From Last Night:

• Boston beats Texas 17-5, but David Murphy (the OF) pitches a scoreless inning 
• The Braves walk off in extras against the Pirates
• Zimmermann is sharp and the Nats rally in the 9th to win
• Mayberry Jr. walks off in grand style against the Fish
• Both Wacha and Skaggs struggle as the Cards and Dbacks go down to the wire
• The Mariners bounce Peavy early

What I’m Watching Today:

• Turner and Hamels at Citizens’ Bank (1p Eastern)
• Garza faces the Angels (7p Eastern)
• Kershaw gets the Padres at home (10p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• What should we make of last night’s steroid story?

The big story last night was that MLB has acquired the cooperation of fake doctor/steroid peddler Tony Bosch and will attempt to use his testimony to suspend up to 20 MLB players who appear on documents relating to Bosch’s Miami clinic, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun.

Now I’m not condoning cheating, but I do question the way this investigation is being handled. I think a failed test that holds up to the scrutiny of the review process should land players on the suspended list, but the evidence that is publicly available on this clinic is not very convincing. If MLB is going to base suspensions on Bosch’s word and some hand written notes, that isn’t okay. Most of these players haven’t failed a test and the ones who have failed a test have already served a suspension. I’m all for strict testing and harsh punishments, but I don’t think the evidence is very compelling. Additionally, this is not really news. MLB has been trying to suspend these guys from the start. The only new information is that Bosch is now cooperating, but the headlines focused on the desire to suspend. This is definitely a case of the media (ESPN in particular) making more out of a story than they should. A big steroid suspension is big news, but that isn’t what we got last night. We got “MLB is working to suspend them.” Sorry guys, wake me when something is happening. Let’s focus on the MLB draft and ASG and regular season until something actually happens.