Comments on: Neifi Perez suspended 25 games

By: Jojo SunDevil

Jojo SunDevil — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:48:20 +0000

Cut him

By: Ed in OR

Ed in OR — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:01:22 +0000

From what I hear he had to fail three tests to be suspended. So, IF he was taking diet pills then he’d have been instructed to lay off any pills in order to ascertain the issue. Ceratinly too a doctor would have made the connection here too. These guys have some of the best docs out there.

On the same note, one of my buddies in the Army tested positive twice and was released from duty as a result of what later was determined to be a false reading for opiates. He was a health nut who ate lots of poppy seed muffins and bagels. So many it affected the test. He got the proof and his dishonorable was overturned and made an honorable. So these things aren’t entirely foolprrof either.

Any body seeing a really bad pattern forming for the Tigers organization? How many have had drug problems now?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:17:08 +0000

Raburn for Neifi? Now that’s a helluva midseason trade. Anyone else get the feeling Raburn is being showcased for purposes of the Otsuka deal? Texas sure could use a young outfielder to go with Marlon Byrd. Catalanatto, Sosa, and Lofton are all well on the downside.

By: Dave Wagner

Dave Wagner — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:32:53 +0000

The whole situation is fairly hilarious - it’s like Neifi found the one way remaining to make himself even less popular. It’s just like the Alex Sanchez thing, though without Alex’s empty-calorie-batting- average.

It’s worth noting that we don’t really know exactly what counts as a banned stimulant - or at least I don’t. He might have been taking amphetamines, but he also might have just been on Provigil for all I know.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:56:38 +0000

I understand that, I just don’t get too upset over something like greenies.

By: West Coast Tiger

West Coast Tiger — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:56:11 +0000

Nefi becomes the posterchild for performance reducing drugs.

Maybe MLB could put out a poster with a picture Placido on the left and Nefi on the Right with the caption This is a Baseball Player under Placido and This is a Baseball Player on Drugs.

By: West Coast Tiger

West Coast Tiger — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:55:34 +0000

Nefi becomes the posterchild for performance reducing drugs.

Maybe MLB could put out a poster with a picture Placido on the left and Nefi on the Right with the caption This is a Baseball Player under Placido and This is a Baseball Player on Drugs

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:42:25 +0000

I’m not making a moral judgement. I don’t think smoking pot should be illegal, but if my company tests for it i need to take some responsibility for the consequences including letting my colleagues down.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:25:17 +0000

He got caught with a stimulant. Most likely taking greenies. Which have been in baseball for decades upon decades. Let’s not blow this out of proportion.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:20:51 +0000

I believe it was changed to 25 games as of the opening day of spring training this year. A second offense is now 50 games – just in case you’re thinking of slipping something into Neifi’s coffee later this season.