PEDs, steroids, etc 2012

http://www.makeandtakes.com/wp-content/uploads/kidscookingtools3.png

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/tony-la-russa-put-steroid-cheats-baseball-hall-fame-asterisks-article-1.1880787

“I knew our programs in Oakland were 100% clean,” said La Russa, who managed the A’s from 1986-1995. “But we had our suspicions — guys hitting stronger but not working out. I went to Sandy and ownership about this. And they told me flat off, ‘Right of privacy. It’s a collective bargaining issue.’ ”

This guy's supposed to be a genius or something? Sounds more like he got his JD from a Florida school.

@JoeGiglioSports
In order to take down A-Rod, MLB worked with a drug dealer that distributed PEDs to 12-17 yr olds in the Dominican.

@jay_jaffe
MOAR BIOGENESIS RT @TJQuinnESPN: Two law enf. sources tell me investigation revealed previously unnamed MLB players. Expect more suspension

Two most common responses I've gotten on unnamed players are "please be Ortiz" and "please be Jeter."

— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) August 5, 2014

Ortiz?!

people've wanted that for years now

had no idea... i guess mainly because he's "well liked"?

did you not follow the price/ortiz stuff at all

hits a lot of homers for an old guy, is a boston red sock, has been a boston red sock through all of their annoying incarnations, will probably end up in the hall of fame without really deserving it, is kind of a dick now, never gotten the impression that he's well-liked outside of boston maybe except for ~2004

>price/ortiz stuff at all

no idea. i really don't read much baseball outside of scores/stats!

It's better that way

i think it mostly just comes down to people suspecting he's on roids

Ortiz was supposedly one of the hundred or so players who tested positive in '03, before there were any penalties for taking PED's. So it wouldn't be Ortiz's first time getting caught (allegedly).

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/08/05/biogenesis-tony-bosch-more-mlb-names-could-be-leaked/13641293/

"Are drugs ever going to be out of the game? No," Kirk Radomski, the former New York Mets clubhouse attendant who was convicted for distributing steroids in 2007 to baseball players, told USA TODAY Sports.

"I still get guys calling me, asking me how to get to that next level. There are a lot of guys out there beating the system.

"There probably are going to be a bunch of guys who are worried now that the feds are involved."

Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun 4m
Waiting on official word but hearing Chris Davis has tested pos for amphetamines. 25 game suspension

now official

The 25 games shall include all regular season games and Postseason games in which the player would have been eligible to play.

and so close to the mendoza line too

wonder when the failed test was, like if it was announced a week ago he'd be back by postseason

Assuming he's telling the truth, why wouldn't Davis request an exemption for using Adderall, especially if he's had exemptions in the past? Or maybe that's the whole point (nobody could possibly be so stupid, that is) and he's lying?

yeah, kind of weird. anyway, whatever -- everyone pop some greenies

@DBWilson2
Buck on whether it's fair to judge Davis' 2013, and really just on life. "What is fair?"

buck makes u think

Rodriguez also described how Bosch gave the ballplayer “tips on how to beat MLB’s drug testing,” according to the DEA report.

The secret? According to Rodriguez, “Bosch advised him to only use mid-stream urine for MLB drug testing. Bosch told Rodriguez not to use the beginning or the end urine stream.”

It worked. A test he took while using the drugs came up negative.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/article3578762.html

This may have some effect:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12289319/commissioner-rob-manfred-says-hall-fame-voters-surmise-ped-use

potentially fit for this thread or is it teh crack again?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-josh-hamilton-20150224-story.html

Id be happy if it was PEDs and not crack

yeah same

@Ken_Rosenthal 43s43 seconds ago
Asked a baseball executive if Hamilton’s discipline was for PEDs. His response: “Worse.” The executive declined to elaborate.

was about to post that. hamilton did 9/11. see u in guantanamo josh

PEDs are worse than cocaine

wait what no what am I sayin I'm drunk

More:

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25081902/angels-josh-hamilton-admits-to-relapse-involving-cocaine

Damn. How did MLB find out about it if he didn't fail a drug test?

Apparently he told them...

the drug of abuse suspension policy of mlb sort of rubs me the wrong way.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marijuana-and-the-joint-drug-agreement/

this is some Kenny powers shit

As others have noted, the stark differences between the MLB and minor league rules for marijuana use raise the possibility that some minor leaguers could try to openly use marijuana in order to force their teams to promote them to the 40-man roster. While this strategy may not work for ordinary minor leaguers, for top prospects it is not inconceivable that a team would choose to promote a player to the 40-man roster to ensure that the player would only be fined, not suspended, for his marijuana use. Otherwise, the team could see any marijuana-using top prospect sidelined for 50 or more games for a violation of the minor league drug rules.

ervin santana, 80-game suspension