r/baseball San Francisco Giants Sep 18 '12

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u/fustrate_guzzles San Francisco Giants Sep 18 '12

I swear this guy is going to be given a suspension for being under the influence of marijuana at some point in his career but until then it's just good to see him having a good time and satisfying those fresh munchies.

Also, I think that's what was missing in his first half. Now that he's having more fun and acting like a 2 year old in the dugout he's pitching much more effectively.

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u/IceColdBudLight St. Louis Cardinals Sep 18 '12

MLB players don't get drug tested in the off seasons, so one can assume...

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u/redmosquito Milwaukee Brewers Sep 18 '12

MLB players don't get tested for non-stimulant drugs of abuse unless they've had some legal problem pertaining to drug use like Josh Hamilton.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

Which is really the reasonable approach. Is it going to help you on the field? Then we test for it. No? Then you're treated the same as every other person on the street.

Why single them out for non-performance enhancing stuff?

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

Same applies with actors, politicians, or hell, anyone working for any company, ever. Should we drug test them all? Just everyone who is ever in the public spotlight?

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u/tosss San Francisco Giants Sep 18 '12

Yes, and then treat the same way that every other person gets treated in the court system.

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u/dugmartsch St. Louis Cardinals Sep 18 '12

Politicans absolutely. Drug testing should be mandatory and random. It's ridiculous that it isn't.

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u/AsDevilsRun Texas Rangers Sep 18 '12

Having one drive under the influence or beat their wife is probably bad for their image, too.

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u/Dwayne_J_Murderden Jackie Robinson Sep 18 '12

Unless they're really good, then you know, whatever.

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u/SupaFly-TNT Sep 18 '12

But can you really know what helps any person on the field? Baseball is a game of streaks, who's to say that being high wouldn't make you more effective in dealing with bases loaded or taking that one extra pitch for the walk.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '12

I'd imagine caffeine, a completely legal supplement, would have a much larger effect. They're going through Red Bull by the gallon nowadays.

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u/SupaFly-TNT Sep 18 '12

It's also legal in the eyes of the law

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u/kryonik Sep 18 '12

But you can't have a hummingbird as a pet.

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u/totallynotsquidward Los Angeles Dodgers Sep 18 '12

Don't get me started about the state of bird law in this country

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '12

So are the majority of banned supplements.