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Mike Landau
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ML- has, so far, written 1,480 comments and this was the latest, on Thread: Notes for Masochists:
The last 25 players commented on other than Thread: Notes for Masochists (click to go to that player and the season for that comment):
Jack Mayfield,
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Tony Oliva,
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Jim Kaat,
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Kendall Graveman,
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Sam McDowell,
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Chili Davis,
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Ike Davis,
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Garrett Stubbs,
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Luis Garcia,
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Miguel Rojas,
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Charlie Morton,
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Chris Sale,
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Drew Smyly,
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Walker Buehler,
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Yordan Alvarez,
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Julio Urias,
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Adam Ottavino,
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Ron Darling,
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Max Scherzer,
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Dusty Baker,
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Antonio Senzatela,
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Carlos Rodon,
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Easy yes: Rolen, Kent, Andruw Jones.
Other yes: Wagner, Helton.
Easy no: all the steroids guys we know about
Tough no: Ortiz. I don't buy those who argue his stats are borderline. The HOF sniff test says you always thought of him as a HOFer when you watched him hit.
But.....it's not *just* the 2003 steroid test, it's the 2016 batting line. I see him as baseball's Lance Armstrong, who used to say he was 'tested and tested and tested'. Just because Papi was clearly one step ahead of the testing doesn't mean he wasn't using. His career arc alone suggests he was. Unless in 2016 (or 2011-16) he took up yoga or launch angle or was just in the best shape of his life thanks to a diet consisting solely of blueberries and Evian.
That plus the positive (and maybe a dash of roid rage) and I don't think I could check the box.