Braun tests positive for PED | Presser update pg. 42

[Newz]

Jesus H, I don't even know how to respond to that trash.

Yea, it's hilarious watching Newz pat himself on the back, acting like everyone is in denial but him.

As if almost everyone else except him thinks that PED use is barely happening anymore. Ok Newz, what are you going to inform us all in denial about next, that gasp, some politicians might be corrupt?

Where am I patting myself on the back? WTF?

I guess I just became the target in this thread because you guys are upset about this. So you want something to piss and moan about other than Ryan Braun possibly being a juicer.

[Buck You]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/135391398.html

[Newz]

Bullsh**, Newbz.

You called everyone here oblivious and clueless, and said we weren't living in reality. Don't backtrack now and pretend you weren't acting all high and mighty.

If you don't think there are professional athletes on PEDs, then you are clueless.

That's not acting high and mighty, it's just a fact.

[humanrefutation]

Yea, it's hilarious watching Newz pat himself on the back, acting like everyone is in denial but him.

As if almost everyone else except him thinks that PED use is barely happening anymore. Ok Newz, what are you going to inform us all in denial about next, that gasp, some politicians might be corrupt?

Ok Newz, what are you going to inform us all in denial about next, that gasp, some politicians might be corrupt?

some politicians might be corrupt?

some politicians might be corrupt?

politicians might be corrupt?

[humanrefutation]

Bullsh**, Newbz.

You called everyone here oblivious and clueless, and said we weren't living in reality. Don't backtrack now and pretend you weren't acting all high and mighty.

If you don't think there are professional athletes on PEDs, then you are clueless.

That's not acting high and mighty, it's just a fact.

And no one said there weren't professional athletes on PEDs.

Stop trolling.

[trwi7]

Lets have a contest for who was the LEAST shocked by this and the winner gets a 10 dollar gift card to TGI Fridays.

Might as well just give it to Newz now. He saw his hard nipples a few years ago.

[Newz]

And no one said there weren't professional athletes on PEDs.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE BEEN SAYING IN THIS THREAD.

I understand it's someone on the Brewers, so I can see why people are upset. But all I was saying is "This isn't really surprising" and "One time I saw a picture of Braun without his shirt on and dude was ridiculously ripped, so I just assumed he might be on them".

I'm not saying "I 100% knew Ryan Braun was on steroids. Everyone else is stupid for not seeing it. How is everyone so clueless besides me?". If I came off as that, then I apologize.

I also NEVER said that you should "Just assume every good player in every sport is on them".

Just because you say that I said something doesn't make it true. It just means you assumed that is what I was getting at.

[LUKE23]

How unshocked will Newz be if Braun is cleared and this was a BS test?

[Newz]

I've already said multiple times that all these guys are innocent until proven guilty and that I hope that Braun doesn't get suspended because he seems like a good guy. He seems like an ideal guy to be the face of an MLB franchise, assuming he is cleared of this.

I am amused now though, that something so simple that I said got blown way out of proportion.

It's also not surprising no one really said anything about it until (stun) LUKE23 started responding to something I said and taking it totally out of context.

[chuckleslove]

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE.

Politicians are corrupt?!

[LUKE23]

I took what you said out of context? That is rich. This will be my last response to this part of the thread, but a word of advice, if you don't want to get called out for **** you say, then don't say stupid, antagonizing ****. Common sense FTW.

[Profound23]

If he did it, then I feel as always that he or any other user should be suspended for the entire season.

However, I have to say it's annoying that when the Packers were 6-0 the talk of the NFL was the Redskins, Bills, and Lions. Now they are 12-0 and ESPN talks more about Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning/Andrew Luck, and the Dallas Cowboys than the Packers. Badgers have the same lack of respect as ESPN barely mentioned them this year, nor Montee Ball AT ALL this week. Then today, after RG3 wins the Heisman, #1/#2 lose in NCAA, multiple trades and signings in the NBA, a brawl in a college basketball game, and the talk is about Braun.

The only way Wisconsin can get noticed on ESPN is when something goes bad.

