Robinson Cano suspended 80 games

TheresTheDagger · May 16, 2018

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23513249/drug-ban-crushing-blow-robinson-cano-hall-fame-case

By most objective measures, Robinson Cano has a résumé with enough illustrious comparisons and gaudy numbers to coast into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide.

Only one piece of news could kill his chances, and Major League Baseball delivered it by email to the media at 2:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Two days after suffering a broken hand on an errant fastball from Detroit pitcher Blaine Hardy, Cano felt the pain from a different hammer. He has been suspended 80 games for use of the diuretic Furosemide, which can be used as a masking agent to conceal PED use.

Cano's time on the disabled list will count toward his suspension, but he will lose about half his $24 million annual salary and be ineligible for the All-Star Game and the postseason, should the Mariners reach the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

Cano was contrite in his apology and said he received the Furosemide from a licensed doctor in the Dominican Republic to treat a medical ailment, and he now wishes that he had been "more careful.'' But no amount of rationalizing or explaining will absolve him to the extent he desires. Perhaps he's sincere and was simply guilty of bad judgment. But we've heard too many of these types of apologies to react with anything more than cynicism. That has been truer than ever since Ryan Braun stood before a bank of microphones in 2012 and vehemently denied using steroids.
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conquistador#11 · May 16, 2018

that's the biggest fish in my recent memory to get suspended.

mick fry · May 16, 2018

This thread deserves more head shakes and smirks.

leroy · May 18, 2018

Ex-teammate Teixeira not surprised by Cano's suspension

"Yeah, I don't really want to get into too much detail. I love Robbie. I'm just not surprised," said Teixeira, a baseball analyst for ESPN since retiring after the 2016 season. "I don't really want to go too much further, but I think a lot of people are kind of saying the same thing."
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So much for the Mariners being a threat...

FLASH21 · May 18, 2018

mick fry said: ↑

This thread deserves more head shakes and smirks.
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