Cleveland Browns In Trouble: Joe Haden Faces Possible Suspension After Failed Drug Test, Trent Richardson Going to See Dr. James Andrews

All, NFL Jason Lisk August 8th. 2012, 3:05pm

Joe Haden has failed a drug test by having Adderall in his system, according to Tony Grossi, and now faces a possible suspension by the league. Adderall, an ADHD medication, is on the banned substances list as a stimulant. Tyler Sash of the Giants was recently suspended for four games for having the same drug in his system.

Haden is one of the best young cornerbacks in the game and one of the bright spots for the Cleveland Browns in the last two years. If he misses one quarter of the league with a suspension, it will have a major impact on their chances this year.

It’s not the only troubling news out of Cleveland, as Grossi has also said that Trent Richardson will now go see Dr. James Andrews in regard to a sore knee that has been bothering him. The Browns were already going to hold him out of the first preseason game. Let’s hope this isn’t serious.

Previously: Brandon Weeden is Cleveland’s Starting QB, and Here’s a Great Photo of Him and New Owner Jimmy Haslam III

[photo via US Presswire]

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82 Responses to “Cleveland Browns In Trouble: Joe Haden Faces Possible Suspension After Failed Drug Test, Trent Richardson Going to See Dr. James Andrews”

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Billy Buckner Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Well, it is the Browns. This was all bound to happen sooner or later.
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KC Resident Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:07 PM
it will have a major impact on their chances this year.
Their chances for what?
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cleet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Gonna take a whole lotta weed to calm spence down.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:09 PM
I still don’t get the Adderal suspension for Sash. It’s prescribed by a doctor for a treatable condition.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:09 PM
god.
fucking.
damnit.
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phillymantis915 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:10 PM
God truly does hate Cleveland, sorry.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:10 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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VladimirCrouton Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Not as bad as the Lions offseason.
/waits for Megatron to blow out knee
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:13 PM
fuck you mole.
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johndewar Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:13 PM
They never bring in Dr. James Andrews because everything is cool.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
In a letter to players included as an appendix on the NFL’s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances, the league states, “You and you alone are responsible for what goes into your body. Claiming that you used only legally available nutritional supplements will not help you in an appeal.”
What the fuck. Adderall isn’t a nutritional supplement.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:16 PM
god.
fucking.
damnit.
At least they won’t be a distraction as you enjoy the Bowl Season.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:17 PM
At least they won’t be a distraction as you enjoy the Bowl Season.
all i have is golf, wayne…all i have is golf.
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cleet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Adderall isn’t a nutritional supplement.
It’s a banned stimulant though.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
I may have to go under 1.5 wins now.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
/waits for Megatron to blow out knee
Give Vlad the knowing glance…
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Adderall isn’t a nutritional supplement.
Haden has trouble concentrating on his food
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:19 PM
It’s a banned stimulant though.
I know. Just seems like an odd thing to include in this story.
Does he and the other guy who got suspended have prescriptions for it? If so, and they’re still getting suspended, that’s just another sign that the NFLPA is the worst union in the world. Including the one that had the guy who made the watch they gave to Steven Spielberg, the Mega Tronics guy, and then shot.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Condolences, Spence. Hopefully Weeden works out. I find the Browns are really the only team in that division I’d want to see win anything.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Well, in this case it is totally justified:
typical Browns.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:20 PM
all i have is golf, wayne…all i have is golf.
At least the marketers now know who’s tuning in for the Frys.com Open.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Does he and the other guy who got suspended have prescriptions for it? If so, and they’re still getting suspended, that’s just another sign that the NFLPA is the worst union in the world.
Sash has a prescription. And agree that DeMaurice Smith is as worthless as tits on a bull.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
I may have to go under 1.5 wins now.
focus on your own good team, thankyouverymuch. don’t need cocksucking steeler fans looking down their noses at us just because there weren’t any rules against steroids to drop the steel curtain.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
At least the marketers now know who’s tuning in for the Frys.com Open.
dude…i wouldn’t miss cordevalle for anything. now the turning stone open? might consider dvr’ing that one.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Fuck off Mole, you twat
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sousedbergin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Forget who wrote it but someone on twitter weeks ago said:
“People used to take drugs for fun now people just use them to study and get through life”
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
What’s funny about this is the amount of “Watch Trent Richardson blow out his knee during the first week of training camp” comments there have been around here since the draft.
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GloriousMullet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Spence, Trent’s pretty damn durable. He’ll be aight.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:25 PM
What’s funny about this is the amount of “Watch Trent Richardson blow out his knee during the first week of training camp” comments there have been around here since the draft.
proud of your hivemind, i see. THAT’S SO HILARIOUS.
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mmonast Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:27 PM