[humanrefutation]

I took what you said out of context? That is rich. This will be my last response to this part of the thread, but a word of advice, if you don't want to get called out for **** you say, then don't say stupid, antagonizing ****. Common sense FTW.

[humanrefutation]

And no one said there weren't professional athletes on PEDs.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE BEEN SAYING IN THIS THREAD.

Okay, so how are we oblivious or clueless, then?

[Newz]

I took what you said out of context? That is rich. This will be my last response to this part of the thread, but a word of advice, if you don't want to get called out for **** you say, then don't say stupid, antagonizing ****. Common sense FTW.

I am far more surprised anyone is actually in disbelief about this.

I just assumed. It's like the people who are in denial about Clay Matthews being on something.

That's what I initially said. I just assume that there are professional athletes on steroids and if they are a guy on a hometown team, it's not any different than if they are on another team. It just isn't surprising anymore when it comes out (to me at least) because it has happened so much before.

Hell, other people even responded to me and agreed! Yet (no surprise here) you didn't respond to them.

Like I said, it was a simple statement and an observation that you (lacking common sense apparently) took as me trying to insult someone or instigate something. You act like it's surprising or something... but we get into these debates constantly.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

If he did it, then I feel as always that he or any other user should be suspended for the entire season.

However, I have to say it's annoying that when the Packers were 6-0 the talk of the NFL was the Redskins, Bills, and Lions. Now they are 12-0 and ESPN talks more about Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning/Andrew Luck, and the Dallas Cowboys than the Packers. Badgers have the same lack of respect as ESPN barely mentioned them this year, nor Montee Ball AT ALL this week. Then today, after RG3 wins the Heisman, #1/#2 lose in NCAA, multiple trades and signings in the NBA, a brawl in a college basketball game, and the talk is about Braun.

The only way Wisconsin can get noticed on ESPN is when something goes bad.

I'm sorry but the Packers are not lacking in any kind of media coverage. They have consistently been a topic just about every day on ATH, PTI, and FirstTake. Even when those shows discuss the Bears, Lions, 49ers, or Saints, they always end up talking about how much better the Packers are then them. I kind of get what you are saying about the Badgers, but ESPN loves themselves some Bucky too. They had that ESPN special about the football team earlier this year and two of the ESPN Gamedays this year were Badger games (one at MSU and one at Camp Randall). If they would have only lost 1 game, then I think we would have been bombarded with Badgers coverage. Losing those two games back-to-back really caused them to lose the national spotlight.

[Newz]

Okay, so how are we oblivious or clueless, then?

My point all along was "Guys in professional sports are taking PEDs, it's not shocking one of them got caught.". People seemed to want to argue that point.

So the people that disagree, I find clueless.

Regardless, my opinion on professional athletes and them taking PEDs isn't entertaining or interesting. My intention was never to hijack a thread that is about something that is huge when it comes to Milwaukee sports. So I'll just bow out.

[trwi7]

I just received a text message from Ryan Braun. Because his appeal of a positive drug test is ongoing, he cannot comment on the record about any of the details or give any information about what happened and what's going on.

But Braun was quite adamant that he will get this positive drug test overturned. He said he wanted to hold a press conference today to give his side of the story but was adviced against it while the process is ongoing.

"I can't wait to get that opportunity," said Braun.

"This is all B.S. I am completely innocent."

That's all Braun can say for now, which is understandable. But I appreciate him reaching out to me to say what he could.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

I just received a text message from Ryan Braun. Because his appeal of a positive drug test is ongoing, he cannot comment on the record about any of the details or give any information about what happened and what's going on.

But Braun was quite adamant that he will get this positive drug test overturned. He said he wanted to hold a press conference today to give his side of the story but was adviced against it while the process is ongoing.

"I can't wait to get that opportunity," said Braun.

"This is all B.S. I am completely innocent."

That's all Braun can say for now, which is understandable. But I appreciate him reaching out to me to say what he could.

That's more encouraging than a straight "no comment." If someone were actually innocent then they'd probably respond like Braun is. The only thing is that most of the other big name steroid users have also responded this way.

[Newz]

So, back on the actual topic...

If he's not supposed to talk about it, is it even within 'the rules' for him to text like that?