I truly truly feel for Jeffress in this, but the only people who are sick are each and every person in the Brewers organization, and we the fans. I honestly felt, based on how he handled the 50 game suspension and talks with Mike Cameron, that he really turned the corner mentally, but that’s obviously crap.

I really feel for him, as a person, but someone in this position should be a whole heck of a lot smarter, and I hope, for our sake, he can make something of himself as a person, because he sure won’t be pitching professionally without fixing himself first.

3) Difficulty controlling your use.
4) Negative consequences.

Debating the merits of marijuana being illegal is one thing, but don’t act as if he is being persecuted for his religious beliefs or something. He is unable to control his use of a recreational substance to the point of it having major consequences on his life; that is a component of addiction, and yes, someone suffering from addiction is “sick and needs help.”

That being said, it’s equally likely that he’s just an idiot and is getting the typical fake-rehab publicity to cover up his stupidity.

Those are not terms usually reserved for pedophiles or schizophrenics.

Pedophile terms are more like “X is the scum of the earth. Whether X realizes it or not, rotting away in prison for the rest of his life is not near the punishment he deserves; May God have mercy on X’s extraoridarily depraved soul…”

Or more likely, X’s agent would say, “X is innocent. We categorically denounce pedophilia as the horrible think it is, and will defend ourselves against this slander.” In either case, it’s not even in the same ballpark as what Kusnick said.

As for schizophrenia, well, the quote is probably closer there, but schizophrenics need not feel remorse, they don’t talk in terms of rehab, they don’t ‘let people down’, so to speak. Just not a fair comparison, I would humbly submit.

I wish society would grow up too, so we agree on that.

What the hell is that? Why should it be a suspension in the minors and not on the 40-man? The legal system should take care of that. It’s his own damn fault, obviously, but I don’t get that at all.

Jeremy Jeffress was given a fantastic opportunity to prove he belonged in the big leagues, perhaps as soon as the end of next season, given his ability to continue to work hard and obey some pretty simple rules. Even having been suspended once before, he chose pot over baseball.