We got another juicer. Repeat offender, too. The commissioner's office announced Monday that relief pitcher Guillermo Mota, a right-hander with the San Francisco Giants, has been suspended for 100 games for failing a drug test . It's the second violation for performance-enhancing transgressions for Mota, who also was docked 50 games in November 2006. The substance was clenbuterol, a PED that cost cyclist Alberto Contador his victory at the Tour de France in 2010 . But if this stuff is so great , then why didn't Mota ever ride a bike in from the bullpen? Mota, who is listed as 38 years old, had a 5.06 ERA in 10 2/3 innings for the Giants as a middle man. Over 14 major league seasons , Mota has a 3.92 ERA and 681 strikeouts in 846 innings. His career is nearly nondescript, except for a couple of major arguments that involved hitting batters with pitches. One that happened nine years ago sparked a brawl in spring training after Mota — then with the Dodgers — hit Mike Piazza of the Mets during a game at Port St. Lucie. Mota also threw his glove at Piazza (which must have been hilarious) as he charged the mound. A more recent kerfuffle involved Prince Fielder, whom Mota...
Guillermo Mota suspended 100 games, drug test reveals clenbuterol (Big League Stew)
Published May 7, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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