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WTH? I hope he didn't really say that. :lol: It's a joke because he said signing Prince would block an organizational player like LaHair. Got it.

WTH? I hope he didn't really say that. :lol: I guess he would somewhat block Casey Coleman, but not nearly as much as the fact that Casey Coleman's bad is blocking Casey Coleman. It's laughable because no one should be concerned about blocking Casey Coleman; He's nothing more than pitching depth.

WTH? I hope he didn't really say that. :lol:

Few days ago it was Toronto, now it's Texas as the favorites. So nobody knows who has won. I'm betting on "Not the Cubs."

This is my argument as well. Plus, it's a blind bid so there's no reason to go through the motions if you aren't in it to really win the player.

I will beg for your forgiveness Theo if you made this happen. :beg: :beg: :beg: :beg: Yeah, I really want the Cubs to win this bid even though it's a total risk. Theo's track record shows him to be both stealthy and aggressive when he wants something. I just hope he really wanted Darvish.

SI.com

Saw this on PSD (don't know the credibility of the person who tweeted but she/he claims to have inside info): Also:

Exactly

I don't believe him but FWIW, Phil Rogers believes the winning bid may be less than that for Ma

Eye on Baseball

Ha, I might just steal that!

Brett from BleacherNation posted this on Twitter:

Jeff Passan chimed in on Braun

My question for Haudricourt, and anyone else getting info from Braun's side, is what stimulant naturally contains testosterone? Remember, the question isn't why his own testosterone levels increased but why he had synthetic testosterone in his body. Also, we're not talking about trace levels here; they've already admitted to the discovery of extremely high levels of manufactured hormone. Like I've already said, this is a PR campaign and they are seemingly doing a great job of convincing some people.

no, a lot of people are saying it isn't PEDs. some sportswriter in milwaukee, ken rosenthal, etc. similar to how manny ramirez tested positive for a banned substance (a female fertility drug that's used by roiders to restart testosterone production at the end of a cycle). People with the same sources. Manny was attempting to mask PEDs so I don't know how that's any better for anyone's reputation (ultimately, that's what Braun is most concerned about at this point because the chances are overwhelming he's going to serve a suspension). When the information came out about what he was taking, very few people believed his story. My contention is the same will be said for Braun.

Except it has come out that it is not roid related at all. Keep up. Only Braun's side is saying it isn't PEDs. MLB is allowing the process to complete. Frankly, I commend Braun's people for working to slant the narrative but I don't believe it one bit. Words like "never intentionally" and "chain of command" are meant to both cause doubt in the court of public opinion and, more importantly, to be a window into his defense. An initial positive sample that later shows synthetic testosterone through WADA's unparalleled testing standards can not be questioned. As Victor Conte said today, a second negative result is useless to the validity of the first result; depending on the method of use (oral or intravenous) the substance can leave the body anywhere from a matter of hours to days. Edit: It's already been mentioned but it can't be repeated enough; ignorance is not a defense. His counsel would have to prove negligent handling of the initial sample. On another note, I have my own conspiracy theory: Braun's people leaked this story to ESPN knowing of the slim chances to win an appeal. Their real goal now is to shape the story so that fans believe, at worst, he's guilty of taking a non performance enhancing drug or, at best, a victim of a faulty process in which he's forced to wrongly serve a suspension. Anyway, I don't really believe this because it doesn't make sense that they would leak the part about elevated testosterone levels but it's still fun to try to fill in the blanks... When he loses his appeal we'll all find out more about the PED.

The camera caught him screaming and cheering on the team. Very demonstrative...

LOL, Matt Garza is crazy!

Beat writers on Twitter. Wittenmeyer specifically has posted this and was just mentioned on The Score as well. Hendry just had a news conference.

Blah. It was still a good game. Castro is their best hitter by far but the kid has some stuff he still needs to learn in the field. Geo also had a sucky offensive day.

Not good. BS hits all day. Poor choice throwing to first...

Hurdle trying to stall. C'mon Carlos

Oh no, wild Marmol has come into the game. *stomach churning*

Lineup: Starlin, SS Darwin, 2B Marlon, CF Aramis, 3B Carlos, 1B Geovany, C Alfonso, LF Tyler, RF Matthew, P