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Kind of odd to do that

… to someone who hasn’t played in MLB in more than three years, and clearly isn’t coming back. What’s the point of announcing this now?

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 5:29 PM CST reply actions  

are you

Referring to my post or yahoo’s?

by RIP Slim on Jan 25, 2012 6:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I think

he’s referring to MLB overall or whoever announced it.

by Nooblet on Jan 25, 2012 6:59 PM CST up reply actions  

MLB is correct.

Not the post about it — just thought it was weird for MLB to announce a suspension for someone who’s clearly retired.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 25, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions  

He played last year - how is he clearly retired?

He’s a player in the minors, but they announce all of those as well, it’s definitely not a weird thing to announce.

by bdlugz on Jan 25, 2012 7:52 PM CST up reply actions  

He was playing in AA, he's essentially retired,

or comparable to Pedro Cerrano in Major League: Back to the Minors.

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by tripdenten on Jan 26, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions  

He's 36, but playing in the minors. They report ALL suspensions from testing positive.

This is still a non story. “essentially retired” is not the same as retired.

by bdlugz on Jan 26, 2012 6:57 PM CST up reply actions  

and he is still getting paid to play baseball

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by Hammer on Jan 26, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions  

each will start when they sign w/ major league team

Shouldn’t that be if

The Stat Pack

by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT

by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 5:30 PM CST reply actions  

NOT DWARYLE!!!!

"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach

by daver on Jan 25, 2012 5:31 PM CST reply actions  

So pretty much end of career

Why would a team call him up from the minors only to go right to suspension??

I still like Daryle

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by Hammer on Jan 25, 2012 6:17 PM CST reply actions  

And Leo's getting larger!

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by daver on Jan 26, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm sure this ban extends to any rec league softball games that Ward was going to play in next summer

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"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum

by RiskyBusiness on Jan 25, 2012 8:09 PM CST reply actions  

Is he still allowed to hit sausages from the dugout?

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by Fukudometer on Jan 25, 2012 9:48 PM CST reply actions  

Randall Simon??

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by Hammer on Jan 25, 2012 9:54 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, fail on Fukudometer

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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 25, 2012 10:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Sorry, got my big midseason acquisitions mixed up

Where’s the delete post button on here, anyways?

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by Fukudometer on Jan 26, 2012 9:25 AM CST up reply actions  

Technical balk.

Batter, take your base.

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by daver on Jan 26, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions  

Should the Cubs have to forfeit their '07 & '08 Central Division crowns now?

They’re surely tainted now.

  • This is where I’d use that ‘sarcasm’ sign of Al’s, but, I don’t know how*

by Easy Ed on Jan 25, 2012 10:25 PM CST reply actions  

It's right here.

Just save the URL and you can post it any time.

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by Al Yellon on Jan 26, 2012 6:40 AM CST up reply actions  

I don't think he deserves to be labeled a terrible acquisition

He had some big hits in his time with the Cubs

Not quite seated at the Right Hand, but in the team photo

by BasketballMoses on Jan 26, 2012 9:37 AM CST reply actions  

Agreed.

He was probably the best bench player/pinch hitter in baseball in 2007. Ward put up a .400 wOBA in 133 PAs. That’s monstrous — and, interestingly, he hit only three HRs that season.

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by daver on Jan 26, 2012 11:09 AM CST up reply actions  

I liked Dwarle.

I particularly remember a game in Florida he won with a pinch hit home run.

But I didn’t realize he was still playing baseball…

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jan 26, 2012 10:06 AM CST reply actions  

This just reinforces

that the true PED issue isn’t in superstars setting records, but in has-beens trying to keep earning and keeping minor leagues (who are more severely tested) from rising.

There are a lot of AAA players who could have done what Ward has done the last few years. How many of them have gotten traded or cut or bounced out of baseball because guys like Ward haven’t moved on?

I’d rather feel sorry for those guys than Hank Aaron or Roger Maris.

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by Worf on Jan 26, 2012 10:52 AM CST reply actions  

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