MLB Presents Plan To Accept Mitchell Report Recommendations
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MLB Presents Union With Drug Testing Proposal
With Recommendations From Mitchell's Report |
MLB has presented the players’ union with a formal proposal to implement the recommendations from the Mitchell Report subject to collective bargaining, including measures aimed at improving the transparency, testing frequency and independent oversight of the sport’s drug testing program, according to well-placed management sources. The proposal is aimed at re-opening a standing labor deal for a history-making third time in just three years. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said in mid-January he aimed to have negotiations with the union complete on the program changes by the beginning of spring training. But even as that intended target has slipped behind schedule, talks have continued at a steady pace, with the most recent set of negotiations held last Friday. “We have had a number of negotiating sessions with the Commissioner’s office regarding the Mitchell recommendations. I expect those negotiations to continue in a week or so,” said MLBPA General Counsel Michael Weiner (Fisher & Mullen, SportsBusiness Journal).
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| Lilly Open To Blood Testing For HGH Use |
BLOOD DIAMOND: In Chicago, Gordon Wittenmyer reports Cubs P and union rep Ted Lilly is "throwing his support behind stepped up efforts to clean up the game, even if it means blood testing." Lilly: "A majority of the guys probably feel the same way. It's unfortunate we (might) have to do that, but it's important to guys that we have a clean reputation. ... As a whole, we're willing to do what's necessary." Lilly added: "Whatever happened prior to the testing program is not going to help clean up the game. All you're doing there is trying to throw people under the bus." White Sox P Mark Buehrle and Yankees SS Derek Jeter also recently voiced support for blood testing for HGH use (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 2/27). However, Braves P Tom Glavine, a former union rep, said that he "had objections to a blood test, in part because there's not a reliable test available to detect [HGH]." Glavine: "It's potentially opening up a big can of worms. There's the potential for so many problems with the way that it's handled, the way it's stored" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/27).
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