Marcus: No Biogenesis suspensions expected today

July 29, 2013 by Michael Axisa 25 Comments

Via Steven Marcus: No Biogenesis announcements are expected to come today. Yesterday we heard the league is planning to announce all the suspensions at the same time this week, and reportedly they are hoping to get an answer from Alex Rodriguez‘s camp about a possible plea agreement at some point today. I was getting worried this story wouldn’t drag on any longer, so needless to say, I’m relieved by this news.

RetroRob

Don’t worry, Mike. We have several years of legal battles in front of us. The story will never end.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/ Roadgeek Adam
  
  Got mafia connections? :)
  
  Making Anthony Bosch disappears makes Biogenesis disappear. :P
  - http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/ Roadgeek Adam
    
    [/sarcasm]
- trr
  
  Years!
  I can’t take another week
Jackson

They should really just be transparent and tell everyone what they did and release all of the Mitchell Report names and be done with it.There were hundreds doing steroids in baseball.They should stop running A Rod up the flagpole and punish everyone….or not use scape goats and sweeping under the carpet motions.Not trying to defend A Rod, but it seems like the entire thing is falling on him. If they ban a Rod,they should then ban Mark McGwire from being a hitting coach…. and anyone else who touched a steroid.McGwire was WAY worse with PEDs.
- radnom
  
  You’re so right, how dare they punish cheaters today when some guys a couple decades ago, playing under different rules, got away with it.
  
  Biogenesis would be happening with or without Arod’s involvement. Anyone crying ‘scape goat’ or ‘witch hunt’ is delusional.
  
  He had the option of playing out the remainder of his giant contract with only the (massive) advantage of his baseball skillset. He instead chose to get involved in a giant PED lab connected with half the league. There is only one person to blame.
  - Lazzari Scooter
    
    amen.
    
    IETC Infinite.
greg

Rather have 4 years of David Adams at third than the freak show that is Arod. Heck, rather have John Adams or John Quincy Adams over Arod, and they are both long dead.
- Eddard
  
  What about Wednesday Adams?
  - jim p
    
    Or Morticia Adams.
    http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/ad.....dams-photo
    - Greg
      
      or Ansel Adams – he took really pretty photographs.
      - Captain_Turbo
        
        Or Adam West… he’s Batman.
        
        Rigoleto
        
        Or Adam…he came first.
- ropeadope
  
  Fun fact:
  
  John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, arguably the two most important individuals in the construction of the Declaration of Independence (Benjamin Franklin probably carried equal weight), both died on the same day (hours apart), and that day was July 4th, 1826 ….. the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration.
  
  /Can’t_Make_It_Up
EndlessMike

Even though A-Rod is getting what he deserves for not admitting back on 2009 of PEDS it’s sad A-Rod is taking the full burden of the 2003 103 cheaters.

This steroid problem will always stay as long as that list remains hidden.
- radnom
  
  That list is 10 years old at this point.
  
  Sure, I’d like to know who is on it too. But its pretty irrelevant to steroids in baseball today. Not sure what you’re complaining about, since all the conversation I’ve seen (outside of your comment) is focused on Biogenesis and its fallout and not the old failed test.
- Kiko Jones
  
  Unconfirmed:
  
  1. Nomar Garciaparra
  2. Manny Ramirez
  3. Johnny Damon
  4. Trot Nixon
  5. David Ortiz
  6. Shea Hillenbrand
  7. Derek Lowe
  8. Pedro Martinez
  9. Brian Roberts
  10. Jay Gibbons
  11. Melvin Mora
  12. Jerry Hairston
  13. Jason Giambi
  14. Alfonso Soriano
  15. Raul Mondesi
  16. Aaron Boone
  17. Andy Pettitte
  18. Jose Contreras
  19. Roger Clemens
  20. Carlos Delgado
  21. Vernon Wells
  22. Frank Catalanotto
  23. Kenny Rogers
  24. Magglio Ordonez
  25. Sandy Alomar
  26. Bartolo Colon
  27. Brent Abernathy
  28. Jose Lima
  29. Milton Bradley
  30. Casey Blake
  31. Danys Baez
  32. Craig Monroe
  33. Dmitri Young
  34. Alex Sanchez
  35. Eric Chavez
  36. Miguel Tejada
  37. Eric Byrnes
  38. Jose Guillen
  39. Keith Foulke
  40. Ricardo Rincon
  41. Bret Boone
  42. Mike Cameron
  43. Randy Winn
  44. Ryan Franklin
  45. Freddy Garcia
  46. Rafael Soriano
  47. Scott Spiezio
  48. Troy Glaus
  49. Francisco Rodriguez
  50. Ben Weber
  51. Alex Rodriguez
  52. Juan Gonzalez
  53. Rafael Palmeiro
  54. Carl Everett
  55. Javy Lopez
  56. Gary Sheffield
  57. Mike Hampton
  58. Ivan Rodriguez
  59. Derrek Lee
  60. Bobby Abreu
  61. Terry Adams
  62. Fernando Tatis
  63. Livan Hernandez
  64. Hector Almonte
  65. Tony Armas
  66. Dan Smith
  67. Roberto Alomar
  68. Cliff Floyd
  69. Roger Cedeno
  70. Jeromy Burnitz
  71. Moises Alou
  72. Sammy Sosa
  73. Corey Patterson
  74. Carlos Zambrano
  75. Mark Prior
  76. Kerry Wood
  77. Matt Clement
  78. Antonio Alfonseca
  79. Juan Cruz
  80. Aramis Ramirez
  81. Craig Wilson
  82. Kris Benson
  83. Richie Sexson
  84. Geoff Jenkins
  85. Valerio de los Santos
  86. Benito Santiago
  87. Rich Aurilia
  88. Barry Bonds
  89. Andres Galarraga
  90. Jason Schmidt
  91. Felix Rodriguez
  92. Jason Christiansen
  93. Matt Herges
  94. Paul Lo Duca
  95. Shawn Green
  96. Oliver Perez
  97. Adrian Beltre
  98. Eric Gagne
  99. Guillermo Mota
  100. Luis Gonzalez
  101. Todd Helton
  102. Ryan Klesko
  103. Gary Matthews
D23

