Mazzillin'

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

LJ Mazzilli suspended 50 games for 2nd psotive test for drug of abuse. Is he like his dad and into coke?

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: LJ Mazzilli suspended 50 games for 2nd psotive test for drug of abuse. Is he like his dad and into coke?

Oy, these days, if it's coke, that's good news.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He can probably afford coke unlike a lot of minor leaguers.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Were we aware of the first offense?

[Frayed Knot]

I think for 'drugs of abuse' (read: recreational rather than performance enhancing) the initial slip-up is kept quiet so the player can 'seek help for his problem' without the surrounding noise.

[Edgy MD]

What a terrible time for him. With Dilson already having leapfrogged him at the end of last season, and a handful of real infield prospects coming up behind him.

Stop going to raves, LJ!

[Ceetar]

Can't find anything but feel like I remember hearing about the initial suspension.

[Frayed Knot]

He got nearly 600 PAs this year (in essentially April-Aug leagues) and over 300 in his short-season stint in '13 so he certainly didn't miss any time.
It's possible that word leaked out about a possible positive test before this one but even then there wouldn't have been any suspension time involved because this doesn't appear to involve PEDs

[G-Fafif]

Being a Mazzilli keeps one high all the time, so that's strike one, according to the CBA.

[ashie62]

Release him.

[Fman99]

He's slicker than his daddy's hair.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ashie62 wrote: Release him.

Seems a little, and unnecessarily, harsh.

The elder Mazzilli had this to say, via the Mets: �There is nothing politically correct that I could say that can soften the blow, my son made a mistake. Just like any other parent out there we are disappointed and hurt when our children make bad decisions. However, we are proud of our son for seeking professional help on his own. The only thing now that we can do as a family is love him, support him, and have faith as we�ve always done.�

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Son, who's this Molly you've been seeing? She sounds like bad news."

[MFS62]

d'Kong76 wrote: Release him. Seems a little, and unnecessarily, harsh. The elder Mazzilli had this to say, via the Mets: �There is nothing politically correct that I could say that can soften the blow, my son made a mistake. Just like any other parent out there we are disappointed and hurt when our children make bad decisions. However, we are proud of our son for seeking professional help on his own. The only thing now that we can do as a family is love him, support him, and have faith as we�ve always done.�

Given his past history, I'm surprised his father didn't point the finger at him.

Later

[Edgy MD]

There's a lot of harsh going around.

I don't think we know the substance of Mazzilli's grand jury testimony. He wasn't called to testify at the trial.

[ashie62]

Eggnog.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: There's a lot of harsh gong around. I don't think we know the substance of Mazzilli's grand jury testimony. He wasn't called to testify at the trial.

It was an allusion to the dad pointing out the obstruction call to the ump in a Mets/ MFY game. That was when the dad's coat got officially turned.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

From December 19, 2005:

Close-fit clothes and wavy hair And basket catches filled with flair Great expectations everywhere I looked at Mazz that way. But now he's just a Yankee bum One of George's favorite sons I oft' forget the good he's done The years get in the way. I've looked at Mazz from both sides now From Bronx and Queens and still somehow The young Mazzilli I recall Wasn't what I thought at all. Thrills and chills and joy so real That Seattle homer made me feel Those years before he snitched on Zeile I looked at Mazz that way. But now he's just a friend of Joe Player loyalties come and go Although we care, they don't, you know They're in it for the pay. I've looked at Mazz from both sides now A Met, a Yank, and still somehow Those wide-eyed days that I recall I really didn't know Mazz at all. Years of cheers and feeling proud To say "Let's Go Mets" really loud Dreams and screams from within the crowd I watched the Mets that way I'm still a fan, that'll never change They're still my Mets though their names are strange With innocence lost, perspective's gained I see them a new way I've looked at Mazz from both sides now From Bronx and Queens and still somehow The young Mazzilli I recall Wasn't what I thought at all. I've looked at Mazz from both sides now A Met, a Yank, and still somehow Those wide-eyed days that I recall I really didn't know Mazz at all.

[MFS62]

Thanks, Ben.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's great. Who churned that one out, way back when?

[Guest d'Kong76]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: That's great.

Yes, that's classic!

[Benjamin Grimm]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: That's great. Who churned that one out, way back when?

That was me; it was my winning entry in the final round of my improbable victory in the 2005 song parody contest.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Should have known, otherwise you would have credited.
Have had that song in my head for hours now.

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: That's great. Who churned that one out, way back when? That was me; it was my winning entry in the final round of my improbable victory in the 2005 song parody contest.

Kudos again.
A very deserving winner.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, thanks. It's been nine years; the swelling in my head has mostly subsided by now.

[Edgy MD]

2014 Cyclone Brandon Welch joins LJ in the suspension chamber.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I really hope he didn't room with Conforto, Urena, or Marcos Molina.

[Edgy MD]

Baby Mazz returns to St. Lucie, going 2-4 with a two-run homer in his first game back.

He might well be knocking on the big league door by now without that suspension.