Giambi was never and is not on greenies. This is a rumor leaked to the press intentionally by either the Players' Union or the MLB in an effort to vilify a guy who was trying to come clean about his performance enhanced past in a culture and environment, created by the MLB and Players' Union, that condones talking to the media with a vigor similar to that with which South Boston residents encourage each other to talk to the police. The collective stance of the MLB and the Players' Union has been "reveal as little as possible."
Last night Peter Gammons said he has been told by five different sources that Giambi did NOT test positive for amphetamines. This makes sense to me. He already has the guaranteed money. Knowing the MLB tests for amphetamines, as he's said, "I'm tested more than anybody", he'd have to be a total moron to keep it up.
That being said, if we find out he did test positive for amphetamine use, I hope the Yanks void his contract.
On a separate note, though still in the realm of baseball, how come we never see players breaking in their gloves? And yet, their gloves always look almost brand new? Do MLB teams have personnel on their payroll who break in gloves for a living? Is this one of the many duties bestowed on bat boys?
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I've actually read an article that by the end of season upwards of 90% of MLB'ers are taking amphetamines, legally prescribed or otherwise. Whether that is the case or not, I cannot say (obviously), but since this guy has all but said he has done something (assumed to be steroids) I don't think it can be said he has never done 'speed'. Especially since it has also been said that this stuff does more to help hitters than HGH (the benefits of which are questionable for all purposes other than injury recovery). Just my 2 cents.
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