Ryan Braun tests positive for PEDs

[Roy H.]

National League MVP Ryan Braun, who last season led the Milwaukee Brewers to their first division title in nearly three decades, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and faces a 50-game suspension if the initial finding is upheld, two sources familiar with the case told "Outside the Lines."

He tested positive for synthetic testosterone.  Just what MLB needed.

[Finkelskyhook]

Yesterday's decision, while fine by me, is the posterboy illustration of the dog and pony show the whole MLB drug policy is.  From shamelessly milking the McGuire/Sosa era for every penny to the hysterically ridiculous sham that was the "mitchell report" to now Manny's bizarre suspension reduction to etc etc etc.  

I have no problem with the decision on Braun.  It's consistent with MLB's policy where no current MLB player will be held accountable.   After watching Selig's silly indignance and the ridiculous fraud of an "investigation" that appears to be what rolled out this drug policy, how could the MLB drug policy have any credibility whatsoever?

They will never penalize a current MLB star.  They'll go after faded stars and bit players to try to show their sham of a policy has teeth.  

[Eja117]

Wow. They really cleaned up that sport....waiting for all the people who don't care about PEDs in football, hockey, or basketball to care about this

[ChampKind]

They can continue to say he was exonerated by the chain of custody appeal...but I'm going to continue to believe the rumor that his VD medication set off a false positive and he didn't disclose it until it was too late.

[slamtheking]

As one of the rare Brewer fans here, I'm just happy (and surprised) this was overturned.  I didn't believe he was PEDs.  We'll have to see how he plays next year since there's no way he'll be getting anywhere near them now.