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7/23/2014 1:44pm
7/23/2014 1:44pm
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7/24/2014 10:22am
give warnings for first time positive test for amphetamines? Is this MLB penalty rule or USADA's?
This was from USA today:
San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin became the first major-league player to be suspended for performance-enhancing drug use this season Wednesday when he tested positive for amphetamines.
Maybin, who already had tested positive once and received a warning, received a 25-game suspension without pay for testing positive a second time. Players who test positive for amphetamines are automatically given warnings the first time, and are subjected to subsequent testing and an automatic suspension if caught a second time.
"I have been undergoing treatment for several years for a medical condition, attention deficit disorder (ADD), for which I previously had a therapeutic use exemption (TUE),'' Maybin said in a prepared statement. "Unfortunately, in my attempts to switch back to a medicine that had been previously OK'd, I neglected to follow all the rules and as a result I tested positive.
This was from USA today:
San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin became the first major-league player to be suspended for performance-enhancing drug use this season Wednesday when he tested positive for amphetamines.
Maybin, who already had tested positive once and received a warning, received a 25-game suspension without pay for testing positive a second time. Players who test positive for amphetamines are automatically given warnings the first time, and are subjected to subsequent testing and an automatic suspension if caught a second time.
"I have been undergoing treatment for several years for a medical condition, attention deficit disorder (ADD), for which I previously had a therapeutic use exemption (TUE),'' Maybin said in a prepared statement. "Unfortunately, in my attempts to switch back to a medicine that had been previously OK'd, I neglected to follow all the rules and as a result I tested positive.
Trusted source in all things accurate, Wikipedia, haha:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_drug_policy
If Maybin is telling the truth he must be dumb because he should've received a warning the first time he failed and known he didn't have an active TUE. Or there's more to it...
What a foolproof system. The organization that stands to profit from an event is responsible for determining whether its main attractions are able to show up.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/chael-sonnen-suspended-two-years-in-bizarr…
2 years for failing drug tests hugely. Makes James' "amphetamines" look like child's play.
It's crazy to me that he would throw his career away like that.
they are not gonna let the show go away....
WHAT IS GOING ON? Whats the suspension? Lifetime? 2years? 1 race? Why cant WADA or the FIM put out a PR stating there is an apeal going on? Did i miss something? Is there an appeal?
This should all be spelled out in the rulebook and if it is not it leaves open the appearance that favoritism will be imparted for the riders that are stars of the sport and are viewed as the money makers.
Sorry for all the questionmarks.
Whats going on here? This whole deal smells of corruption if you ask me.
Is Vlad Putin running the FIM now?
For good measure, here is a picture of Putin.
Post a reply to: I wonder if James will just get a warning? MLB does.....