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'Major League Baseball Has a Cocaine Problem'

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Jul 31, 2017.

  1. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    The sourcing is extremely flimsy in this Huffington Post piece, but the reporter is at least a former beat writer, who concedes that this was one of those things you kind of knew but couldn't nail down.

    I wouldn't have guessed this, in this day and age, as obsessive as guys are about taking care of their bodies.

    Major League Baseball Has A Cocaine Problem | HuffPost
     
  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    That was in 1983, troll. Prove it. Reading comprehension. Etc.
     
  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Rich young people do cocaine. Its been like that for years. It's a really big problem in hockey.
     
  4. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    I suppose I'm fairly naïve about drugs, for some reason. In college, I knew people used them, but was never really approached, other than with pot. Since then, I've spilled more beer and bourbon than most people have drank, but this stuff never enters my orbit. I either don't give off the vibe, even though I've been rip-roaring drunk more than a few times in crowds, or simply don't come into contact with the people who do this stuff. I've been around rich young people in law, but they seemed like complete teetotalers, outside of maybe a beer or cocktail with dinner. Just too serious and driven.

    I can imagine that MLB's testing for greenies has driven some guys toward this, though.
     
  5. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    GTFO:

    Current and former players tell me that as many as 25 percent of MLB players are cocaine users.
     
  6. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Why do narcotics suck now?
     
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  7. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    There's no random testing for it, I doubt this is some sort of recent phenomenon.
     
  8. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    While many in the public might assume that baseball tests for recreational drugs, that is not generally the case. MLB’s Joint Drug Agreement bans so-called “drugs of abuse” like marijuana, cocaine, opiates and ecstasy, but does not test for them without “reasonable cause.” Spokespeople for MLB and the Players Association declined to comment on how many players are tested, citing confidentiality.
    So basically if they're stupid like Greg Hardy and get caught red-handed is the only way they're gonna get busted. I already thought they did random testing coke and pot. Then again, my company doesn't do it. Only when you first join the company do you get tested. Never after. A good friend of mine works for a town public works. He's gotten random drug-tested only twice in three years. He says it's a common practice for guys to get geeked up on a Thursday or Friday of a three day weekend, knowing blow only takes like 36 hours to get out of your system.
     
  9. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    MLB Coke Dealers: HOF?
     
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  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
     
  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Right. But guys who might have stuck to amphetamines in the past probably have moved to cocaine now, since it isn't tested for.
     
  12. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    The people who really get screwed due to drug testing are the working Joes. They pass a drug test to get a job, and generally are not tested again unless there is cause - or unless they are hurt on the job. If they are going to file a workman's comp claim, 90% or better they'll get drug tested. If they come up positive, the company can fire them for cause and deny the insurance. Generally this only happens with employees that they want to get rid of. A good employee gets a warning, maybe sent to drug counseling. A problem guy, tough shit. "Oh, you smoked weed three weeks ago Friday night and it had nothing to do with your running a power saw into your hand? Prove it, you turned up positive. That medical bill is yours. Pick up your last paycheck Friday."
     
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