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2012 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix 8/2: Braun smacks 29th... what steroids?

Found August 02, 2012 on The Fantasy Fix: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ryan Braun,  Josh Hamilton,  David Ortiz,  Mike Trout,  Ernesto Frieri,  Ian Kinsler,  Elvis Andrus,  Brett Wallace,  Joey Votto,  Ryan Ludwick,  Jake Peavy,  Matt Holliday,  Hunter Pence,  Shane Victorino
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers,  Texas Rangers,  Boston Red Sox,  Los Angeles Angels,  Houston Astros,  Cincinnati Reds,  Chicago White Sox,  St. Louis Cardinals,  San Francisco Giants,  Los Angeles Dodgers
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Ryan Braun hit his 29th home run of the season in the Brewers 13-4 win over the Astros on Wednesday. Braun's homer ties him for 2nd in the league with Josh Hamilton and he sports a .310/.393/.595 line on the season. Braun is 5th in the league in wOBA with a .417, 5th in the league in slugging percentage and 8th in the league in ISO at .285. Remember how Braun failed that drug test this offseason, then got out of suspension, because baseball's urine courier kept Braun's sample in his refrigerator over the weekend? Shouldn't we be discussing MLB testing policy, when we almost missed 50 games from a reigning MVP, who can clearly rake without whatever mysterious substance that got him in trouble in the first place? Seriously, what the hell was that all about? No, just kidding, I hate steroid discussions and drug testing discussions in general. Nothing is worse than MLB's ridiculous, revisionist crackdown and all the wasted ink on the “steroid era” and the Mitchel...
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