QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 6, 2012 -> 09:55 AM)
Spiegel sounds like he thinks he knows better but can't outright say it because MLB shot it down for the moment, so he's begrudgingly dismissing it. It's the same tone of voice he would use when Cowley regularly guested on his show and said something that he vehemently disagreed with, but didn't bother pursuing it because he felt like it was't worth the trouble, there was no convincing him otherwise.
It's one of those things where we probably don't know the whole story, and will never know it.
All I know is that I'll be happy if AJ is in the lineup Friday night.
As far as rumors, no player is above suspicion. No team is above suspicion. MLB made its bed in the 90's and early 00's, letting anyone do anything. And this is just bi-product of that era.