Ryan Braun Is A Cheater And Liar

On Monday Major League Baseball dropped the hammer on Ryan Braun, suspending him without pay for the rest of the 2013 season, for violating MLB's "Basic Agreement and it's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program."

Braun had long denied ever using PED's, but on Monday admitted to "mistakes". He would not go into detail on exactly what those "mistakes" were, and until he does, we won't fully know exactly what drugs he took and how much and how long he used these drugs.

But even without knowing the answer to those questions we do know that Ryan Braun is a cheater and a liar. This hurts me greatly as a baseball fan and a fan of Ryan Braun. I have defended Braun to no end and now learn that Braun really doesn't care about baseball fans like myself. He seems to think we're all gullible but we're not.

Now I just wish Ryan Braun would go away, never to resurface ever again in baseball. But I know that won't be the case. Come spring training in 2014, Ryan Braun will be back in a baseball uniform, back on a field, and back in the spotlight.

I can't speak for others, but I can tell you that I am no longer a fan of Ryan Braun and will root hard against him having any sort of success in MLB moving forward. I wish him nothing but the worst on field performance possible because that is what he deserves for being the cheater and liar that he is.

2013 SEC Predictions

So who's going to win the SEC in 2013? Who will be playing in Atlanta come December? I don't know. I'm not Miss Cleo but will give my best guess at what will happen in the SEC this season when it kicks off on Thursday, August 29th with South Carolina playing host to North Carolina and Ole Miss traveling to Nashville to face Vanderbilt.

I went through and picked the winner of each game to the best of my ability and the results were surprising in a few games. But overall I think I nailed it. Texas A&M against South Carolina in Atlanta for the right to go to the BCS National Championship Game.

SEC EAST
1. South Carolina 7-1 (11-1)
2. Florida 6-2 (8-4)
3. Georgia 6-2 (9-3)
4. Vanderbilt 4-4 (8-4)
5. Tennessee 3-5 (6-6)
6. Kentucky 1-7 (4-8)
7. Missouri 1-7 (5-7)

SEC WEST
1. Texas A&M 7-1 (11-1)
2. Alabama 7-1 (11-1)
3. LSU 6-2 (10-2)
4. Mississippi State 3-5 (6-6)
5. Auburn 2-6 (6-6)
6. Ole Miss 2-6 (5-7)
7. Arkansas 1-7 (4-8)

The top 5 games that will shape the SEC season.

1. Alabama at Texas A&M - September 14th - The winner has the inside track to Atlanta and controls their own destiny. Last year the Aggies shocked the nation by going into Tuscaloosa and pulling off the improbable upset, 29-24, in their first year in the SEC. The Tide will be thinking payback this time around and having a week off before the game really helps their chances to pull off the upset in College Station.

2. South Carolina at Georgia - September 7th - The winner has the inside track to Atlanta and controls their own destiny. In 2011 in Athens, South Carolina won a wild game 45-42. Last year at home South Carolina easily dismantled Georgia to the tune of 35-7. Georgia is thinking payback this year.

3. LSU at Georgia - September 28th - In the SEC Championship Game in 2011, LSU humiliated Georgia 42-10. This is Georgia's first chance to get back at LSU since then and with the game being in Athens, Georgia has the advantage.

4. Georgia vs. Florida in Jacksonville, FL. - November 2nd - Georgia could be undefeated going into this game and nothing would make Florida fans happier than to see the Gators take down the Bulldogs and end their hopes of an undefeated season.

5. LSU at Alabama - November 9th - If Alabama loses to Texas A&M on September 14th, this game could decide the Tide's fate in having any slim chance of repeating as SEC champs and nothing would make LSU happier than to get revenge by handing the Tide a crushing 2nd SEC defeat and all but ending their season.