What’s funny about this is the amount of “Watch Trent Richardson blow out his knee during the first week of training camp” comments there have been around here since the draft.
what I don’t get is there wasn’t any report of him hurting it…just showed up one day not practicing. Maybe it is a precaution or maybe its just life being a browns fan
it will have a major impact on their chances this year.
for what? to get the 1st pick in the draft? They were well on their way already
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Spence, Trent’s pretty damn durable. He’ll be aight.
Counterpoint: Alabama used him up.
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Here you go spencer, maybe this will calm you down.
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GloriousMullet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Counterpoint: Alabama used him up.
Used up? He started one season.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
for what? to get the 1st pick in the draft? They were well on their way already
Browns are gonna go all Chinese badmiton on the Jaguars.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Considering that running backs have got to have the shortest shelf life of anyone at this point, I wouldn’t put the tag “durable” on anyone at that position with a knee injury.
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sousedbergin Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 PM
“Watch Trent Richardson blow out his knee during the first week of training camp”
proud of your hivemind, i see. THAT’S SO HILARIOUS
We are just trying to lessen the blow.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
there wasn’t any report of him hurting it…just showed up one day not practicing
It doesn’t take very much to injure a knee. He might not have hurt himself on the field or didn’t notice it at first.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Used up? He started one season.
300 touches last year alone, 300 more the other 2.
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illformula Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Spence, Trent’s pretty damn durable. He’ll be aight.
Cal Ripken Jr never gave Dr Andrews a visit.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Here you go spencer, maybe this will calm you down.
fuck that…im going to let it simmer. and then when a houston team or SMU has a glimmer of hope that suddenly flickers, im going to drive my giant truck full of salt out of the shadows and dump the entire contents into your open wound.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Ravens are supposedly looking at Cedric Benson, maybe the Browns need to get on that boat (with the drunk boater).
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illformula Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
adderral seems like an odd drig to be on the banned substance list, especially in a sport that doesn’t give two shits about its players.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
adderral seems like an odd drig to be on the banned substance list, especially in a sport that doesn’t give two shits about its players.
considering the investment in players and the drug’s proven awesome effects…im surprised it’s not mandatory.
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starkweather Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
300 touches last year alone, 300 more the other 2.
600 in 3 years? That’s not very much. Look at Barry Sanders Heisman campaign or Herschel Walker’s 3 years at Georgia. Touches isn’t a great metric, as Lisk has tried to point out. Some guys are more injury prone than others and certain injuries have a cascade effect
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:33 PM
fuck that…im going to let it simmer. and then when a houston team or SMU has a glimmer of hope that suddenly flickers, im going to drive my giant truck full of salt out of the shadows and dump the entire contents into your open wound.
Haha, you think you can salt the wounds of an SMU fan? Are you not aware of our record over the last 25 years? And I’m an Astros fan too. Do your worst.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
“Fuck.” – Matt Barkley
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
300 touches last year alone, 300 more the other 2.
if only he had double the amount, he mightve set the record.
/600 carries is shit in college bro
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Scalia Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:35 PM
300 touches last year alone, 300 more the other 2.
Don’t youn read Lisk?
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48yearslump Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Forgot to update my profile nickname last year from 46yearslump to 47yearslump, so I just added on another year for 2012 in honor of this post.
/awaits Spencer’s raping QB comments
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
adderral seems like an odd drig to be on the banned substance list, especially in a sport that doesn’t give two shits about its players.
Why? It’s a drug meant to treat a mythical disease.
/huffampotamus
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Haha, you think you can salt the wounds of an SMU fan? Are you not aware of our record over the last 25 years? And I’m an Astros fan too. Do your worst.
like i said…when you have that small glimmer of hope start to fade, that’s when you’ll see me.
/follows andre johnson with a baseball bat
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
/follows andre johnson with a baseball bat
I think a stiff breeze might be enough to injure him at this point.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Haden’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents several Browns, visited the team’s training camp practice on Tuesday. He was approached by ESPN Cleveland and declined to comment.
After practice, Haden also declined to comment to an ESPN Cleveland reporter.
Sean Cabble, Haden’s manager, was reached via phone and said, “I am unaware of any situation like that.”
Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis responded in an email, “Don’t know anything about that. Can’t confirm.”
IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE OF HIS GUILT.
cmon naw…this is the type of shit settling for news these days? at least let the test results come back for fuck’s sake.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
I thought S-E-C defenses hit harder, etc.? Anyway, he’s going to the knee fix doc, so something ain’t right.
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illformula Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
tough news, if only because i HATE the other three teams in that division.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
I think a stiff breeze might be enough to injure him at this point.
i don’t know why im angry at you but…i hope his dick breaks off in your ass and shit comes out your pussy.
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GloriousMullet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
300 touches last year alone, 300 more the other 2
540 career rushing attempts, 64 career receptions
145 rushes, 16 receptions in 2009
112 rushes, 23 receptions in 2010
