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MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:31 pm
by LittleOzzy
Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and will step up efforts to track the use of artificial testosterone.
Players were subject to blood testing for HGH during spring training last year, and Thursday's agreement between management and the players' association expands that throughout the season. Those are in addition to urine tests for other performance-enhancing drugs.
Under the changes to baseball's drug agreement, the World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Laval, Quebec, will keep records of each player, including his baseline ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone, and will conduct Carbon Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) tests of any urine specimens that "vary materially."
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/s ... erone.html
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:19 pm
by limegameboy
Should lead to a lot more suspensions.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:29 pm
by Redeemer
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:34 pm
by James_Raptors
The same day no-one enters the hall , presumably because some of individuals eligible were linked to PEDs. this announcement is made.
Obviously pure coincidence.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:47 pm
by LLJ
Oh no. This is horrible for us!
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:01 am
by Ado05
Redeemer wrote:
Ugh, I knew some smart guy was going to post this.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:25 am
by Redeemer
if melky got caught, best believe most of the league is on it.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:34 am
by Kapono
Im scared that some of our guys may be on HGH. Hopefully they are smart and know how to cover it up.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:08 am
by Randle McMurphy
If some Jays are using PEDs, it's far more likely to be something unknown and undetectable. Certainly not HGH which wouldn't give them any kind of real competitive advantage other than healing faster. Pointless testing, indeed.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:10 am
by Randle McMurphy
Redeemer wrote:if melky got caught, best believe most of the league is on it.
On what? Melky wasn't caught for HGH use.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:41 pm
by satyr9
Kapono wrote:Im scared that some of our guys may be on HGH. Hopefully they are smart and know how to cover it up.
Not trying to be a dick or anything, but this is classic.
Re: MLB will test for HGH, monitor testosterone levels
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:30 pm
by Raps in 4
