Brian Roberts, Jim Johnson and Grant Balfour watch.

[Redskins Rick]

How is that making a case? They are just declaring something. I can go ahead and say "All Elephants are red." Did I just make a case?

You don't honestly believe, after the last one that had the audacity to disagree with the owners was fired, that any arbiter will find against the owners do you?

And like I said, Amphetamine use is still winked at, as long as you are not stupid it's fine.

Same article, another article.

The arguments that testing work are true—players have been caught, and Selig's assertion that the game is cleaner than ever, via TomHaudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is also true. In fact, taking positive tests from 104 to six in the space of a decade is the kind of roaring success that should be celebrated.

Also, drug use that is winked at, isn't a false positive.

Are you contending the process which now involves blood testing as well as urine isn't an improvement over the testing before 2001?

[Orioles4Life21]

How much of an advantage does steroids really give a player?

I have seen player testimonials that the effects of uppers were substantial.

You think adderall is just as performance enhancing as steroids? I genuinely have no idea about the effects of it. I mean, I know what it does but I really have no clue how much it can help a baseball player. I'll have to do some research.

[Can_of_corn]

Same article, another article.

Also, drug use that is winked at, isn't a false positive.

Are you contending the process which now involves blood testing as well as urine isn't an improvement over the testing before 2001?

Did I say the testing wasn't better?

No I said that, in the case of a false positive you will now severely reduce the income of the victim, and the owner's past actions have practically insured that no player will ever win an appeal again.

I also said that it is laughably easy to legally get around the band on amphetamines.

[Can_of_corn]

You think adderall is just as performance enhancing as steroids? I genuinely have no idea about the effects of it. I mean, I know what it does but I really have no clue how much it can help a baseball player. I'll have to do some research.

First you have to quantify how much steroids help. Opinions vary pretty widely on that one.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-mets-orioles-expos-drug-use-in-the-minor-leagues/

Lots more in the piece to include more on greenies and steroids but I like this quote.

When I stood on the mound while on Adderall, everything faded away except for the catcher’s mitt. No crowd noise, no distractions. It was almost like being in the Matrix. Although you were sped up, everything slowed down.

Seems helpful.

[weams]

Balfour looked fine tonight.

[wlaw422]

Scoreless in the top of the 9th. He comes in allows a walk, Gives up a single, hits a batter, allows a sac fly, then an RBI single, then gets pulled.

Yikes!! Tommy Hunter looking like a solid choice.

[OrangeJerseys]

Just watched JJ give up 2 runs in the top of the ninth. Game was a scoreless tie after 8. He was booed off the field.

[Chavez Ravine]

Scoreless in the top of the 9th. He comes in allows a walk, Gives up a single, allows a sac fly, then an RBI single, then gets pulled.

Yikes!! Tommy Hunter looking like a solid choice.

You left out the hit batsman. It brought back unpleasant memories watching it.

[pell021]

I've seen this movie before....it was like a recurring nightmare, except that I don't have to care when he blows up anymore.

[Il BuonO]

Mmm, memories like the....oh, nevermind.

[OrangeJerseys]

I was watching. The Oakland faithful booed him off the field.

[O's84]

You left out the hit batsman. It brought back unpleasant memories watching it.

I must admit the first thing that came to mind when Tommy Hunter hit the 1st batter Middlebrooks was Jim Johnson.

[notyourbuddy]

$10M smackaroos

[Moshagge3]

I guess this is appropriate:

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[Fan4Life]

I must admit the first thing that came to mind when Tommy Hunter hit the 1st batter Middlebrooks was Jim Johnson.

It's been a reoccurring theme for us the last 3-4 years hasn't it where the closer was part of the opening day decision. Hunter didn't impress me while I was watching. If he can't mix in some breaking or off-speed stuff, it's not going to be pretty.