283 rushes, 29 receptions last year
So yeah, close to 600
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
i don’t know why im angry at you but…i hope his dick breaks off in your ass and shit comes out your pussy.
Your anger underscores your desperation.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
like i said…when you have that small glimmer of hope start to fade, that’s when you’ll see me.
Follow the Astros around. They’re more likely to have hope and then fail with that division of juggernauts they’re moving into.
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Chief Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
and then when a houston team or SMU has a glimmer of hope
You’re going to hold onto this for a long, long time it seems.
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illformula Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
at least let the test results come back for fuck’s sake.
even then, i was under the impression that a player needed more than one failed test for suspension.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
even then, i was under the impression that a player needed more than one failed test for suspension.
Wasn’t Haden busted with the ganj at Florida? Doesn’t that get you into the 1st phase?
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GloriousMullet Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
600 in 3 years? That’s not very much. Look at Barry Sanders Heisman campaign or Herschel Walker’s 3 years at Georgia. Touches isn’t a great metric, as Lisk has tried to point out. Some guys are more injury prone than others and certain injuries have a cascade effect
THANK YOU
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MP III Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
/follows andre johnson with a baseball bat
just follow him around with a wet kleenex or maybe a salad. that will hurt him for a few weeks.
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Follow the Astros around. They’re more likely to have hope and then fail with that division of teams with aging stars they’re moving into.
But yes, the first few season in the AL will be rough.
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Your anger underscores your desperation.
NOTHING CAN UNDERSCORE THE BROWNS. NOTHING!!!
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Scouser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Do your worst.
“My worst, eh?!?! Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons.”
/always the 1st line that comes to mind after do your worst.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:43 PM
even then, i was under the impression that a player needed more than one failed test for suspension.
Yes it’s two tests but it’s only from ONE sample. So unless it was a mistake and the same sample comes up clean, he’s gone for four games.
What a union.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Sash has a prescription. And agree that DeMaurice Smith is as worthless as tits on a bull.
tits break up the monotony of the bull’s torso. therefore, they’re functional.
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Scouser Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Spence, don’t you wish this had happened to you right about now?
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Krak Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
FUCK!!!
/and Fuck Michigan!
//sigh
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spencer096 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Spence, don’t you wish this had happened to you right about now?
JESUS CHRIST. that aint no simple ar15 copy either…7.62 causes crazy trauma.
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squawkbox Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:48 PM
What a union.
Hey Drew Brees … good job, good effort.
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SouvenirCity Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:49 PM
But yes, the first few season in the AL will be rough.
Scope out Texas’ minor league system. They’re going to be good for a while. Very, very good. Only two core guys entering their decline really. Beltre (to be replaced by Olt) and Michael Young (DHs can be found).
Also, Mike Trout turned 21 today. And the Athletics average age is 27.8. I do not envy Houston but appreciate them moving out of the NL Central.
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squawkbox Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Spence, don’t you wish this had happened to you right about now?
I’d rather have the rifle than a TV. That’s a bad-ass AR right there – top of the line.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Got it on good authority that the DoD ships (or used to ship) a lot of guns via UPS.
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
tough news, if only because i HATE the other three teams in that division.
What did AJ Green ever do to you?
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ms621 Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Scope out Texas’ minor league system. They’re going to be good for a while. Very, very good. Only two core guys entering their decline really. Beltre (to be replaced by Olt) and Michael Young (DHs can be found).
Also, Mike Trout turned 21 today. And the Athletics average age is 27.8. I do not envy Houston but appreciate them moving out of the NL Central.
Hamilton, if he sticks around, has maybe 4 solid years ahead of him. At the most. Napoli is going to be 32 this off season and his numbers are down, though admittedly they are still in line with the four years before last season. The Rangers I think will keep a strong core in place for the next 3-4 years but if they have one or two prospects that don’t meet expectations they could be in a hole after that 3-4 year period. I’d rather the Astros rebuild now rather than when the other teams suck.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Braun is a few at bats away from dipping below .300 on the year. Odds we get an “I told you so he’s a fraud” post when it happens?
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mmonast Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 4:15 PM
update!!!
Browns running back Trent Richardson will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Thursday regarding his sore left knee, and might need a minor cleanup procedure, The Plain Dealer has learned.
and
If Richardson requires a procedure on the knee it’s not expected to keep him out long, a source said.
LINK
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48yearslump Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
update!!!
Browns running back Trent Richardson will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Thursday regarding his sore left knee, and might need a minor cleanup procedure, The Plain Dealer has learned.
and
If Richardson requires a procedure on the knee it’s not expected to keep him out long, a source said.
LINK
Here comes the staph infection!
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Walking Underwear Says:
August 8th, 2012 at 5:43 PM
i can’t remember…is it 48 year slump or 48 years lump?