Bartolo Colon is under a microscope, literally, in order to figure out why this old guy who is overweight can pitch the way he can. Yes, it’s true, he’s old and overweight, but so was David Wells and everyone just chalked him up as a fat party animal who knew how to pitch. Colon, a quiet guy who is grateful to be back in the major leagues has 4 wins this year and suddenly, the world wants to know why. Unfair.
Yes, Major League Baseball has a right to question why Colon is suddenly the star of the Yankees rotation, but how long are we going to probe into this? It was reported that Colon, while in the Dominican Republic had a procedure where stem cells were injected into his shoulder and elbow. It was done by a doctor that allegedly used HGH on other ball players. The doctor is Joseph Purita.
Major League Baseball is curious as to what is going on here. Is something illegal going on? Bottom line, we don’t know if there is any wrongdoing and the Yankees are really not going to help MLB dig and try to find wrongdoing on one of their ace’s. Ridiculous. By the way, Bronx Baseball Daily, who wrote a great piece about this called CONTROVERSY OVER BARTOLO COLON said it best: “For all their posturing, MLB know Colon is beyond their reach, as well. There is no rule banning the use of stem cells, since it’s considered a medical procedure. And even if Colon did use HGH, he was out of the game at that time, not part of the Players Association.” Thank you for that Rob Abruzzese.
All I can say is pitch on Bartolo. The New York Yankees have dealt with questions before, and when they needed to, they have cooperated, but in this case, it’s a witch hunt and I'm sorry, I don't see wrongdoing as far as I can tell. So let’s play ball and knock off the crap. Everyone wants a Cinderella story, and like I’ve stated so many times before on BYB, Colon is it. Let it happen.
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It's a load. MLB wouldn't even be involved if Colon was playing for any other team.
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