First WBC Player Disqualified for a banned substance

[Blueheart05]

This taints the Korean team's undefeated record. He pitched 2 scoreless innings.

 

 

Korea pitcher Myung Hwan Park has tested positive for a banned substance and is disqualified from the World Baseball Classic...

 

Foxsports.com

[Monco]

Everyone talks about hitters but few mention pitchers.

[Outshined_One]

They do have Olympic-level drug testing. We'll see if this is something serious or a non-issue, like forgetting to notify the heads of the WBC of a prescription.

[BWcubs21]

Everyone talks about hitters but few mention pitchers.

 

Yeah, which is a bit of a suprise, but it is much easier to indentify hitters who all of a sudden have seen huge drops in production the last year or two. Has there been a pitcher caught yet??

[Blueheart05]

Everyone talks about hitters but few mention pitchers.

 

Yeah, which is a bit of a suprise, but it is much easier to indentify hitters who all of a sudden have seen huge drops in production the last year or two. Has there been a pitcher caught yet??

 

 

I assume you mean caught by MLB... a couple of pitchers but I only remember Juan Rincon's name.

 

Edit: Rafael Betancourt was also caught.

[BWcubs21]

Everyone talks about hitters but few mention pitchers.

 

Yeah, which is a bit of a suprise, but it is much easier to indentify hitters who all of a sudden have seen huge drops in production the last year or two. Has there been a pitcher caught yet??

 

 

I assume you mean caught by MLB... a couple of pitchers but I only remember Juan Rincon's name.

 

Edit: Rafael Betancourt was also caught.

 

Yeah thats what I meant. I should have remembered that, I had Rincon on one of my fantasy teams last year when it happened. :oops:

[Blueheart05]

Everyone talks about hitters but few mention pitchers.

 

Yeah, which is a bit of a suprise, but it is much easier to indentify hitters who all of a sudden have seen huge drops in production the last year or two. Has there been a pitcher caught yet??

 

 

I assume you mean caught by MLB... a couple of pitchers but I only remember Juan Rincon's name.

 

Edit: Rafael Betancourt was also caught.

 

Yeah thats what I meant. I should have remembered that, I had Rincon on one of my fantasy teams last year when it happened. :oops:

 

I could be wrong, but I think a Rockies pitcher was also suspended.

[Drew Doughty]

Ryan Franklin for the Mariners was also supsnded, I'm pretty sure.

[BWcubs21]

Ryan Franklin for the Mariners was also supsnded, I'm pretty sure.

 

 

remember that one as well, dont recall the Rockies pitcher.

[Monco]

They make a big deal about hitters gaining power juicing but there seems to be a ton of pitchers throwing 95.

[Blueheart05]

Ryan Franklin for the Mariners was also supsnded, I'm pretty sure.

 

Mike Morse from the Mariners was suspended but I wasn't aware of a Franklin suspension.

 

Add Carlos Almanzar of TX to the list.

[Drew Doughty]

http://baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ryan_Franklin

[Blueheart05]

http://baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ryan_Franklin

 

I see... Two guys on the same team. [-X

 

How could we forget Felix Heredia was suspended?

[Drew Doughty]

Because I've tried to block Felix out of my mind.

[BWcubs21]

http://baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ryan_Franklin

 

I see... Two guys on the same team. [-X

 

How could we forget Felix Heredia was suspended?

 

Now we know his stellar 4.42 career era was tainted. :)

[Blueheart05]

Because I've tried to block Felix out of my mind.

 

Ditto!

[srbin84]

I wonder if there were a lot of guys throwing 95 in the 70's and before......anybody know?

[BWcubs21]

I wonder if there were a lot of guys throwing 95 in the 70's and before......anybody know?

 

I dont think there was as many, but that is not really a good comparison because there are more sophisticated ways of working out an arm to achieve the speed. Todays athlete compared to a 70's athlete are night and day in terms of athleticism and strength.