CANO THE DISGRACE

I remember it fondly. I was merely a little writer in this world of Yankee fans blogs and I wrote a story called CANO: NO LEADER, NO DRIVE. Read it. It was powerful and it was an opinion piece.

In that piece, written in 2013, I stated:

"Maybe it’s him jogging down the first base line. Maybe it’s him NOT fist pumping after a game... Maybe it’s him just making it seem like it’s “too easy"...Cano looks like he’s padding numbers as opposed to leading a club to a championship."

We were all frustrated at Cano. He appeared lazy. He didn't appear like he wanted to be a leader. He appeared as if he wasn't trying. Well now we know why. More on that in a moment.

What happened next was outrageous.  Peter Keating of ESPN decided to try and slam me in ESPN the magazine.

He tried hard to make an argument that players like Cano have to pace themselves to have long careers. He also works for ESPN so he needs to give a blowjob to these players because he needs interviews. I don't. I write for BYB here. We're honest and truthful. You know who's not? Robinson Cano.  

What we know now is that Cano just never had longevity in his career. In other words, Peter Keating picked the wrong horse. While trying to criticize me, he couldn't be more wrong. Robinson Cano didn't have what it took, he actually was lazy and that's why when things got hard, Cano took PEDs and got caught. The first time was in 2018. 

As Deadspin writes:

"In 2018, as a member of the Seattle Mariners, Cano was suspended 80 games for a PED violation. Apparently he didn’t learn his lesson… or just doesn’t care."

I agree, he doesn't care. He was also frustrated and tried to get the magic pill so he wouldn't have to work. But now we're at a more serious part of his career. Now... Cano's body is breaking down because of PEDs. His muscles and bones aren't working right. He's no doubt even more frustrated and maybe dumb... and so he was looking for more magic... more instant gratification... and now, he got caught again. Disgraceful.

 USA Today writes: 

"Goodbye, Hall of Fame.

Goodbye, playoffs.

All of that sympathy toward Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano when he broke his hand Sunday turned to disgust less than 72 hours later.

Cano violated Major League Baseball’s drug testing policy and on Tuesday was suspended for 80 games.

Cano called it a careless mistake, saying he was taking a diuretic called furosemide for a medical condition he declined to reveal, insisting it was not a performance-enhancing drug.

“This substance was given to me by a licensed doctor in the Dominican Republic to treat a medical ailment,’’ Cano said in a statement released by the Major League Players Association. “While I did not realize at the time that I was given a medication that was banned, I obviously now wish that I had been more careful.’’

Note to every player getting medical attention out of the D.R.... DON'T GET ANY SUBSTANCES FROM A LICENSED DOCTOR IN THE D.R.

Dummy. Robinson Cano will never be looked at the same. He's a disappointment.

And speaking of disappointment... here's Peter Keating. Where are you now you stupid moron? Stick to facts, not opinion. You're bad at it.

Can you imagine if Cano just worked his ass off clean? He'd still be playing. He chose the dark path.  Not worth it.