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Feb 23
baseballsdeep: Braun Wins Appeal Ryan Braun has won his appeal of a drug suspension and will not be suspended for 50 games. Blog on jsonline.com. — Tom (@Haudricourt) February 23, 2012 Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Via ESPN, emphasis mine: Braun didn’t argue evidence of tampering, didn’t argue anything about science being wrong but argued protocol had not been followed. A second source confirmed to ESPN investigative reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada that Braun did not dispute the science but rather questioned chain of custody/collection procedure. According to one of the sources, the collector, after getting Braun’s sample, was supposed to take the sample to FedEx/Kinkos for shipping but thought it was closed because it was late on a Saturday. As has occurred in some other instances, the collector took the sample home and kept it refrigerated. Policy states that the sample is supposed to get to FedEx as soon as possible. Braun’s initial T/E ratio was more than 20:1. And sources previously confirmed synthetic testosterone in his system. A source says MLB is livid and is considering options and other comment. So Braun, allegedly proven guilty of PED use (from a journalism standpoint the “sources” thing irks me to no end, but hey, it’s ESPN after all), is winning his appeal based on the incompetence of the sample taker and their inability to know when FedEx is open? Are you fucking kidding me?

baseballsdeep:

Braun Wins Appeal

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Via ESPN, emphasis mine:

Braun didn’t argue evidence of tampering, didn’t argue anything about science being wrong but argued protocol had not been followed. A second source confirmed to ESPN investigative reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada that Braun did not dispute the science but rather questioned chain of custody/collection procedure.

According to one of the sources, the collector, after getting Braun’s sample, was supposed to take the sample to FedEx/Kinkos for shipping but thought it was closed because it was late on a Saturday. As has occurred in some other instances, the collector took the sample home and kept it refrigerated. Policy states that the sample is supposed to get to FedEx as soon as possible.

Braun’s initial T/E ratio was more than 20:1. And sources previously confirmed synthetic testosterone in his system. A source says MLB is livid and is considering options and other comment.

So Braun, allegedly proven guilty of PED use (from a journalism standpoint the “sources” thing irks me to no end, but hey, it’s ESPN after all), is winning his appeal based on the incompetence of the sample taker and their inability to know when FedEx is open? Are you fucking kidding me?

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