Something Ain't Stirring the Kool-Aid in this Jordan Schafer Business - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

Like my boy Tone Loc said re: the Kool-Aid, something just doesn't feel right about this whole Jordan Schafer getting suspended for 50 games business. Now, he got busted for something that's related to Human Growth Hormone, so it's hard to argue on that point. But at the same time, there is a whole lot of "no comment"-ing coming out of the Schafer side of this mess.

'It's not what it seems,' Schafer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an exclusive interview at the team's spring training complex. 'It's different, but I really can't comment. I have to just let people think (what they will) and move on, and people will see by the way I play when I come back it was nothing like that. I'm the same player I've always been. It has nothing to do with any of that.'

See, Schafer and his family originally came out following the suspension and stated that -- similar to above -- things were not as they seemed. In addition, Schafer offered to take a drug test and hand it over to baseball authorities, but apparently they declined.

So, why, if Schafer has some sort of logical explanation for the reason that he possessed/ingested/whatever (we really don't know) HGH, hasn't baseball been willing to accept it? Because it seems to me, at least from Schafer's comments, that he might not have ever used the drug.

When asked if he used HGH, Schafer said: 'I can't comment.'

He also wouldn't indicate whether he was appealing the suspension or pursuing legal action.

'It might come out one day but as far as right now, it sucks, but I'm stuck in a spot where I have to say no comment and move on,' Schafer said.

Apparently, lawyers have gotten heavily involved in making sure the Schafer family doesn't say anything that will harm any future appeal of the suspension, but sorry folks, most people are going to assume that he is a steroid user. He can still bounce back, of course. There are plenty of "convicted" players still in the majors. But, I am telling you, something is going to come out of this story that is going to end up really surprising us. I just hope that it doesn't have to do with baseball being too stubborn to actually analyze steroids in a case by case manner.