Hamilton Suspension Rumors/Speculations (post updates here)

[Docwaukee]

so he was supposedly being tested 3 times per week yet it's being speculated that he never tested positive.  that has to raise some eyebrows for a couple of reasons.  one, either he wasn't being tested as often as he should have been, or two, Hamilton was able to somehow beat the test.  perhaps he got 'lucky', but if there was impropriety, that has to be taken into account as well.  

[zenmaster]

Was he only tested during the season or off-season too?

[nando714]

25 games to a full season sounds like a timeline you get when the cable guy is supposed to show up.

Ha

[19HALO71]

When is he scheduled to come off the DL?

[DMVol]

When is he scheduled to come off the DL?

I don't think he's even on the DL yet....that doesn't have to be done until the 25 man roster is set at the end of spring training....

[Ohtaniland]

Shame on all of the daily Angel Dust users in this thread.

[tdawg87]

Piodeportes' uncle in law told me that Josh is being suspended for 32.8 games for drinking coke from a pepsi bottle.

[Tank]

This whole thing is a very grey area. Lots of considerations.

 

yep, about 50 different shades, in fact.

[Tank]

When is he scheduled to come off the DL?

 

right about the time his replacement is really playing well and the team is gelling.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

so he was supposedly being tested 3 times per week yet it's being speculated that he never tested positive. that has to raise some eyebrows for a couple of reasons. one, either he wasn't being tested as often as he should have been, or two, Hamilton was able to somehow beat the test. perhaps he got 'lucky', but if there was impropriety, that has to be taken into account as well.

It depends on the cutoffs of each drug and that's measured on nanograms per milliliter. If you only do a small

Amount of drugs, it likely won't show up even on zero tolerance tests. There is a range they have to allow. And since drugs half lives are what dictates if they stay in the system, anyone could do a little blow right after a drug test and it would not be traceable 2-3 days later.

Just like taking two hits of a joint isn't going to trigger a positive on a test that has a cutoff level of 50 Ng/ml which is standard zero tolerance.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Shame on all of the daily Angel Dust users in this thread.

Believe it or not PCP is hardly tested for anymore. You'd be batshït crazy but come up clean. Maybe on some 14 or 16 panel tests youd see PCP. But not worth the test strip in the piss cup.

[Ohtaniland]

Believe it or not PCP is hardly tested for anymore. You'd be batshït crazy but come up clean. Maybe on some 14 or 16 panel tests youd see PCP. But not worth the test strip in the piss cup.

If he admits to using Angel Dust half of these people would be planning his welcome back parade.

[Mile High Dreams]

I very much doubt that the CBA would superceed Federal and State laws.

 

 

It does when it comes to how overtime and wage and hour compliance is handled. Why would this be different?

[Lou]

Was a new Hamilton thread really necessary? Now we will have 2 separate threads debating whether or not addiction is real once this one gets out of control in an hour or 2.

no it won't

[Lou]

i'd give it until at least 3:30

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Yeah. Interested to know how long drugs stay in the system.

 

Asking for Lou

 

Drug testing can detect cocaine for about 2-4 days.

[gotbeer]

Are people's glasses so empty that it's not within reason that Hamilton fell off the wagon once and reported it?  People here are making it sound like he's Tony Montana, or Ron Washington.

[Lou]

Drug testing can detect cocaine for about 2-4 days.

thank you

[Lou]

Are people's glasses so empty that it's not within reason that Hamilton fell off the wagon once and reported it?  People here are making it sound like he's Tony Montana, or Ron Washington.

i'm guessing that's exactly what happened

[Stradling]

Are people's glasses so empty that it's not within reason that Hamilton fell off the wagon once and reported it? People here are making it sound like he's Tony Montana, or Ron Washington.

Well, people hate the guy and feel wronged about how much money he makes, and the fact that he isn't performing. So yea, people here are that empty about the whole thing.

[gotbeer]

FYI.  Just got a news alert.

 

Report:  Josh Hamilton decision could come 'in weeks'

 

Yes, weeks.  So traffic on the board will be pretty brisk for spring training.

[WallyWorld]

the other thing to keep in mind is that the clock on his suspension won't start until he's actually ready to play. So if he's not ready to come off the DL until May or June, and he gets an 80 game suspension, that essentially wipes him out for the season. 

[Lou]

the other thing to keep in mind is that the clock on his suspension won't start until he's actually ready to play. So if he's not ready to come off the DL until May or June, and he gets an 80 game suspension, that essentially wipes him out for the season.

or he would be back just in time for the playoffs

[ELEVEN]

yeah, stimulants are in and out pretty quick

CNS depressants linger longer

Damn, now I really want InO.

[mulwin444]

Are people's glasses so empty that it's not within reason that Hamilton fell off the wagon once and reported it?  

I have full glasses all around.  One of my glasses is full of hope that Josh can get his life straightened out so he can be a good father and husband.  Another glass is full of relief knowing that I won't have to watch his awful play for at least 4 to 5 more months.