Steve "Sparky" Fifer

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Then stay in Indy with your beloved Colts. Also i think you should give up doing the Brewers postgame show, since your not a fan anymore. I guess you never heard of Chain of Custody, since it was broken, it gets thrown out and can't be used.

why do you make a mountain out of a molehill? Sure there could have been tampering. Not everythin goes as planned in crimes. The duusch collector may have messed up his plan, his timing, and compounded his mistakes. Why is this all so out of the realm of possibility for you? Take a laxative and try shutting up for a while before you react. I can see your blood pressure rising as you write this :) Chill a bit--It'll do you good. And embrace the result for the sake of Brewers history. Would have been a lot more devastating a setback for our beloved franchise if it was the other way.

Being in the legal profession, trials can be lost because of Chain of Custody issues. Sure, jury finds them not guilty. But we know they did it. Braun and the MLBPA contended sample was not tampered with. And if delay or incorrect storage of sample wouldn't of changed test, he took something. Open your eyes. Legally though, case thrown out.

Pro-prosecution rationales always amuse me. Things are always written in stone, it seems, when someone else's liberty is on the line. There is indeed evidence that "delay or incorrect storage of sample" would indeed be a factor. For tactical reasons, Braun's counsel might have focused on chain of custody and not have pressed the accusatory issue of tampering to the extreme at the hearing, but, as Braun reiterated, they brought out expert evidence that a sample could easily be altered and thus "change the test" in such circumstances. Braun is likable to Brewer fans but a lot of other people don't like him and haven't since his rookie year. So it is not inconceivable to me that someone would do him harm. But in any case, the arbitrator knows even more facts and has at his disposal more evidence than you, I, and everyone else are aware of at this point. Or is he just a stupid and biased jury too, simply ignoring facts and instructions? Funny how the jury is great when the result goes the way we want it to, staying in line with 'flawless' science and not viewing the facts in light of human experience. Braun's not going to satisfy us and talk about the 'failed' sample, because he never failed it--that's what he adamently believes. I have no reason to doubt that belief, judging from his 5 year career numbers, prior behavior and appearance, and history. Whose eyes appear to be shut here?

Hey Sparky, Just chill before going off next time. Maybe talk to your cohert Gary who made it a racial issue as soon as the original story broke. That might be a good way for you to blow off steam. I agree with nagative sparky above. Give up the post game show seeing you are no longer a fan.

You're a quack. Ever think about what could happen in 44 hours with someone who knows a thing or two about handling samples? Ever wonder why this guy, Dino, couldn't look anyone in the eye when questioned and took 37 seconds just to say what his name was? And you want to question the legitimacy of Braun while knowing this guy is falling apart when questioned? You best not be cheering for the team this year because we know don't give a rip about this team.

Actually, Sparky, the legitimacy of the test is exactly what was called into question. You can't approve a procedure for sample collection then operate outside of that approved procedure and consider the results valid. If the approved process requires that the sample collector tastes the urine before sealing it, then that is what must happen for the approved process to be completed and the sample to be considered to have integrity and the results of the subsequent testing to be considered valid. The approved process wasn't followed. Therefore nothing that follows in the process after the failed step can be considered valid.