All of my detractors
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
... Seems Geo Soto had good reason for his "case of the munchies" this off-season! ...
Test results raise questions about Soto
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago —
Everybody has been looking for some tangible evidence as to why Geovany Soto's production has dropped off so much this season. Now we've got some, although it's certainly not what most Cubs fans probably expected.
The International Baseball Federation revealed today that Soto tested positive for marijuana during the WBC in March.
"While I fully acknowledge my inappropriate behavior, I want to assure my fans and my family that this was an isolated incident," he said in a prepared statement according to the Chicago Tribune, acknowledging that he was ...
Geovany Soto tested positive for Pot at the WBC
Lone Star Ball —
Geovany Soto tested positive for Pot at the WBC
Soto Pulls A Michael Phelps
College of Idiots —
From ESPNChicago: Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto said he has been informed by the International Baseball Federation that he tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic. ...
It Probably Increases His Creativity at the Plate
Chuckie Hacks —
Geovany Soto. Pothead. He's not exactly burning up at the plate right now. Perhaps this is the spark that the Cubs need this season. Was last year just smoke and mirrors? I'll be here all week. Please tip your waitress. ...
Dropping Links: Friday, June 26th
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... NEWS
Clippers do just as expected, draft Griffin with No. 1 pick |FOX Sports.com|
Recap the draft with our 2009 NBA Draft Live Blog
Michael Jordan looking to assemble team to purchase Bobcats |SI.com|
John smoltz shaky in first start for Red Sox, Nats rout Boston |CBS Sports.com|
Geovany Soto tested positive for pot during World Baseball Classic |ESPN.com|
BLOGS
People are getting carried away over the US soccer team's defeat of Spain |Tirico Suave|
Brandon Jennings bum ...
The Morning After:June 26, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... ? I don’t know if anyone would really notice thi small enhancement…but it seems buzzworthy to me. Speaking of baseball….is this part of whats wrong, or whats right with the Cubs? ...
Tim Lincecum Eats Ice Cream Tacos…What?
Sports of Boston —
... I’m now 100% sure that this is why Papi’s been picking it up lately: Dove bars. In other news, Geovany Soto of the Cubs is in on the sweet secret too, which he says is “like, so awesome, bro.” ...
This Just In: Baseball Players Use Drugs
Never on Injured Reserve —
... Another week, another story involving a baseball player and drug use. Well, two stories actually. And no, there are no performance enhancing drugs involved this time. Earlier this week the news came out that Cubs catcher Geovany Soto had tested positive for marijuana during the World Baseball Classic, and today we get word of ...
John Hart’s “Sense of Urgency”
Center Field Gate —
... and, most recently, the answer to all the Cubs woes — Geovany “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” Soto — has been sidelined due to an oblique strain. ...
Tim Lincecum Busted for Marijuana
Mets Today —
... According to the MLB drug policy, marijuana is a banned substance. However, MLB does not test for it, because it is “not a performance-enhancing substance” (we know this because of the Geovany Soto incident during the WBC). By focusing solely on PEDs and ignoring marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and other “drugs of abuse”, it appears that MLB doesn’t have a drug problem. Maybe NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can learn something from that policy — by ignoring everything other than PEDs, and thereby turning the other way when the ...
