Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 17, 2008
WADA Wawa

It's nice to see MLB put the World Anti-Doping Agency in their place:

Selig fired right back at Fahey, who took over from Dick Pound on Jan. 1.

"WADA does not have a monopoly on independence in the world of drug testing," Selig said.

Rob Manfred, MLB's executive vice president for labor relations, was even harsher.

"These continuing, unprovoked, inaccurate publicity stunts by WADA have created an unwillingness to become more involved with WADA and its affiliates," Manfred said. "We were hopeful that false public statements by WADA would end with its recent change in leadership, and we are deeply disappointed that Mr. Fahey is showing the same counterproductive tendencies as his predecessor."

WADA set themselves up as judge, jury and executioner, with little oversight of their practices. I suspect that if some tried to set up the WAAD, World Agency for Anti-Doping, WADA would react like this (excuse the language):

BRIAN:
Are you the Judean People's Front?
REG:
Fuck off!
BRIAN:
What?
REG:
Judean People's Front. We're the People's Front of Judea! Judean People's Front. Cawk.
FRANCIS:
Wankers.

It is clear, however, that WADA really hates the dopers.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:15 AM | Cheating | TrackBack (0)
Comments

At least they're not the Anti-Doping World Agency, ADWA.

Splitters!

Posted by: rbj at January 17, 2008 10:10 AM

how much do you hate the WADA?
A lot.
OK, you're in!

During the Salt Lake bidding scandal, former drug nazi Dick Pound testified that the large sums of cash finding its way into local pockets were not bribes - thye were "payments, I think, to ensure the goodwill of the people of Salt Lake".

Posted by: rmt at January 17, 2008 10:31 AM

So was the Life of Brian reference really brought on by Dick Pound's name? "I have a very good friend in Rome named Dick Pound!" That's even worse of a name to go by than the Red's pitching coach.

Posted by: Kyle at January 17, 2008 11:07 AM

a little of everything - "centuwion, why do they titter so?"

Posted by: rmt at January 17, 2008 12:13 PM
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