Bautista Has Been Given 16 Drug Tests Over Last Two Years

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Major League Baseball conducts random drug testing as part of the fallout from a tainted stretch in 1990s.

Either Jose Bautista is extremely lucky or someone has suspicions about him, because the Blue Jays slugger says he has been tested 16 times over the last two years.

Bautista made the remark at a banquet in the Dominican Republic, according to a report in Spanish published in the Dominican newspaper "Hoy."

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.

 

[lonesomefx]

@ the mlb...

mad:

 

[RipCity32]

I mean, can you blame them though?
That kind of production increase is pretty fishy on the surface.
16 times might be a bit overboard, but still.

 

[Mexi]

my main problem is when they test a guy a lot because they juts assume he's on something, but a utility infielder with little pop could be taking it and they test him twice in 3 years

 

[cruzg24]

lmao, well at least we know hes legit. And lol on that Hoy newspaper I see that shit all the time.

 

[Pugz]

test him before every game.

 

[NV]

Yeah it's not surprising considering how he skyrocketed one year. Good to know he is clean though.

 

[snipezo]

Now can you leave him alone, MLB? lol

 

[lonesomefx]

Now can you leave him alone, MLB? lol

they won't because they think if they stop testing him he might end up taking something, if they stop testing him now, he takes something and hits 70 HRs, what reason would they have to test a guy who hits 70 after 54 and 43? none, but they don't trust him tbh. they mad tho haha

 

[snipezo]

they won't because they think if they stop testing him he might end up taking something, if they stop testing him now, he takes something and hits 70 HRs, what reason would they have to test a guy who hits 70 after 54 and 43? none, but they don't trust him tbh. they mad tho haha

Exactly what I was thinking lol. If they haven't stopped at 10, then you know they're not gonna stop.

 

[cruzg24]

He's been getting all those home runs because of that dude in the bleachers giving him pitching signs. Its definitely not the roids....

 

[snipezo]

Oh yeah I totally forgot about the dude in white.

 

[elcheato]

Steroids don't improve your home run hitting ability

 

[NV]

Steroids don't improve your home run hitting ability

It allows you to become stronger at a faster rate, increasing your power, increasing your home run total. So it does improve your home run hitting ability.

Granted you need to be a good player to begin with.

 

[elcheato]

Steroids do not improve your plate discipline/vision, bat speed and ability to barrel up the ball. Getting bigger doesn't make you a better power hitter.

 

[snipezo]

Steroids do not improve your plate discipline/vision, bat speed and ability to barrel up the ball. Getting bigger doesn't make you a better power hitter.

:cheese:

 

[Yankees2772]

Steroids help you recover from injuries quicker, and recover from working out. With more muscle mass, you obviously can swing the bat fucking faster.

 

[NV]

Steroids do not improve your plate discipline/vision, bat speed and ability to barrel up the ball. Getting bigger doesn't make you a better power hitter.

Which is why I said you have to be good to begin with.

If you are able to swing a heavier bat with the same bat speed you were able to with a lighter bat your going to have an increase in power, it's not rocket science.

 

[snipezo]

It was all about changing his mechanics though, hes as big as he was when he sucked. His leg kick helped him time the fastballs he couldn't hit when he wasn't very good.

 

[NV]

It was all about changing his mechanics though, hes as big as he was when he sucked. His leg kick helped him time the fastballs he couldn't hit when he wasn't very good.

Well this doesn't apply to Bautista, considering he's clean lol