Man, I am getting sick and tired of
cheaters. The latest player to draw a 50-game suspension from MLB is
none other than the All Star MVP, the Giants' Melky Cabrera. The Melkman was suspended today for testing positive for testosterone. Cabrera
did not even deny the results and will not fight the decision. He did
offer an apologize. Well, forgive me if I do not accept.
Melky
Cabrera had a terrific all around season for the Kansas City Royals in
2011. He amassed 201 hits on his way to a .305 average, 18 HR, 20 SB,
and 87 RBI. He hustled and played with intensity. While has wasn't a
great defensive center fielder, he
was more than adequate. He turned down a 2-year, 11 million dollar
contract extension from the Royals and they traded him to the Giants for
the horrifically awful Jonathan Sanchez. I thought it was a good trade
at the time because the Royals had Lorenzo Cain knocking on the door to
play center field and were in dire need of a starting pitcher.
The
trade couldn't have been worse for the Royals. Sanchez may have
evolved into the worst starting pitcher in the majors and Cabrera has
been MVP-like. The Melkman
leads the majors in hits and runs scored. He is hitting .346 and has
an OPS of over .900. He won the MVP in the year's summer classic while
his former hometown fans in Kansas City cheered him.
Today, I found out he is a dirty, rotten, PED-taking cheater.
This
make me sad but worse, it makes me mad as hell! I am sick and tired of
cheating in baseball. I am pissed off that players still are trying to
cheapen the game I love. How many more times are we, as fans, going to
have to go through these trials and tribulations. I am so disappointed in Melky Cabrera. Sadly, I will never be a Melky fan again and I will never trust another number he posts, whether or not he ever tests positive for PEDs again. I
am glad he is no longer a Royal but his accomplishments and
contributions from his lone season in Kansas City have been considerably
diminished.
When
will these players, making hundreds of thousands at the least, and
many, many millions at the most, learn that we the fans will no longer
endure cheaters. While the testing seems to be helping to a certain
extent, how many are still cheating and not getting caught? There is no
way know and that dims the game, in my opinion. All I can do is hope
no other players test positive, a faint hope indeed. I am tired that
the reputations of players I like and enjoy watching continue to tarnish the game by cheating. I am ready for baseball to be cleaned up once
and for all - I just don't think that will ever happen again. I am
sad...and pissed as hell about that.
