Ryan Braun now linked to Miami PED clinic

cranberry · Jan 29, 2013

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HanSenSE said:

Oh hell, even Ueberroth said in the 80s that drugs were over in baseball.

I think the biggest surprise is this doesn't surprise me anymore ... unfortunately.
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Ueberroth was talking about cocaine in 1986 and he was wrong. This is the clown who tossed aside the existing drug program at the time and ended up with none.

Steak Snabler · Jan 29, 2013

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Yankees trying to void A-Rod's contract:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8894904/alex-rodriguez-contract-attempting-voided-new-york-yankees-according-sources

HanSenSE · Jan 29, 2013

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cranberry said:

HanSenSE said:

Oh hell, even Ueberroth said in the 80s that drugs were over in baseball.

I think the biggest surprise is this doesn't surprise me anymore ... unfortunately.
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Ueberroth was talking about cocaine in 1986 and he was wrong. This is the clown who tossed aside the existing drug program at the time and ended up with none.
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I ... was .. wrrrr

Armchair_QB · Jan 29, 2013

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Steak Snabler said:

Yankees trying to void A-Rod's contract:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8894904/alex-rodriguez-contract-attempting-voided-new-york-yankees-according-sources
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Yeah, good luck with that...

LongTimeListener · Jan 29, 2013

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The Yankees made the same noise about Giambi, and then it soon became "maybe he would take a greatly reduced buyout" instead of a void.

They're stuck with that contract and it is going to be fantastic.

Inky_Wretch · Jan 29, 2013

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cranberry said:

TigerVols said:

Remind me again about how dirty pro cycling is?
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Probably the dirtiest sport in the history of the world, why?
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I suspect it's just known to be more dirty than American pro sports, but not actually dirtier.

FootballScribe · Jan 29, 2013

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Tip of the cap to the Alt-weekly for breaking this one. Heck of a job by the reporter.

Riptide · Jan 29, 2013

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The Herald is all over this story. Got that AP chaser posted as soon as it moved.

Deskgrunt50 · Jan 29, 2013

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FootballScribe said:

Tip of the cap to the Alt-weekly for breaking this one. Heck of a job by the reporter.
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FWIW and to those who care about such things, the NY Daily News broke this on Saturday and had extensive reporting on Sunday.

Mark2010 · Jan 29, 2013

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Who said the Roids era was over?

DocTalk · Jan 29, 2013

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cranberry said:

Key said:

I only read the first page of the link, but no football players linked to this? You've got a boxer and a tennis player but no football players. No basketball players, either. Seems strange.
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There are hundreds of anti-aging clinics under protection from the pharmaceutical lobby. As the story mentions.

Last year, U.S. sales of HGH topped $1.4 billion, the AP found — more than drug companies made off penicillin or prescription allergy meds. This despite the fact that endocrinologists estimate fewer than 45,000 people in the nation actually suffer from FDA-approved maladies for the drug. The reason is simple: The feds have stopped prosecuting anti-aging clinics, and many people believe the drug is a fountain of youth despite a lack of medical evidence and warnings it might lead to cancerous growths and diabetes.
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Wealthy 50-plus men love this stuff way more than athletes.
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While HGH has limited clinical indications, once a medication is approved by the FDA, it can legally be prescribed by physicians for off label use. Performance enhancing drugs are quite legal for use, but nn governmental organizations limit their use by athletes in competition.

One can find commonly prescribed and used substances in The List put out by WADA. Alcohol is a banned substance for some sports. Beta blockers used for blood pressure control is not allowed in others.

Please do not confuse legal with unacceptable because of activity.

Armchair_QB · Jan 29, 2013

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DocTalk said:

cranberry said:

Key said:

I only read the first page of the link, but no football players linked to this? You've got a boxer and a tennis player but no football players. No basketball players, either. Seems strange.
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There are hundreds of anti-aging clinics under protection from the pharmaceutical lobby. As the story mentions.

Last year, U.S. sales of HGH topped $1.4 billion, the AP found — more than drug companies made off penicillin or prescription allergy meds. This despite the fact that endocrinologists estimate fewer than 45,000 people in the nation actually suffer from FDA-approved maladies for the drug. The reason is simple: The feds have stopped prosecuting anti-aging clinics, and many people believe the drug is a fountain of youth despite a lack of medical evidence and warnings it might lead to cancerous growths and diabetes.
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Wealthy 50-plus men love this stuff way more than athletes.
Click to expand...

While HGH has limited clinical indications, once a medication is approved by the FDA, it can legally be prescribed by physicians for off label use. Performance enhancing drugs are quite legal for use, but nn governmental organizations limit their use by athletes in competition.

One can find commonly prescribed and used substances in The List out out by WADA. Alcohol is a banned substance for some sports. Beta blockers used for blood pressure control is not allowed in others.

Please do not confuse legal with unacceptable because of activity.
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Asthma medication contains banned substances too.

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