Jose A Bautista (Merged)

[Zito is God]

As much as I do not like Bautista, I will say that the time has come where "He's a fluke cause he used to be so bad" talk simply doesn't cut it anymore. He is proven, plain and simple.

What's not to like?

mweir likes him

Nah, I actually defend Morrow along with mweir whenever I can.

[mweir145]

I suspect ZIG doesn't like him because of what he's done against the NYY (particularly the game that was referenced earlier with the Booster Juice sign).

[Zito is God]

I suspect ZIG doesn't like him because of what he's done against the NYY (particularly the game that was referenced earlier with the Booster Juice sign).

Its hard to pinpoint why I dont like him. Partially because I suspect roids and partially cause I live in Pittsburgh and this guy decided to start doing what he doing now AFTER he left while on the Pirates he was benched half the time.

[Mookie4ever]

I suspect ZIG doesn't like him because of what he's done against the NYY (particularly the game that was referenced earlier with the Booster Juice sign).

Its hard to pinpoint why I dont like him. Partially because I suspect roids and partially cause I live in Pittsburgh and this guy decided to start doing what he doing now AFTER he left while on the Pirates he was benched half the time.

You don't like him because he didn't produce while benched?

[mweir145]

I suspect ZIG doesn't like him because of what he's done against the NYY (particularly the game that was referenced earlier with the Booster Juice sign).

Its hard to pinpoint why I dont like him. Partially because I suspect roids and partially cause I live in Pittsburgh and this guy decided to start doing what he doing now AFTER he left while on the Pirates he was benched half the time.

You don't like him because he didn't produce while benched?

And the steroids that he conveniently started taking at the same time he changed his swing two years ago.

[GiantsFan14]

Former pitcher Pedro Martinez was talking to a group of Dominican baseball players at a dinner given by President Leonel Fernandez when the hurler praised Bautista for his hitting success and then asked him how many times he had been tested.

Bautista answered by saying his increased testing for banned performance enhancing drugs coincided with his sensational two seasons of hitting home runs. He said that he had been tested nine times in 2010, the year he led the majors with 54 homers, and was tested seven times last season when he hit another 43 home runs.

In the two previous seasons, he had only been tested three times, Bautista said.

http://www.thestar.com/article/1121716--random-testing-blue-jays-slugger-jose-bautista-given-16-drug-tests-over-two-seasons

baaaahahahaha, "random" testing. love me some joey bats.

[mweir145]

I'm sure this bit of news won't stop any of the pointless, baseless speculation from the media, but it sounds to me like MLB wants to catch themselves a big name to prove the system is working.