They could have at least stripped him of the 3 dollars.

Is every detail regarding post-season share-splitting dictated by the CBA in this day and age? One likes to imagine the vintage clubhouse scene of half-dressed ballplayers engaging in a voice-vote with their Player Rep over share splits, name by name, but I'm guessing that's all gone the way of ballplayers driving trucks or selling shoes over the winter in order to make ends meet.

His children should have his postseason share taken away.

What a heartwarming tale all around: Melky has huge first half, is MVP of All-Star Game that, as fate would have, gave the Giants home-field advantate in the World Series - but he misses the second half of the year while under suspension. Yet the plucky Giants win anyway.

They should make a movie out of this: "The Unnatural"

I thought TA was gonna say the team voted him a full share.

I bet pro football players never never never get busted for PED's........

The full postseason share of $377,003 was a record, breaking the mark that had stood since the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals.

Why was the share lower in 2007-2011? It's only based on the minimum number of games per series, so it's not number of games played. Smaller stadiums? Couldn't be lower ticket prices.

Why was the share lower in 2007-2011? It's only based on the minimum number of games per series, so it's not number of games played. Smaller stadiums? Couldn't be lower ticket prices.

More shares? The rules only set the size of the bonus pool and the minimum number of shares. the players can add more shares and cash awards as they like, but that obviously lowers the value of each share. A quick Google only reveals the shares back to 2006 (excluding unspecified cash awards and rounding off): The '05 Cards voted 55, the '07 Red Sox 61, '08 Phillies 52, '09 Yankees 58, '10 Giants 60, '11 Cards 64, '12 Giants 61.

For some reason I remember that the 07 Red Sox set a record for number of shares, and it looks like most of the subsequent winners have followed that example.

Why was the share lower in 2007-2011? It's only based on the minimum number of games per series, so it's not number of games played. Smaller stadiums? Couldn't be lower ticket prices.

It depends on how many players get shares. If more players receive them, each player's share will be reduced.

Edit: A Kirkland Cola to Bhaakon.

This is a disgrace. He should be permabanned for using PED's, and instead they throw money at him.

yeah wolfie,

because using drugs = betting on baseball.

we especially need despicable curs like freddy galvis thrown out and horsewhipped for having sex with a woman who was using a vaginal suppository to treat a vaginal condition (yes, he tested positive for a vaginal suppository drug which enhances performance of a woman's cervix)

men like him who get vaginal suppository medications all over his penis and in his bloodstream and urine are a disgrace to the sainted memory or clean heroes like mickey mantle

Anyone with questions about how shares are decided should watch the first 30 minutes of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Only then will you appreciate the difficulty.