Here's the latest from athletes are morons Department via the winner AP: Former Cy Young Award, Bartolo Colon in Oakland Athletics has been suspended for 50 games on Wednesday after testing positive for testosterone.
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"I apologize to the fans, my teammates and to Oakland in," Colon said in a statement released by the Association of the players. "I accept responsibility for my actions and will serve my suspension as required by the joint drug program".
He will miss the final 40 games of the regular season and the first 10 games of the postseason if Oakland advancing well. Any remainder of the suspension would be served in a future season, if Colon signed a major league contract.
"It's a shock," Oakland reliever Grant Balfour said. "He's a guy that we're definitely based on now. I guess you could say it's bad timing of all times, but especially now. "
Oakland, who made the playoffs since 2006, began Wednesday, a half-game out in the wild-card race. A were preparing for an afternoon series finale with the Minnesota Twins at the Coliseum when they got the news from the clubhouse TVs. A closed-door meeting of the team was called quickly.
"Oakland Athletics are disappointed to learn of the suspension today," the team said in a statement.
The two points 39-year-old are 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 24 starts this season, his first with a and has a record of 171-122 in 15 big league seasons. He was supposed to begin Thursday in Tampa. Seriously, what the
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