Well, big news today, A-Rod apparently tested positive for steroids back in 2003. The test was done during a series that would eventually help the MLB decide to mandate random drug testing. of course, the study participants were supposed to remain anonymous, and the samples were supposed to be destroyed 60 days after testing, but that clearly didn't happen. Then, with the Barry Bonds case, lawyers seized the samples and results of the tests. Come to find out, 104 players tested positive that year. That's five percent of the league on performance enhancing drugs. I am outraged by that statistic. Five percent of the league is cheating, it's ridiculous. Thank goodness they got it all straightened out now with the random testing. That is probably the only good thing Bud Selig has done in his career as commissioner. Drug testing should go a step further to Olympic standards however. Their policy is to store the samples and retest them for substances that there are no tests for at that current time. That way, when a new test comes out for a banned substance, you can go back and test the samples to be sure the players were clean at the time. The MLB is doing a good job cracking down, and hopefully they continue to progress and make baseball clean again.
One small note to finish, LeBron James' triple double has been taken away due to a statistical error. It seems like a silly thing to do. A historic triple double taken away for one missed rebound. I think you let this one slide if you're a stat checker. So much for the first 50 point triple double in 35 years, you'll get 'em next time kid.
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