if he's going to make it long term but you have to love JUNIOR LAKE, who plays at full speed and is even exciting when he makes a mistake.  that's EXACTLY the type of player they need to fill the seats again.

the cubs payroll will be around 75 million in 2014, the lowest since 2002, and i don't believe they will chase any big name free agents...............yet. but beware the market place after the 2014 season. they'll be free of all the garbage contracts and have 50 million in the coffers from the league tv revenues.

but does TOM RICKETTS want a winner or a nice hotel and fun street outside the park? exactly where are HIS prioities?

have a good weekend.