AP: Major League Baseball players, owners reach drug agreement; suspensions rescinded

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Pickoff Moves
Published 4/11/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... addition, the decision over whether a player can be subjected to reasonable-cause testing will remain with management and the union, with any disagreement decided by the sport’s regular arbitrator. Also, a joint management-union body called the Treatment Board will supervise the part of the program relating to drugs of abuse, such as cocaine. Hey, Rep. Henry Waxman, why aren't you investigating warrantless wiretapping or prosecution of the Iraq war? Putz. Via BTF. Report: 2010 All-Star Game In Anaheim So says the Rev. Mike Lowell ...

Draft tidbits
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike A. at River Avenue Blues
... You may have heard that the top 200 draft prospects will now be subject to steroid testing prior to the draft. I know steroids are bad, and yes more testing is a good thing, but I think MLB overstepped it’s boundaries here. These players are amateurs and in no way are affiliated with major league baseball until they sign a professional contract, why should they be subject to testing under MLB’s rules? And why just the top 200 prospects? Why should Andrew Brackman be tested while Adam Olbrychowski isn’t? I dunno, it’s a step in the right direction, but ...