Some interesting things NOT being reported by the sports media.
It links to an interview with Will Carroll from FoxSports, who references that the defense team actually replicated the failed test for the panel.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
No medication, no supplement, no vitamin is to be taken without the approval of a team's medical staff. Players are routinely warned to be cautious about taking anything that hasn't been approved.--MLB.com
"So, thinking out loud here, if a prescription or combo caused the positive test, all a player has to do is get permission from the team's medical staff, and it is allowed? I recall rumors of a flurry of scrips for Adderall, a stimulant used to treat ADD. That's what Angel Salome tested positive for years ago.
If you have a legitimate need for a drug, and the team okays it, it is apparently all right. I wonder if this will be brought out tomorrow or not...right now, Braun looks guilty, but got off on an error in the process. The way Braun insisted he was not guilty, without knowing how long the fella kept it in his fridge, tells me, and any logical person, there is more to the story." - Al's Ramblings
First, nice analysis by Al, I couldn't do better so I stole his. Second, give him some hits. His humor is nice & dry, his politics are good & sane.
"So, thinking out loud here, if a prescription or combo caused the positive test, all a player has to do is get permission from the team's medical staff, and it is allowed? I recall rumors of a flurry of scrips for Adderall, a stimulant used to treat ADD. That's what Angel Salome tested positive for years ago.
If you have a legitimate need for a drug, and the team okays it, it is apparently all right. I wonder if this will be brought out tomorrow or not...right now, Braun looks guilty, but got off on an error in the process. The way Braun insisted he was not guilty, without knowing how long the fella kept it in his fridge, tells me, and any logical person, there is more to the story." - Al's Ramblings
First, nice analysis by Al, I couldn't do better so I stole his. Second, give him some hits. His humor is nice & dry, his politics are good & sane.
Just to get this out of my system: Hey, Mike & Mike, Skip "Clue"less, "Bluster" Olney, and the countless other dillholes that feel their court of public opinion is the only one that matters, I hear Crow is best eaten in a light honey-glaze & BBQ sauce... I hope you choke on it.
There's my one petty post about the whole Braun situation. Enjoy.
There's my one petty post about the whole Braun situation. Enjoy.
On the other hand, I find it funny that MLB looks like a poorly run Mickey Mouse organization if their rep thought FedEx was closed & just took the sample home for the weekend... uh, Google, anyone. Maybe a phone call. How about just driving by "just to see".
THAT'S where the questions are going to begin for other players: How do we know we won't have to deal with the same thing?
THAT'S where the questions are going to begin for other players: How do we know we won't have to deal with the same thing?
As I said from the beginning, RB8 has spent too much time on his public persona, has too much to risk as the face of the Crew, and has been nothing but a stand-up individual since his debut to risk it all for no reason.
To the haters that insist this is exoneration due to a technicality, "chain of command" is mentioned 33 times in the MLB Drug Policy... it's a real issue & one many current players now have to worry about in light of the poor follow-thru & indefensible leaking that MLB engaged in.
To the haters that insist this is exoneration due to a technicality, "chain of command" is mentioned 33 times in the MLB Drug Policy... it's a real issue & one many current players now have to worry about in light of the poor follow-thru & indefensible leaking that MLB engaged in.
Braun Exonerated
I know, I'm late to the party. I've been trying to process the entire soap opera in between sobs of joy.
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