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  1. My last post came across too much like I'm claiming to already be an expert. I'm not... just an 'expert' googler. I'm well-read on the subject of PED's, as it's a sore subject for me. But I just read up on Clenbuterol over the last day. I'm not trying to prove anything with my post. Instead I encourage anyone who is interested to google it and read up from some steroid-centric sites concerning how Clen is used. Draw your own conclusions; or don't. Nothing specific on Cold Meds. General PED MLB stuff: Burden of proof of a positive test is on the commissioner's office. They have to prove that the test was positive and that all the agreed upon procedures and chain-of-custody stuff was followed to a tee. Mitigation: If there are mitigating circumstances such as: Below that section, there is a list of drugs for which there can be no reduction from the 80-games. Clenbuterol is on the banned list, but not on the no-reduction list. http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/pdf/jda.pdf
  2. Uggh. Let's clear up a few things. Clenbuterol is an effective PED. It's a muscle builder and fat burner. It's a Hollywood skinny drug. It's used in steroid stacks very effectively. It's most well-known use is for when bodybuilders go from building bulk to preparing for a show. There is no good reason for it to be in cold/flu medicine. It causes body temperature to go up. That said, its legal use in the US is for horses with asthma. More likely, you'd have Clen in a cold/flu medicine because the medicine would, in theory, counter some of the side effects of the clen. Or, it'd be sold under the guise of cold/flu medication when the real purpose was as a fat burner/muscle builder. Clen clears the system in 24-48 hours. It is exactly the kind of PED players would cycle right before they had to report. And with the earlier testing period catching players this year, we shouldn't be surprised someone got caught using it. The deduction to 50 games from 80 games wasn't because MLB was nice under the circumstances that Mondesi didn't 'knowingly' cheat. I'm sure the testers believe he did knowingly cheat. It was simply a result of following the negotiated rules. If he were an Olympic athlete, for example, the rules would've been a two year ban from international competition. I'm sure he's glad he has a union right now.
  3. The Washington Post article (today or yesterday?) has quotes from Stone saying he was accepted to Wisconsin, earned a 20 on his ACT, etc..
  4. I'd say Stone is the most highly rated recruit at least since Steve Francis and the most highly rated high school / prep school recruit at least since Brian Williams. 2015-16 Scholarships: SR Jake Layman JR Robert Carter JR Damonte Dodd SO Romelo Trimble SO Dion Wiley SO Jared Nickens SO Michal Cekovsky SO Jaylen Brantley FR Ivan Bender FR Diamond Stone So MD has two more scholarships they can give out. And considering the certainty that Layman will be gone after next year and the possibility that Trimble, Stone, Carter could be gone (and of course the possibility of transfers), Turgeon won't have any reason to shy away from using both scholarships. Of course it's possible (based on recent rumors) he'll give one to Varun Ram if he returns for grad school.
  5. I knewwwww it!! But didn't want to jinx it. Turgeon flew to Wisconsin after the Rutgers game rather than going home with the team. That had to mean the Terps were in serious play for him. It seems he's built a great friendship with Brantley. And there were rumors he'd announce leading up to the McD game. I figured if he was going to Wisconsin, he'd have a press conference at his high school or something; not announce while he's heading out of town. By the way, his coaches at the McD game are from the Bullis School in Potomac.
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  7. I saw it in the theaters at Security Mall or Westview. It's from the movie Breakin'
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