Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers won his appeal after being accused of using PED's last season. Talk of Braun losing his MVP award were building and people were wondering what happened. This appeal that Braun won got rid of the fifty game suspension that would have incurred had this appeal been lost. Braun did not win this appeal on the fact that he did not test positive but because the sample was miss handled and he got off on what seems to be a technicality. This was the first appeal on a case involving a positive test of a person using PED's that was won by the players. The MLB seemed disappointed in the results and felt as if Braun had still done what he did.
This is not something the MLB can worry about continuously as their is a bigger issue with this in the sport. This issue has been on going for years and is not a easy on to get rid of. The MLB has taken major measures to limit the use of these drugs and has been successful. The MLB has been given this image due to the stars in the league taking advantage of holes in the system that have now been dealt with. Players such as Mark Mcgwire and Barry Bonds have done their part in tainting the image of the sport. Because of these problems in the past the players in the league now are much more scrutinized and the MLB has lost some fans. The MLB is in the process of correcting these problems and repairing there image.
The MLB is well on their way to repairing their image and I believe that this is going to happen it is just going to take some time.
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