Tuesday, April 27, 2004
World Cup Agreement Is Reached on Testing
Jack Curry of the New York Times provides more details about the proposed baseball World Cup. MLB hopes it can begin during spring training 2005, and has proposed a 16-club tournament: the host United States, plus the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Japan, Cuba, Taiwan, South Korea, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Australia, China, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy.
The international drug testing applicable to the World Cup would differ from MLB's in several respects. The list of banned substances is longer, including growth hormone, androstenedione, norandrostenedione and ephedra. Players could be tested at any time after being named to their national club, 45 days before the tournament, and a positive test would bring immediate expulsion.
The MLBPA approved the broader testing because players don't have to participate in the tournament. Another issue is whether they will be allowed to participate. Curry quotes an adviser to George Steinbrenner as saying that because of the risk of injury, the Yankees probably won't allow anyone on their roster to play in the World Cup.
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Jack Curry of the New York Times provides more details about the proposed baseball World Cup. MLB hopes it can begin during spring training 2005, and has proposed a 16-club tournament: the host United States, plus the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Japan, Cuba, Taiwan, South Korea, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Australia, China, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy.
The international drug testing applicable to the World Cup would differ from MLB's in several respects. The list of banned substances is longer, including growth hormone, androstenedione, norandrostenedione and ephedra. Players could be tested at any time after being named to their national club, 45 days before the tournament, and a positive test would bring immediate expulsion.
The MLBPA approved the broader testing because players don't have to participate in the tournament. Another issue is whether they will be allowed to participate. Curry quotes an adviser to George Steinbrenner as saying that because of the risk of injury, the Yankees probably won't allow anyone on their roster to play in the World Cup.
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