Bartolo Colon suspended 50 games for positive test

[fenrir]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon of the Oakland Athletics has been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone.

Major League Baseball made the announcement Wednesday, one week after All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera of San Francisco was suspended 50 games for a positive test for the same substance.

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[quagmire]

And some Yankee fans were mad over Cashman keeping Garcia over Colon.....

[John Shoemaker]

I think this is another example that pitchers use PED's just as much as hitters and always have. The idea that PED's were primarily used by power hitters simply isn't true.

[Rich the Giants fan]

I think this is another example that pitchers use PED's just as much as hitters and always have. The idea that PED's were primarily used by power hitters simply isn't true.

Too true. More pitchers have received suspensions that hitters.

[fenrir]

Too true. More pitchers have received suspensions that hitters.

The reason why pitchers face less steroid scrutiny than hitters is due to less big names being involved in the scandal. Clemens is by far the biggest name, after that you have Kevin Brown, who was an excellent pitcher during his career, but nowhere near Clemens level. With hitters you have various different great sluggers who have been linked to steroids. There's also the fact that homerun records are for whatever reason considered more sacred than strike out records, or any other pitching records.

[Ben Grimm]

I'd figure the only cream Bartolo would have interest in is that found inside a Twinkie.

[Tenorman]

Too true. More pitchers have received suspensions that hitters.

Again, I'd like to see some numbers that back up that claim, because the numbers I have seen tell a different story.

[Rich the Giants fan]

Again, I'd like to see some numbers that back up that claim, because the numbers I have seen tell a different story.

Ok, so it's changed a little bit since I last saw the numbers, but as far as players who were on a major league roster at the time of their suspension, 15 were position players, while 15 were pitchers (Colon is the 15th). As for suspended players with ML experience but were on minor league rosters, 27 were position players and 21 were pitchers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_suspended_for_performance-enhancing_drugs

[GiambiJuice]

I, for one, am utterly shocked.

(sarcasm)

[Honus Wagner Rules]

The reason why pitchers face less steroid scrutiny than hitters is due to less big names being involved in the scandal. Clemens is by far the biggest name, after that you have Kevin Brown, who was an excellent pitcher during his career, but nowhere near Clemens level. With hitters you have various different great sluggers who have been linked to steroids. There's also the fact that homerun records are for whatever reason considered more sacred than strike out records, or any other pitching records.

I think also pitchers were not setting crazy pitching records like the hitters were. Pitchers were not suddenly pitching 350-400 innings per season.

[Rich the Giants fan]

I think also pitchers were not setting crazy pitching records like the hitters were. Pitchers were not suddenly pitching 350-400 innings per season.

It depends, what kind of crazy records are you talking about? I think iPitch posted this the other day.

PITCHERS WITH AVG. FASTBALL VELOCITY OF 95+
2007: 11
2008: 16
2009: 24
2010: 29
2011: 35
2012: ??

[Rich the Giants fan]

This is a pretty good read, if anyone is interested.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/08/20/melky-cabrera-giants-suspension-drug-program-selig/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a0

[dominik]

why didn't colon just work out occasionally instead of taking steroids?

I understand when a great athlete like bonds takes roids to become really great but why take roids get totally out of shape.

[dominik]

I think also pitchers were not setting crazy pitching records like the hitters were. Pitchers were not suddenly pitching 350-400 innings per season.

but now they throw no hitters every week.

[RaysFan_98]

So was he using with the yanks as well? Cause i had my suspicions from the get go.