• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Bud Selig on drug suspensions. Typical!

Bud Selig on drug suspensions. Typical!

July 15, 2009 By WRN Contributor

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants to keep players on drug suspensions from going to the minor leagues before they return, just like the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez did when sellout crowds showed up last month for Ramirez' minor league rehab assignment. 

Ramirez returned to the Majors on July 3 after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. 

Selig said baseball is looking into it, but it's an issue for labor negotiations with the next labor contract set to take affect in 2011. 

I would agree with the commissioner, that a player shouldn't be allowed to start playing in the minors, insuring he'll hit the ground running when the suspension is over.  But where is the common sense here?  Why did baseball toughen it's drug policy without thinking the process through enough to keep players from circumventing the penalty phase?  Do you mean to tell me the players association would have balked at such a proposal after allowing baseball to get tough on drug violators and put lengthy penalties in place?

Of course it was wrong for the Dodgers to send Ramirez to the minors early, but give them credit.  They found the loophole and exploited it.  

Should I be surprised?  Not really.  Afterall, it was Selig that allowed the 2002 all-star game to end in a tie. 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News



Featured Stories

Pro-life groups condemn Kahl lawsuit to overturn 1849 abortion ban

Wisconsin politicians react as SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

Republicans gavel in and out of special session to overturn Wisconsin’s abortion law

Juneteenth flag raised at Wisconsin Capitol

Gableman invokes 5th amendment, elections probe found in contempt in open records case

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC