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Mota gets another chance with Giants

Found August 29, 2012 on Pro Sports Daily: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Guillermo Mota,  Bruce Bochy,  Jeremy Affeldt
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants
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Guillermo Mota returned to the San Francisco Giants after serving his 100-game PED suspension, and manager Bruce Bochy defended the move by saying the reliever served his time and shouldn't be penalized any further. "Everybody makes mistakes. I do. You do. Unfortunately, we all do," Bochy said. "When you do, there are consequences. He paid the consequences, a pretty good suspension." Bochy said the Giants believe Mota's story that the substance that caused the positive test came from children's cough medicine. Plus, the Giants needed bullpen depth. They had posted a 5.91 bullpen ERA the previous 13 games. "So there was no question to bring him up," Bochy said. "What can you do, condemn the man for that? No, I wouldn't want to do that. You wouldn't want to do it. Your kid makes a mistake, you're not going to do it to them. "While we don't endorse these guys who are taking PEDs, we also want to be known for ...
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