Ron Washington Tested Positive For Cocaine?!!
WHAT? The implications here are bizarre.
UPDATE: SI has long piece here.
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Maybe he consulted on the design on the BWAA site, they both make my head hurt.
by millionairesrow on Mar 17, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
amazing
If you don't respect Aaron Laffey, I will fight you.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Mar 17, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Look, I don’t even know what a MLB manager does. I only have rough ideas about what kind of effects he really has on the players and organization, but whatever those are, I think cocaine is as close to a deal-breaker as you can find. It’s not a moral thing, but if I was a GM, it would be very very hard not to hire someone else.
what a great playing environment for josh hamilton
If you don't respect Aaron Laffey, I will fight you.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Mar 17, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
He is an employee of MLB and therefore subject to the same rules (and drug testing) as others. Kind of like most jobs.
I forgot where I saw this, but I believe that MLB implemented the non-roster drug testing based a recommendation in the Mitchell Report. No idea what the reasoning was.
That’s what MLB says. From SI:
Major league managers, coaches and other clubhouse personnel have been subject to drug testing since 2008, when MLB adopted the measure as one of George Mitchell’s recommendations as part of his report regarding steroid and drug use in baseball. MLB mandates that any non-playing personnel who either fail a test or admit to drug use be subject to counseling and a substance-abuse program developed by a doctor approved by baseball. First-time offenders are generally not subject to punitive measures such as a suspension, pending the commissioner’s discretion, and their names are not made public.Here’s what the Mitchell Report says (p. 295):
The 2003 proposal to implement mandatory, random, unannounced drug testing for clubhouse personnel was never adopted, but officials in the security department continue to recommend it. The testing could be conducted in conjunction with testing of major league players under the joint drug program.
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Even after today’s story Ron isn’t the sleaziest member of the 1988 Indians, thanks Mel.
by The Grimace on Mar 17, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So the ’88 Tribe had three future managers and possibly four if Farrell gets promoted some day?
by FranklinScott on Mar 18, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus Jacoby is Cincy’s hitting coach and Dave Clark is Houston’s 3B coach. And that is just in the majors.
by The Grimace on Mar 18, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
If my understanding is correct, he failed a test during the season. How does he have the time during the season to be messing around with this stuff? We do not and will not ever known the whole story, but I’m surprised the Rangers stuck with him.
Just imagine the look on Ron’s face when Phil Coke takes the bump.
by jhon on Mar 19, 2010 12:58 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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