NOW the MLB Players Union AND MLB state not all on the list tested positive in 2003..

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...this is getting stranger by the moment....


MLB, union address list

ESPN.com news services
Updated: August 8, 2009, 11:14 AM ET

NEW YORK -- At least eight players -- and possibly more -- on the 2003 list of 104 names seized by the government did not test positive for steroids, Major League Baseball said Saturday.

In statements ahead of a 12:30 p.m. ET news conference at Yankee Stadium, the commissioner's office and union general counsel Michael Weiner said the number of players on the list exceeds the number that the union and management agreed had tested positive.

"There are more names on the government list [104] than the maximum number of positives that were recorded under the 2003 program [96]," MLB said in a statement. "And, as the Mitchell report made clear, some of the 96 positives were contested by the union. Given the uncertainties inherent in the list, we urge the press and the public to use caution in reaching conclusions based on leaks of names, particularly from sources whose identities are not revealed."

Weiner said some positives could have been caused by then-legally available nutritional supplements and that some scientific questions remain regarding the 2003 survey tests.

[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4385699"]David Ortiz of Boston Red Sox apologizes, says he never used or bought steroids - ESPN[/ame]
 
...how convenient...ONE of MLB darlings gets named on the list...and then THIS report comes out. Something smells fishy around here.

Yes it does. I don't know what to believe anymore now.

Selig needs to resign NOW!!!!
 
Unfortunately Ramy, we would get another owners' stooge similar to Selig. Those days of the Commissioner caring FOR THE GAME than for the owners are long gone.:(

I think former President Bush would be a great choice to replace him.
 
...how convenient...ONE of MLB darlings gets named on the list...and then THIS report comes out. Something smells fishy around here.

One of thier darlings ?

There have been many well known players that have been listed that b\poeople like.


What happens when someone leaks sealed document in REAL life, they go after the people leaking the story .... why is that not happening ?

Wait, it's the GOVERNMENT thats doing the leaking ..... they should go out and find them and deal with them the same way.
 
...this is getting stranger by the moment....


MLB, union address list

ESPN.com news services
Updated: August 8, 2009, 11:14 AM ET

NEW YORK -- At least eight players -- and possibly more -- on the 2003 list of 104 names seized by the government did not test positive for steroids, Major League Baseball said Saturday.

In statements ahead of a 12:30 p.m. ET news conference at Yankee Stadium, the commissioner's office and union general counsel Michael Weiner said the number of players on the list exceeds the number that the union and management agreed had tested positive.

"There are more names on the government list [104] than the maximum number of positives that were recorded under the 2003 program [96]," MLB said in a statement. "And, as the Mitchell report made clear, some of the 96 positives were contested by the union. Given the uncertainties inherent in the list, we urge the press and the public to use caution in reaching conclusions based on leaks of names, particularly from sources whose identities are not revealed."

Weiner said some positives could have been caused by then-legally available nutritional supplements and that some scientific questions remain regarding the 2003 survey tests.

Major League Baseball, players' union address 2003 list ahead of David Ortiz news conference - ESPN

So, if David Ortiz says that he didn't take steroids and that his "positive" may have been from "supplements or vitamins" and the MLBPA can't/won't release the names of the 83?/ 96?/ 104? who tested positive for steroids, why doesn't the MLBPA say so....ie. if he didn't test positive for roids, there's nothing to be confidential about.
 
What happens when someone leaks sealed document in REAL life, they go after the people leaking the story .... why is that not happening ?

Wait, it's the GOVERNMENT thats doing the leaking ..... they should go out and find them and deal with them the same way.

Jimbo, you are absolutely correct....BUT, because they are breaking SACRED(:rolleyes:) RECORDS......."those damn cheating, dirty players" have to pay, REGARDLESS how the information attained....
 
I think former President Bush would be a great choice to replace him.

To AVOID going into a political tirade, let's just say too many people(including yours truly) will hold the last 8 years AGAINST HIM.:D

I think we need a former lawyer/judge that quite honestly, does not follow baseball too much. But again, that will never happen because the owners what an owners puppet.

You have a better chance of getting a playoff system in college football before you get a tough commissioner in MLB.
 

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