Paypal has been placing temporary and permanent account limitations on “steroid information websites” who Paypal determines are in violation of their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). “Account limitations” is a euphemistic way of saying that you no longer have access to your money in Paypal. The Paypal service may not be used for activities that, among […]
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“Got Milk?” Steroids in Baseball Parody
The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), better known as the producers of the “Got Milk?” campaigns, has decided to re-release two of the five “Got Milk?” spoofs of the steroids in baseball scandal. This was timed to take advantage of the heightened media coverage and public awareness resulting from the recent allegations of steroid use […]
Victor Conte, BALCO and Contextual Ads
If anyone thinks that the federal government, the anti-doping authorities, and the media have made an example out of the person who many consider to be architect of the largest anabolic steroid scandal in sports history, think again. Victor Conte (owner of BALCO) bought a new silver Bentley Continental GT this year, his SNAC business […]
Steroid News Stories and Contextual Ads
Google has made millions of dollars from companies selling steroids through Google’s contextual ad service. But Google was assisted by mainstream news outlets like NYTimes.com and CNN.com who displayed the ads offering “steroids for sale.” Michael Arrington recently commented on this at TechCrunch: The problem with automated advertising on news sites has always been the […]
Evidence of Steroid Use in Baseball
The Mitchell Report made some nice weekend reading; it was a good piece of investigative journalism on the history of steroid use in professional baseball. I’ve offered my criticism of the Mitchell Report as being an overpriced review of secondary sources that was extensively documented elsewhere. But I must admit there was a good amount of primary […]
Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Performance Enhancing Drugs
I’ve previously discussed known loopholes for testosterone use in drug testing programs. And of course, the fact that growth hormone use is undetectable via drug testing urinalysis makes it an easy and attractive drug for the athlete seeking performance enhancement. Just as problematic is the loophole of “therapeutic use exemptions” (TUE) for performance-enhancing drugs on […]
Baseball’s Steroid Education Program
The Mitchell Report acknowledged that current steroid education programs used by Major League Baseball that focus on the dangerous side effects of anabolic steroids are generally ineffective: [T]hese health risks generally will not deter a player from using these substances. This is because players who use or are considering using performance enhancing substances do not […]
Recommendations for Steroid Education in Baseball
The Mitchell Report noted problems with current steroid education programs in MLB that focus on severe steroid dangers and deleterious side effects: [T]hese health risks… generally will not deter a player from using these substances. This is because players who use or are considering using performance enhancing substances do not consider them dangerous if used […]
Mitchell Report’s Ignorance of Steroid Use in Professional Baseball
The Mitchell Report reveals the general ignorance about steroid use by Major League Baseball players and many other athletes in competitive sports. I would hope that the investment of millions of dollars into steroid use in MLB would result in a basic understanding of the various steroids used by baseball players and the quantities involved. […]
Mitchell Report’s Bias Against William Llewellyn and Anabolics 2007
The highly anticipated Mitchell Report on the “illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in major league baseball” was publicly released today. Dozens of writers will offer their commentary on the 400+ page report (including appendices). I am fairly certain my commentary in the next few days will be a departure […]