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Obviously, we all know about the questions regarding Ryan Braun in 2012. Depending on the outcome of his pending appeal the reigning NL MVP could be eligible to play 162 games, 112 or something in between this ...
Scott Boehm - Getty ImagesMore photos »6 months ago: MILWAUKEE, WI - AUGUST 26: Ryan Braun #8 of the Milwaukee Brewers slides into second base for a stolen base while Darwin Barney #15 of the Chicago Cubs catches the baseball at Miller Park on August 26, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images)
Browse more photos »Obviously, we all know about the questions regarding Ryan Braun in 2012. Depending on the outcome of his pending appeal the reigning NL MVP could be eligible to play 162 games, 112 or something in between this season, and Major League Baseball is taking every possible delay to avoid telling us what's going on. With that said, even if Braun is suspended for the full 50 games there are a fair number of interesting milestones he could pass this season.
Prince Fielder finished his Brewer career with 996 hits, so Braun needs 99 to pass him for eleventh place. Braun has averaged about 1.23 hits per game for his career, so both Fielder's spot on the list and 1000 should be attainable even if he plays a short season.
Braun also finished the 2011 season with 506 runs scored, tied with Jeff Cirillo for 12th on the Brewer all time list. With 91 runs in 2012 he could move all the way up to sixth:
Braun stole a career-high 33 bases in 2011, and is now 96-for-120 (80% success rate) for his career. Four more steals are all he needs to join Rickie Weeks and nine other Brewers with 100 steals. Braun's success rate is better than most of the others:
The other thing is will pitchers hold him on more? With Fielder sometimes letting Braun steal to open first to walk Fielder wasn?t a bad option.
Is that last part true? I was under the impression it would be the full 50 or nothing. MLB has a strict suspension policy when it comes to banned substances. I would be very surprised if they deviated from that. Has there been anything said to suggest they might?
Could be 25 Early on I believe there was mention of a policy stating that if a player was caught with a banned substance but it wasn?t a PED that it could only be 25? for some reason or another after a couple weeks everyone stopped mentioning this, not sure if it got debunked or just fell off the radar.
by Whiffleball Tony on Feb 17, 2012 9:07 PM CST up reply actions In the picture. If he?s stealing 2nd, why is the ball coming in from the shortstop?
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