ChrisE said:
The elephant in the room, yet again, is the question that is not being asked by the hore media in the US.
Why can LA, TH, FL, etal pass all of these tests and it not reflect poorly on the rest of PED testing in all sports? Cycling gets a bad rap here, deservedly. If anybody cared to look below the surface then the pain would be spread a little bit.
The players union and team ownership would never allow the silly routines in cycling (pro and otherwise). MLB has been pushed to join WADA protocols for years, they want nothing to with it. Funnier still is that the MVP players of the last years have all got popped for PED use. Melky Cabrera is leading the league in batting average even after suspension,the real hurt was that he won most valuable at the All Star game.
Year before Ryan Braun took a page right from Tyler's book, came up positive but because of mishandling of the sample he got off. Hamilton gave back his gold medal we will see what Braun does. wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Braun to return any awards. No major sport that has millions and billions flowing through accounts will act like bike racing.
Baseball was dropped from the summer Olympics for a number of reasons but the non WADA compliance was the big reasons. Statements made about baseball earning it's way back into the games were laughed at by big baseball's leadership, not worth the trouble.
The players union didn't even have a statement when Manny being Manny had female fertility drugs in his system. Again a multi MVP player. He holds lots of honors,including best player at the 2004 world series.
As basketball grows worldwide we will see if the IOC or WADA gets them to play along.exclusion from the games would be a setback in the world domination plan from the NBA.