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Mejia invoking God sets new standard for athlete foolishness

Have you “issued a statement” today? If not, why not?

Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test for Stanozol, a synthetic anabolic steroid. In an “issued statement,” Mejia claimed he didn’t know how the Stanozol wound up in his body, but he did name the primary suspect: God.

“In life,” his statement concluded, “I know God puts certain obstacles in your path, and this is something else I know I will overcome.”

Hmmm. Must’ve been God who made Mejia into an all-about-me, showboating fool after saves.

Regardless, Mejia’s outlook on God is refreshingly different.