First, I want to believe Big Papi, but I'm not sure he's being 100% truthful. I really would have liked him to say what vitamins and supplements he was taking in '03 that he believed triggered the positive test. I'm sure the union told him to stay away from specifics.
With that said, I am now officially tired of "The List". I now could care less who is on it and why.
And, with that said, I did some reading on the subject this weekend and listened to the union talking heads. I had a slow day at work today and began to try to unravel this whole mess in my mind.
First lets start with the facts. 1430 players were tested in 2003. So, 5% of players testing positive would would give you 71.5, let's call it 72. We've always been led to believe that 104 players tested positive. But, according to the union, 8 players were confirmed to have received a false positive because of some suppliment that was not banned nor illegal in 2003, so the number in now 96. The union states that they also contest 13 others. OK, we'll give 'em to ya....That makes it 83, well above the 72 needed to trigger the more stringent testing policy. So why in the hell did the morons at the player's association NOT destroy the test results like they were supposed to? Of course, there should have never, and I mean NEVER been any names associated with these "anonymous" tests in the first place. If I am a player, I trust no one with any semblance of power in the union. These players are truly being screwed here.
Yes, they were taking something they probably shouldn't have, but there is still no excuse for having names associated with the tests. And don't get me started on who the hell is leaking information that is supposedly sealed under court order. Unfortunately, 1 or 2 names will continue to leak out every couple of months or so and once again, the media will bombard us with their rants of good and evil.
I just wish it would all go away, so I would not have to spend my slow work days thinking of this shit!
And to top all of this off, the Sox get mini swept by the Rays and bitch slapped by the Yanks, 4 straight. 6 games.......6 losses. And, to top it all off 3 of those games were pitched by either Jon Lester or Josh Beckett (all 3 of those were pitched pretty well, I might add).
I need a drink!!!!
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You raise an excellent point. Drug studies do this all the time.
Each sample should have had an ID number, attached to an email address. Some lab technician types in the ID numbers of positive tests. An email goes out to the player's agent. They report the total number of positive tests, then shred all the ID numbers. Done and done.
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