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Offline shoeshineboy

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Re: Nationals @ Angels, Game 1
« Reply #175: June 27, 2011, 10:45:11 PM »
By the way, as a Mariners fan (on top of my Nats fandom) I can say that Michael Morse's sudden emergence this year is one of the funniest and least expected developments imaginable.  I dunno if most Nats fans are aware, but he got dinged for steroids a couple of times during his minor league career (although to be fair, he -- quite plausibly, actually -- contends that two of his suspensions were for the same single violation).  So I have to say that I consider his recent power surge to be...well, suspicious. 

But I'm not about to investigate too carefully!

Yup, we're aware of that. But the fact is that Morse has always been able to hit. He just never got regular playing time. He had as many HRs last season as Willingham did with far fewer ABs. When Rizzo acquired him, he said the guy could flat out hit. He's always hit everything hard and hits line drives. The HRs come with regular playing time.

Nevertheless, all ballplayers are suspect when it comes to PEDs. But Morse is a big guy and has a long swing. Power is to be expected.