i suppose taking another test to prove it is out of the question...
Posted on 02/23/2012 3:10:22 PM PST by Jean S
Phoenix - Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun became the first major-league player to have a positive drug test overturned when he was informed Thursday that an arbitration panel ruled in his favor on appeal and decided against a 50-game suspension for the reigning National League most valuable player.
Someone familiar with the decision said the appeal went Braun's way not so much on contesting the result of the test but the testing process itself, some kind of technicality. And it was arbitrator Shyam Das who decided to rule in favor on that technicality, making it a 2-1 decision by the three-man panel.
Whatever the reason, the ruling was a tremendous boost for both Braun, whose reputation was at stake, and the Brewers, already missing free agent Prince Fielder from their 2011 NL Central championship club. Instead of having to figure out a way to replace Braun for the first 50 games of the season, the team can move forward with its original plans.
Though the drug testing process is supposed to be confidential, because of leaks of the positive test and hearing, the Major League Baseball Players Association released a statement that Braun won his appeal. The union confirmed it was a 2-1 vote.
That statement read: "Under the Joint Drug Agreement, a player's successful challenge to a suspension normally would not have been made public. The parties have agreed, given the particulars of this case, that an announcement is appropriate."
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Milwaukee Brewers Braun ping!
I like Braun. Hope he stays clean.
I like Ryan Braun, too, and noticed how quickly he came out when the initial reports surfaced about the positive test. He said he hadn’t used anything illegal; whether this test shows that or a technicality, we’ll probably never know. One thing is for sure, he’ll most likely play “clean” for the remainder of his career (if he wasn’t already).
“He said he hadn’t used anything illegal”
You know who said that? Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Mark Mcgwire..just sayin’
i suppose taking another test to prove it is out of the question...
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