Giants deny knowledge of Bonds positive test.

In an unusual statement the San Francisco Giants denied knowledge of Barry Bonds positive amphetamine test.  Story here from Rueters.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants said on Thursday they had not heard allegations that their controversial superstar Barry Bonds had failed a drug test for amphetamines until a report in the New York Daily News.

Within striking range of becoming Major League Baseball's all-time home-run king, Bonds, 42, faces considerable public skepticism and a federal perjury investigation over his possible past use of steroids.

According to Thursday's Daily News that quotes unnamed sources, the seven-time Most Valuable Player failed a test for amphetamines last season.

"Last night was the first time we heard of this recent accusation against Barry Bonds," the Giants said in a statement. "Under Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, clubs are not notified after a player receives a first positive test for amphetamines."

This is unusual. If the report of his positive anti-doping test is true, and if the Giants did not know, then MLB withheld important information from the Giants.  Might withholding information of a drug in a player's system be considered negligence?  What if the player incurred health problems because of the substance?  What if the team held contractual clauses based on a positive drug test?

One more disturbing development in the 'Junk Bonds' saga.

 

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