KJR Radio is reporting that Mariners SP Ryan Franklin has been suspended for 10 days for violation of MLB’s Stop Drinking Mysterious Shakes policy. (thanks to Tim Cook for the tip).
I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict this will hurt Franklin’s chances of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
In addition to Franklin’s fisrt ballot status, and though I’m no licensed oddsmaker, losing this team’s #2 starter is a blow that will cripple its chances — from maybe 0.00001% to 0.0000000000000001% — of winning the World Series. Just a killer.
TC
PS I sent the notice at 10:37 pst, you had it up at 10:45 pst. Thank you for your spot-on insights AND your expedience.