OT: A-Rod gets a full season suspension

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:02 pm

162 games. Cash for Tanaka?

torontoaces04 · Post #2 » by **torontoaces04** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:08 pm

dagger wrote:162 games. Cash for Tanaka?

Makes more sense than 211. What an odd number to originally go with. Was there ever any justification as to why they went with 211 specifically? I'm sure all the details will come out in the coming weeks.

satyr9 · Post #3 » by **satyr9** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:17 pm

It's the same suspension. 211 was just to cover the remainder of last season too. It's always been about being suspended for the upcoming season

My tinfoil hat seriously believes the league did this just for the Yankees and their luxury tax goals.

Kaizen · Post #4 » by **Kaizen** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:22 pm

100%. It is a complete BS suspension. I hope he takes it to court and wins.

Randle McMurphy · Post #5 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:48 pm

Still have no idea what he did to deserve the original 211 game suspension and now the revised 162. Those numbers seem completely arbitrary based on the league's past PED suspensions.

The Yankees certainly got what they wanted, though. Big surprise.

number15 · Post #6 » by **number15** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:08 am

I hope NY gives Tanaka a RECORD deal..... and he falls flat on his face :evil:

Post #7 » by **Nolan** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:21 am

I'd still like to know what they have on him. It must be something equally harmful to the MLB, I have no idea what exactly that could be. But that's the only explanation that makes sense to me.

Post #8 » by **Geddy** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:48 am

Yankees were most definitely in Selig's ear throughout all this. They make out like bandits at the end of the day

UN-Owen · Post #9 » by **UN-Owen** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:35 pm

Is he not expected to appeal? Or was this the conclusion of the the appeal process?

Fairview4Life · Post #10 » by **Fairview4Life** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:27 pm

He's going to sue in federal court supposedly.

satyr9 · Post #11 » by **satyr9** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:20 pm

This one will continue to be a soap opera for some time, but from all accounts he won't get the arbitrator overturned.

Homer Jay · Post #12 » by **Homer Jay** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:51 pm

Yeah it is really difficult for you to agree to arbitration and then try to fight the ruling of the arbitrator. He gave his consent to abide by the aribitrator's ruling by agreeing to the process in the first place. Unless he can find that the arbitrator directly circumvented any legislation in his ruling, it is just a waste of time and money.

CrymeTime · Post #13 » by **CrymeTime** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:59 pm

The rules for suspensions should be that the players salary should be removed from the payroll, but that same amount should be included when calculating tax.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #14 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:26 pm

http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=441098 ===> Lolz this guy! BHAHAHHA!

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stealthmode · Post #15 » by **stealthmode** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:21 am

now he can get even softer in the middle :lol: