turnin' two Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/welington-castillo-reflects-2018-ped-190642108.html Wellington Castillo seems like an idiot. Completely puts the blame elsewhere for his suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Pretty much the canned response for anyone who gets caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, Harper2Sox said: Pretty much the canned response for anyone who gets caught. You seem to have forgotten Ryan Braun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Quin said: You seem to have forgotten Ryan Braun. I believe he blamed the tester and destroyed his career. Then later, he admitted to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The big mystery in all of it is why EPO. The benefit would be minimal at best and I think more likely that it would have no performance benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jake said: The big mystery in all of it is why EPO. The benefit would be minimal at best and I think more likely that it would have no performance benefit. Leads one to believe that his excuse might actually be legitimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 9 hours ago, Jake said: The big mystery in all of it is why EPO. The benefit would be minimal at best and I think more likely that it would have no performance benefit. Isn't the thing that they typically test for the Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio, which gets screwed up if you just take testosterone, so a truly effective cheater trying to beat the test needs to keep his body in balance of both of them by taking an appropriate amount of both? That's why an EPO positive is also a suspension, because you're trying to raise your testosterone level with the steroids and if you take slightly too much of the EPO, you miss the balance and the extra EPO is what you test positive for. In other words, a high EPO amount can be a sign of a skilled doped athlete who has been working to beat the tests for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaDoc Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) I was under the impression he failed for Erythropoietin not epitestosterone. Erythropoietin increases the number of red blood cells. Used more by bikers and others in endurance activities to carry more oxygen to the muscle tissues and remove CO2. Edited February 28, 2019 by BamaDoc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Jose Abreu said: Leads one to believe that his excuse might actually be legitimate Agreed, I actually believe him because I don't buy that he intentionally took something illegal that really does nothing for a baseball player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Balta1701 said: Isn't the thing that they typically test for the Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio, which gets screwed up if you just take testosterone, so a truly effective cheater trying to beat the test needs to keep his body in balance of both of them by taking an appropriate amount of both? That's why an EPO positive is also a suspension, because you're trying to raise your testosterone level with the steroids and if you take slightly too much of the EPO, you miss the balance and the extra EPO is what you test positive for. In other words, a high EPO amount can be a sign of a skilled doped athlete who has been working to beat the tests for some time. 2 hours ago, BamaDoc said: I was under the impression he failed for Erythropoietin not epitestosterone. Erythropoietin increases the number of red blood cells. Used more by bikers and others in endurance activities to carry more oxygen to the muscle tissues and remove CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Another friend of Machado we can cut loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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