[Gil4]

I don’t think it quite works that way. If he did the drugs over a period of time and then got caught, it’s one offense. MLB said his attempts at obstructing the investigation and his false statements were additional offenses.

[canuck_conservative]

I don’t think it quite works that way. If he did the drugs over a period of time and then got caught, it’s one offense. MLB said his attempts at obstructing the investigation and his false statements were additional offenses.

The agreement that the union signed onto goes 50 games - 1st offense; 100 games - 2nd, 150 - 3rd, etc.

So if MLB had him dead-to-rights for just 4 times, they could push it for a cumulative 500 games suspension - that's more than 3 full seasons. At A-Rod's age, that would be the end of his career.

And I'll bet there's a lot of evidence MLB is sitting on, that we the public don't know about. A-Rod is lucky he'll get another chance to play.