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 More General NewsGeneral LinksNew union chief Michael Weiner says that the Players' Association will not agree to a blood test for human growth hormone during the season. "If a scientific valid urine test is developed it goes into place automatically," Weiner said Saturday. "Blood testing is much more complicated; issues in terms of the interference with the player's job and at this point we also have questions about the science of the test. "Given the demands on baseball players," Weiner said, "in terms of the daily requirements of the players, asking to draw players blood before he has to go play on a summer night in St. Louis is different than to supply a urine example before he has to go play on a summer night in St. Louis or asking him to draw blood after he plays on a summer night in St. Louis and has to play on a summer afternoon the next day is different than collecting his urine. "Blood testing during the season creates additional complications." |
