Of course he should have won the appeal
the disagreement is on if winning it clears him from being a cheater
there won;t be agreement on that
There's simply too many variables, in this situation, to say with any certainty (or proof) that he was or is a cheater. He offered to take the DNA test and baseball turned him away...that should be enough for anyone.But it's America...so you are guilty when accused no matter what the end result is...
Should that be enough?IS baseball per the agreement allowed to do that? They cannot let him submit a DNA sample unless it is an option for everyone. For all we know he was advised to propose that knowing full well they could not allow him to do it. I don;t know, I don't know.
And no, in America everyone is not guilty when accused, that's a ridiculous statement. HOWEVER in baseball with steroids it is true. But the blame for that lies fully on MLB and the MLBPA for intentionally riding the steroid train as long as they could before even token resistance. You reap what you sew, and what MLB is reaping is an atmosphere where players are assumed to be cheating.
I have no opinion on Braun, but people will think what they want. If the players are unhappy about that they and their union can fight to improve testing, test more thoroughly and more accurately. The impression is still that Baseball is doing what it is required for PED testing, and not proactively trying to erase the problem.