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Talking Points: Another MVP gets caught on PEDs

The Columbian
Published: August 17, 2013, 5:00pm

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The letters MVP are now paired with PED.

Miguel Tejada became the third former MVP in the past month to be suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy.

The Royals infielder joins Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun among the players whose violations have tarnished the award.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re MVP or king of the world. If you’re going to do things that are illegal, you’re going to get caught for it and you’re going to get suspended,” Royals pitcher James Shields said. “It’s a shame because I really like him a lot as a teammate.”

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Armando Galarraga now toils for the Colorado Sky Sox, a step away from the big leagues but light years away from the night that almost was.

Had an umpire’s call gone his way — the right way — in Detroit in 2010 he would be in baseball’s record books as one of a few pitchers to throw a perfect game. Instead, he’ll always be known as the victim of perhaps the worst blown call of all time, a call at first base that should have ended the game.

That’s what make baseball’s move to expand replay so welcome, and overdue.

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Alabama will try to make college football history this season.

Ten times in major college football has a team won two straight national championships. None have three-peated. Alabama will try to become the first.

Alabama is the preseason favorite to do so, according to the season’s first Associated Press poll released on Saturday.

The best finish in the AP poll by a team going for its third straight championship is second. Army was No. 2 in 1946 and Notre Dame also finished second in 1948.

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