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MLB 2011 Post-Season: Who misses the NBA?

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mookie1995 said:
Retest the original (I would assume they pull two samples at the time of testing)... Or if he is going in now after a gap in time to cycle out his system that is suspect. There will always be false positives, but that's why you get a few samples.
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I heard the original positive was in October. You absolutely have to retest the original. Any test on a new specimen is absolutely worthless.
 
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EDIT: Also posted on Brewers thread. Sorry if duplication for some.



http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/135405518.html


Source: Braun didn't take PED
e-mail print By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel



A very good source on the Ryan Braun side of the drug testing controversy assures me that Braun did not test positive for a performance-enhancing drug, as reported by ESPN's "Outside the Lines."

ESPN reported that Braun tested positive for a PED that gave him an abnormally high testosterone level, which proved to be synthetic and therefore not produced by the body.

But my source -- and again, this is from Braun's end and not MLB -- familiar with the test's findings says the "prohibited substance" was not a performance-enhancing drug or steroid of any kind. And the source says there has "never" been a result like this in the history of the MLB testing program.

The source said MLB "knows that Ryan is telling the truth" and that source firmly believes the postive test will be overturned. Pretty amazing stuff, huh?

The source said more detail couldn't be provided at this time because of the ongoing legal process. But suffice it to say that this is getting more interesting by the minute. If the prohibited substance wasn't a PED, it still triggered a positive result in MLB's steroid-testing policy.

If the prohibited substance Braun tested positive for was a stimulant instead of a steroid, he wouldn't be facing a 50-game suspension. The first offense for stimulants results in a 25-game suspension.
 
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Loller. This is tantamount to "Ryan Braun assures me didn't take steroids. I can't go into more detail because it's a legal case, but the details I did provide are ok."

That's just terrible reporting.
 
NEWI Badger Fan said:
EDIT: Also posted on Brewers thread. Sorry if duplication for some.



http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/135405518.html


Source: Braun didn't take PED
e-mail print By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel



A very good source on the Ryan Braun side of the drug testing controversy assures me that Braun did not test positive for a performance-enhancing drug, as reported by ESPN's "Outside the Lines."

ESPN reported that Braun tested positive for a PED that gave him an abnormally high testosterone level, which proved to be synthetic and therefore not produced by the body.

But my source -- and again, this is from Braun's end and not MLB -- familiar with the test's findings says the "prohibited substance" was not a performance-enhancing drug or steroid of any kind. And the source says there has "never" been a result like this in the history of the MLB testing program.

The source said MLB "knows that Ryan is telling the truth" and that source firmly believes the postive test will be overturned. Pretty amazing stuff, huh?

The source said more detail couldn't be provided at this time because of the ongoing legal process. But suffice it to say that this is getting more interesting by the minute. If the prohibited substance wasn't a PED, it still triggered a positive result in MLB's steroid-testing policy.

If the prohibited substance Braun tested positive for was a stimulant instead of a steroid, he wouldn't be facing a 50-game suspension. The first offense for stimulants results in a 25-game suspension.
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25 games could be the difference in making the playoffs or not..

Interesting story, nonetheless.
 
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possible suspensions for intentionally throwing a ball or equipment at non-uniformed personnel with the intention of causing bodily harm; for assaulting fans, media or umpires; or for making public statements that question the integrity of the game, the umpires, the commissioner or the commissioner’s staff.
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I'm not a fan of the last part of that. Keep the fines, forget the suspensions. If an umpire is terrible, don't let it cost a team more games because they're fired up and say something stupid.

The deal also bans players and team officials from asking official scorers to reconsider decisions—clubs must instead send video to MLB to appeal calls— and increases punishments for slow-moving hitters and pitchers, raising pace-of-game fines up to $10,000 each for the sixth violation and beyond.
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I'm not sure I like the part about asking official scorers, then again, I'm probably misinterpreting this.

I'm also not a big fan of expanded replay, but I have no rational or logical basis for this.
 
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Only 48 short days till February 1st and our thoughts begin to turn to the new season. :)
 
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Twins sign Josh Willingham for 3 yrs/$21 mil. The door not closed on Cuddy yet, but it sounds like Kubel is out (yay!).

Still no sign of us trying to get pitching. You know, the thing we need most.
 
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<a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7359936/michael-cuddyer-colorado-rockies-reach-multiyear-agreement">Cuddyer to Colorado for 3 years/30 mil</a>

Article from Grantland on <a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7359082/who-sign-prince-fielder">how much each team needs Prince Fielder.</a> Who needs Prince the most? Tampa (the Brewers are second). Not surprisingly, the Angels need him the least.
 
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Rangers reportedly win the Darvish posting process and will end up paying him more than they offered Wilson. Strikes me as stupid and risky. They must have really been fed up with cj's playoff stats
 
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Prado and/or Jurrjens to Baltimore for Adam Jones is the rumor that seems to refuse to die. Because that trade would not be at all lopsided for Baltimore. :rolleyes:
 
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SteveF said:
Rangers reportedly win the Darvish posting process and will end up paying him more than they offered Wilson. Strikes me as stupid and risky. They must have really been fed up with cj's playoff stats
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Especially if they just paid 51 mil just to negotiate an obscene contract with the next Hideki Irabu.
 
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