Giambi tests positive for amphetamines?

The union and the league are partners. When baseball has credibility and people are buying the product, both mlb and the players benefit. Testing makes sense for the union because eventually the negativity surrounding PEDs is going to completely wear away at fans and eventually both the league and the players are going to face even more government and prosecutorial scrutiny. When the government leans on mlb, mlb turns around and lays it on the union as the ones who are stonewalling on testing. Maybe mlb doesn't really want testing--it'd rather juiced up players setting records, although at this point that would be a dumb stance, because fans are now dubious in a way they weren't in 1998 and 2001. In any case, when mlb faces scrutiny for not doing enough, it has the union as a scapegoat it can point the finger at. The union doesn't have anyone it can deflect blame to. It's why the union agreed to the testing they now have and why the union will eventually probably have to agree to even more stringent testing. The union might not "want" testing, but at the end of the day, the union wants one thing more than anything: the highest salaries possible for its players. In order to maximize those salaries, they have already accepted that testing is a part of the deal and are most likely going to have to embrace it further.

 

Surprised I didn't come on here and find this... Peter Gammons has been reporting that the positive test for amphetamines is BS. He has several sources saying it didn't happen and that Giambi hasn't had 6 tests in the last year. No idea what to believe based on what is being reported. Whatever the truth is, it wasn't discussed when Giambi was summoned to see Bud and his henchmen.

 

I should clarify. Gammons isn't calling to BS. This is so vague. He is saying that multiple sources of his are questioning if the amphetamine positive is true. He's also saying that Giambi hasn't been tested 6 times, in actuality, which is what would happen if he had tested positive. Cranberry, I have no idea what the truth is regarding Giambi and amphetamine use.