MLB apparently has itself confused with GNC. The league and the players association have hired a company to certify that certain products are clean, and then the teams will be selling those supplements themselves to the players.
This is like the parents that think they’re really hip, so they buy their kids a case of beer so they drink safely at home, and not out at some party. Ultimately, I don’t see how this helps a whole lot. Why not just publish a list of things that are safe? If a guy tests positive now, he can say, “Hey, I just use what MLB sells me,” and it calls the whole thing into question.
And if they do say that certain supplements are safe and fine… what’s that tell the little leaguers out there? “Hey, Daddy, Bud Selig says it’s cool to use Mass Stack, so I’m going to need a few of those before my next at-bat, okay?” I dunno. It seems very weird to me. I don’t see a lot of positives here for MLB.
sideshow Says:
March 7th, 2006 at 9:33 am
How long ya think before MLB is getting endorsement $$ from these supplement companies?
Mr. Bojangles Says:
March 7th, 2006 at 10:20 am
Like Sideshow said - how long before the MLB has a tiered system of Preferred Supplements, based on who provides them the best mass discounts on medications, kickbacks on each product sold, or ad money offered to display their product at MLB events? It’s like you take the worst of all words - HMOs, ad and product placement, and Walmart, and mix them together to create a giant cesspool of greed and boredom that is the MLB today.
Adam Says:
March 7th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Hey, MY parents were “those parents” and it was awesome! Back off mjd!