August 11, 2005
MLB and union issue joint statement
Posted at August 11, 2005 8:34 AM
In an attempt to squash rumors, MLB and the union issued a rare joint statement:
"Reports of large numbers of positive tests currently unreported are totally false. Reports of big-name players having the reporting of their test results delayed are totally false. All drug-testing results are processed in precisely the same manner, and without regard to the identity of any player or to the volume of positives at any given time. These media reports and rumors are totally, and completely inaccurate, and do not deserve further comment."
Uh...yeah right. Is that why Rafael Palmeiro tested positive back in March, but his results were only announced last week, while others players' results were released right away? Seems pretty convenient that Palmeiro's results were kept a secret until he hit number 3,000.
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