MLBPA Not Planning To Release Anonymous Medical Records
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Selig Looking To Avoid Leaks
In MLB’s Steroid Investigation
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The MLBPA “rebuffed a request” from the staff of former U.S. Sen.
George Mitchell to submit anonymous medical records in his MLB steroids probe,
according to sources cited by Ronald Blum of the AP. The move was made “because
players fear Mitchell’s staff would use information in them — such
as age, height, weight and blood type — to connect the records to specific
players” (AP, 5/10). MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said that any public
disclosure of facts during the investigation “will harm it” as “too
many issues are extremely sensitive.” Selig: “If I wanted to muzzle
people and make believe this didn’t happen, there would have been no investigation.”
When asked why leaks bothered him, Selig said, “Because we have an investigation
ongoing. You cannot have an investigation and have people commenting on it”
(USA TODAY, 5/11).
POSTSEASON: MLBPA COO Gene Orza and MLB VP/PR Rich Levin said
that the two sides “are negotiating format changes to the Division Series
and League Championship Series that will create more open dates in case inclement
weather forces postponements.” With the World Series beginning Tuesday,
October 23, “four days later than the usual Saturday start, there are more
dates for the first two series” (USA TODAY, 5/11).
ALCOHOL PLANS: Selig said that he has “no plans to enact
an alcohol ban in baseball clubhouses in light of the death” of Cardinals
P Josh Hancock. Selig: “I really do think it’s a local matter, but
it’s something I will discuss with the clubs” (USA TODAY, 5/11).
CNBC’s Darren Rovell reports Nielsen Monitor-Plus found that “out
of all the companies that spend money advertising on baseball broadcasts, the
top seven have to do with either drinking or driving” (CNBC.com, 5/10).
The Mariners have not announced a decision on alcohol in the Safeco Field clubhouses,
but alcohol will only be served on charter flights “until the plane is three
hours from Seattle” (SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, 5/11). The Rockies
have stopped providing draft beer in the home and visitor clubhouses at Coors
Field (DENVER POST, 5/11). White Sox GM Ken Williams and manager Ozzie
Guillen said that they “weren’t leaning” the direction of banning
alcohol in the clubhouse or on charter flights (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 5/11).
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