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Upton

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8. Tainted Melk..

Reply to TZ (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 03:52 PM

Aug 2012

thanks a lot Melky. No wonder the contract talks broke off after the rumor surfaced a couple weeks ago..

Giants season is probably over. Last year it was Posey, this year Cabrera. Not much has gone right since 2010..

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Giants Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games [View all] TZ Aug 2012 OP

Well well well Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #1

WTF?? Auggie Aug 2012 #2

excessive amounts of it. TZ Aug 2012 #3

Dodgers just won the NL West Auggie Aug 2012 #5

Five playoff games? KamaAina Aug 2012 #10

See post 5 ... Auggie Aug 2012 #23

LOL RockaFowler Aug 2012 #4

Take away his MVP All Star game win! El Supremo Aug 2012 #6

One of these will suffice: Auggie Aug 2012 #7

Ban him from Baseball -- trade him to the American League! Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #14

You mean ban him from REAL baseball... make him a DH. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #28

Tainted Melk.. Upton Aug 2012 #8

Well ... Auggie Aug 2012 #9

Hey, we're in great shape now. Upton Aug 2012 #15

To that I say ... Auggie Aug 2012 #27

Buster tested positive? Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #17

No, he got knocked out for most of last season KamaAina Aug 2012 #24

Testosterone? Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #11

Too bad...sort of liked him because Satan had dumped him... joeybee12 Aug 2012 #12

The Kansas City Royals are Satan? KamaAina Aug 2012 #16

No, the real Satan...the Stankmes! joeybee12 Aug 2012 #20

The Royals are Satan's farm team. Iggo Aug 2012 #30

Actually, the old Kansas City A's pretty much were Satan's farm team. KamaAina Aug 2012 #38

DON'T REMIND ME! El Supremo Aug 2012 #39

Oddly enough, they got driven out of Denver by none other than the Rockies KamaAina Aug 2012 #47

Well, I didn't think the Giants' chances were too good with him, either Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #13

He's a free agent after this season Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #18

Th-th-th-that's all, folks KamaAina Aug 2012 #19

The guy went from being a sometimes decent hitter to MVP Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #21

Hmmm. There appears to be a pattern of abuse in SF going on. Unless of course he "unknowingly" madinmaryland Aug 2012 #22

The Joint Drug Program?! KamaAina Aug 2012 #25

... El Supremo Aug 2012 #26

As an added punishment, because of the timing, he'll be 1 AB short hughee99 Aug 2012 #29

The "Tony Gwynn Rule" says you're wrong.. Upton Aug 2012 #31

That's right up there with the Panda and Bochy Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #32

?? Upton Aug 2012 #33

Giants get by on another technicality Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #34

I wasn't aware of the rule, but I don't believe having a runner picked off is a plate appearance. hughee99 Aug 2012 #35

Yeah, it wasn't an official AB.. Upton Aug 2012 #36

Kirk Gibson thinks Melky Cabrera got off easy RockaFowler Aug 2012 #37

This seems to becoming a pattern with this team Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #40

Check out Kemp's stats sometime.. Upton Aug 2012 #41

BULLSHIT! Auggie Aug 2012 #42

The Mitchell Report.. Upton Aug 2012 #43

And do you really think Auggie Aug 2012 #44

You better develop some thick skin about this. El Supremo Aug 2012 #45

I'm going to call bullshit if I see it Auggie Aug 2012 #46

Kicking to show how all our Failure Fixated Frisco Fans were ready to throw in the towel. El Supremo Oct 2012 #48

I was WAY WRONG Auggie Oct 2012 #49

Excuse me, that's SAN FRANCISCO to you Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #50