Evidence points to Ryan Braun Juicing.

[trumad]

I love to look at the stats of an alleged juicer and see if the stats have spiked from the previous season.

Sure looks like his did.

[chelsea0011]

1. and also, he got caught

[sarcasmo]

2. They should take away the MVP and give it to Kemp.

[TZ]

3. Sounds like he's going to

Use the old accidental ingestion excuse. Ive heard the theory that he released this news himself to help with it. For the record I'm skeptical of that claim.

[trumad]

4. exactly

So thats why I check stats.

Definite improvement over 2010.

[TZ]

5. Yep

That's some pretty damning evidence.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. There is nothing in his stats that I can see to prove, or disprove, juicing.

I'm taking a wait and see. But then again, this whole thing has been kind of silly, in my opinion, since the beginning of it.

[trumad]

8. From 2010 to 2011

his stats spiked quite a bit.

[HuckleB]

11. Not in an unusual manner.

Look at all five years. The stats ebb and flow quite like one would expect.

If he is guilty, he is guilty. But the stats don't show it.

[charlie and algernon]

16. his 2011 stats are more in line with his 2009 stats

Taken as a whole, it looks like he really broke out in 2009, dipped a little in 2010 and then came back in 2011. As HuckleB says, it looks like the normal ebb and flow between seasons.

[proudultraliberal]

7. No MVP No HOF

He should be if Guilty have his MVP stripped or at least a revote if Guilty. also No HOF either

[HuckleB]

13. Yup.

As long as we're also taking away the records of the juicer era. If not, then why the hypocrisy?

[joeybee12]

9. I hate this...

It really sucks...I hope he didn't, but he probably did...it's cheating and in this day and age did he think he WOULDN'T get caught?

[trumad]

10. So do I

It's as if these guys don't care what it does to their legacy.

[HuckleB]

12. My guess is that plenty of 'em don't get caught.

The tests are always behind the ability to get around the tests.

Don't pretend otherwise.

Oddly, some bring up Kemp. If we're looking at stats, isn't he a possible juicer?

[HuckleB]

14. PS:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700206202/Ryan-Braun-doesnt-fit-steroid-user-mold.html

[HuckleB]

15. These are JUICING stats.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boonebr01.shtml

Take a look at 2000, and then 2001.

That's evidence of juicing via statistics. Braun's statistics are not.

[charlie and algernon]

17. And Boone's age is a key give away too.

Boone's spike came when he was 32 and then sustained itself till he was 35. That's way out of the normal career progression.

Braun meanwhile is still in the so-called prime of his career, when he SHOULD be hitting these numbers. I have absolutely no idea whether or not Braun used PED's, but his stats do not show it.

[HuckleB]

18. Exactly. -eom-

[Ter]

19. Goes to show you how great Barry Bonds truly was

Here we have an MVP caught juicing, many years younger than Bonds, and putting up nowhere's near the numbers of someone in his late 30's.

[trumad]

20. Bonds was a great player

and a hall of famer without the juice.

Unfortunately he was a world class egotist and couldn't stand what Sosa and McGuire were doing while they were juicing.

[philosopher215]

21. Ouch

Ouch... that is one in consistent juicer. You sure this that inconsistency isn't better explained by luck?