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OAKLAND -- If you think of Mike Morse this morning, think of Alice on her first trip to wonderland. Only in Morse's case, it's more like Blunderland. Morse, who admits to steroid use to treat a leg injury two years ago, has fallen into baseball's version of the rabbit hole. Morse was handed a 10-day suspension for steroid use Wednesday. It's a penalty that even the sentencing body suggests he doesn't deserve, but all the appeals and grievances are done. And, for the next 10 days, so is Morse. Inside the rabbit hole, he's discovering a new and rather warped reality. He has twice served minor league suspensions for his admitted steroid use, and now he's finding there is triple jeopardy where baseball and steroids are concerned. The three-man panel handing out the suspension said in its ruling that "it's more likely than not" that all three of Morse's steroid suspensions are related to the same 2003 incident, when he admits to injecting steroids to ease the pain of a torn thigh muscle that had atrophied. The panel, consisting of baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, Commissioner's Office representative John McHale Jr. and players' union rep Steve Fehr, voted 2-1 to hand down the suspension, Das and McHale voting for and Fehr voting against. Even at that, the panel suggested their action was inherently unfair. "The panel recognizes that this result may be viewed as unfair to Michael Morse," the conclusion of the decision read. "(This could be seen as) a further suspension resulting from conduct that likely ended before 2004 season began. However the panel's only authority is to interpret and apply the party's agreement." Morse was unhappy but not vituperative. "I know what I did," Morse said. "I was wrong. I was punished. I was a man about it, stood up. I served my time. To get it again is unfair." His agent, Seth Levinson, was steamed. "The only thing I can say is that it's unjustifiable and inconceivable to think that fairness is achieved by punishing an individual three different times for the same offense," Levinson said. "The decision is so unconscionable. "In 20 years as attorney I've never read a more favorable opinion about the losing party than what was written by the arbitration panel." Morse tore his left thigh muscle shortly after being drafted by and signing with the Chicago White Sox. After the 2003 season, he was in pain and at a crossroads. "I thought my career might be over," Morse said Wednesday. "It (steroids) was my last hope. It was stupid." Stupid or not, Morse said in using the steroids to treat the pain, he had success. The pain lessened. But in May 2004 White Sox minor leaguers were tested for steroids, and he tested positive. He didn't deny their use, and served a suspension starting June 19. In the middle of that 15-game suspension, Morse was included in a trade to the Mariners that sent Freddy Garcia to the White Sox. In July of 2004, the Mariner minor leaguers at Double-A San Antonio were tested and again he came back positive. The amount of steroids in his system had dropped, the panel said, supporting Morse's claim that he hadn't used steroids after 2003. This time he served 16 days of a 30-day sentence that began August 20, 2004. That took him through the end of the season. Because he went on the big league 40-man roster in 2005, he was no longer subject to the minor league testing policies. (However, if he at some point were to be taken off the roster, those 14 days would still have to be served before he could be reinstated). Morse was tested as a big leaguer in May. Again the levels of steroid in his system were found to be significantly less. Here's where the rabbit hole cropped up. The minor league and major league steroid testing programs are completely independent of each other. Players coming to the big leagues come in with a clean slate. Normally, that's to the player's benefit. But in this case, the panel, while acknowledging that the steroid levels in Morse were dropping, couldn't -- or wouldn't -- take the fact that into account in making the decision. Michael Weiner, the general counsel of the Major League Baseball Players Association, argued the case in front of the board. In a statement released Wednesday, Weiner was as unhappy as Morse and Levinson that Morse is being hit with another suspension. "With respect, we believe this result is unfair and unfortunate," Weiner said in the statement. "It punishes Michael Morse again for conduct for which he has already been punished. "At the hearing, Morse candidly admitted he had used steroids following the 2003 season, when he was a minor league player, but also testified he had not used steroids since. Morse tested positive and was suspended twice during 2004. "Although he tested positive again in 2005 under the Major League program, it was for the same substance and at an extremely low level, a level which would give Morse no competitive advantage, and the Panel believed that the positive test was a result of Morse's prior use. "Nonetheless, the Panel concluded that the Basic Agreement required that Morse be suspended yet again. While we respect the Panel's decision as final and binding, the PA does not believe the parties ever intended for the Basic Agreement to compel such a harsh result." Morse will be allowed to workout with the club before games, but he cannot be in the dugout or the clubhouse during games. He watched Wednesday's game against Oakland from a seat at the press box level. "I'm for testing. I'm for kicking steroids out of the game," Morse said. "I made a terrible mistake which I deeply regret. I apologize to the Mariners, to my teammates, to the fans and to my family. "I admitted my crime and served my time. I just don't see why I have to go through this again." Morse is the third Seattle player on the 40-man big league roster to be suspended for testing positive for steroids this season. Outfielder Jamal Strong served a 10-day suspension in April while he was with Tacoma, and yesterday's starting pitcher, Ryan Franklin, had a 10-game suspension in July.
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