I am not sure how you can compare the two between ARod and McGwire.

ARod admitted use and was never caught(until the Biogensis). McGwire never admitted use and was never caught or test negative. McGwire is not link to Biogensis.

Arod is an absolute moron or has a sickness addicted to steroids. He put himself into this mess and disrespected the Yankees for not being a reliable and dependable player putting on the pinstripes. He is a disgrace of even getting back to PEDs….
- Captain Turbo
  
  You’re right, McGwire refuses to man up and admit what he did, but everyone knows he juiced.
Mr. Chillingsworth

Assuming the lifetime ban is enacted and Afraud appeals. Should the appeal fail could he file suit against his attorney for malpractice?
- OldYanksFan
  
  From 3 hours ago:
  
  Report: A-Rod could be banned for life if he turns down MLB’s Biogenesis settlement offer
  
  MLB wants a 2013/2014 ban for ARod. The lifetime ban is the ‘threat’ if ARod doesn’t accept the 2013/2014 ‘settlement’.
  
  It was just reported that ARod’s lawyers insist they will appeal.
  My guess is ARod figures that not playing until 2015 will just about kill his career, and that a lifetime ban would be too much for the Union to stand.
  
  So even if he loses the appeal, the 2013/2014 suspension might be the max MLB can levy.
  
  So maybe ARod figures he has little to lose in appealing (moron!).
  But good news for us.
  We will probably have ARod for 2013, and he will almost certaining be gone in 2014.. and maybe 2015.
jedua

I’m more worried about mlb changing the mlb schedule to a 100 game season without telling anybody but Mike
- JU
  
  Ha. Said same thing in other thread.
  - 461deep
    
    This A-Rod soap is replete with schemes, proposals, possible deals etc. Alex will fight since he stands to lose too much $$$. MLB must feel they have a lot on him but may over play their hand. Rays back in 1st on another full Price gem, bad call on potential tying run in 8th (not that close) at home, and bad base running.
JMK

From the AP:

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball may try to suspend Alex Rodriguez under its collective bargaining agreement instead of its drug rules, which would eliminate any chance of delaying a penalty until after the case goes to an arbitrator, The Associated Press has learned.

Rodriguez has never been disciplined for a drug offense, and a first offender under baseball’s Joint Drug Agreement is entitled to an automatic stay if the players’ association files a grievance — meaning the penalty is put on hold until after an arbitrator rules.

While use of banned performance-enhancing substances falls under the drug agreement, MLB may argue other alleged violations are punishable under the labor contract, a person familiar with management’s deliberations told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized.

Taking that action would prevent the New York Yankees third baseman from returning to the field, even if he recovers from a quadriceps injury cited by the team as the reason for keeping him on the disabled list.

And merely threatening to use that provision might give MLB leverage to force a deal.

According to the AP report, Rodriguez could be punished under the Article XII B clause of the CBA, essentially conduct that is “materially detrimental or materially prejudicial” to the “best interests” of baseball, including violation of federal, state or local law.

If suspended under that section, Rodriguez would serve the penalty while a grievance is litigated before arbitrator Fredric Horowitz — unless the union asks for a stay and the arbitrator grants one, which would be unusual under the grievance procedure. And baseball could always try to punish A-Rod on drug violations later.

This is just my personal opinion but I actually like A-Rod. I follow sports and entertainment because of the characters not some prescribed sense of moralism and virtue. A-Rod is a character for the ages. He has a really warped sense of how people will react to his actions and, in my view, a phenomenal dedication to his craft. That dedication and fear of failure fuels his madness. I genuinely believe he may have some form of autism, perhaps Asperger’s.

Anyway, having said that, the best case scenario is for A-Rod to be banned outright and for the team to recoup that $100 million.

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