Arbitrator In Ryan Braun Drug Suspension Case Fired By Major League Baseball

Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

Major League Baseball has announced the termination of arbitrator Shyam Das, the man who is famously known for overturning the 50-game drug suspension given to Ryan Braun. The reigning National League MVP and Milwaukee Brewers left fielder is the first player to successfully challenge a drug-related suspension and appeal it. Das, who has been baseball’s [...]

MLB Fires Ryan Braun Case Arbitrator Shyam Das

Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

News has surfaced that Major League Baseball has fired the arbitrator who handled the highly-controversial Ryan Braun performance-enhancing drug use allegations case. Shyam Das overturned the 50-game suspension levied to Braun by the MLB last February due to perceived failures in the chain of custody among the individuals who handled Braun’s urine sample. Das, baseball’s [...]

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Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

Possibility Of No Written Decision For Ryan Braun Case

Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE

According to an ESPN report, the general public may never see arbitrator Shyam Das’ written decision that explains why he overturned Ryan Braun’s drug suspension. Das has apparently documented his reasoning for overturning the case but the player’s union and management has asked him to not reveal his writings at this point. The reason for [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

Vincent Pugliese-US PRESSWIRE

Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]

Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Three

Matt Kartozian - US Presswire

April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the third week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first week [...]

Power Rankings: My Top 5 Teams After 2 Weeks of Major League Baseball

Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE

After two weeks of baseball, here’s what I have come up with. So far, I love what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing as well as the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.  I’ve also learned that the National League is going to be very weak this year.  The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling big time, [...]

Milwaukee Brwers Pitcher Zack Greinke Needs To Be Consisent This Season

Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE

The San Francisco Giants gave pitcher Matt Cain a big contract extension this offseason. The Giants and Cain agreed to six-year, $127.5 million contract, which, in my opinion, was not really well deserved. However, lurking in the shadows behind the Cain deal is Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Zack Greinke who will be looking for a deal [...]