This sounds like a story out of the Heckler. Ozzie Guillen nailed it when he asked, "Are marginally talented hispanic ballplayers the only ones taking performance enhancing drug?" GET REAL BASEBALL!!! No stars have ever been slammed, they just seem to disappear (Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, Jeff Bagwell, Bret Boone). There are still roids guys in the game, but so far they’ve somehow managed to escape the dragnet that’s only gotten minor league hispanic players thus far.
7/24/08 NEW YORK (TICKER) –
Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer Angel Salome was suspended 50 games on Tuesday for violating the drug prevention and treatment program.
Salome is the 18th player in the minors to be assessed the minimum penalty since the start of December.
The 21-year-old catcher was hitting .318 with six homers and 53 RBI in 68 games with Brevard County of the Class A Florida State League.
7/29/08 NEW YORK (Ticker) –
Tampa Bay Rays minor league outfielder Jonathan Quinonez and New York Mets pitching prospect Yeiger Sanchez both were suspended 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enchancing drug, Major League Baseball announced Saturday.
Both players, who were with their organization’s Venezuelan Summer League teams, tested positive for metabolites of Nandrolene.
The suspensions are effective immediately.