Freddy Garcia has the munchies

by The Cheat on Apr 30, 2006 10:48 PM CDT in White Sox News

According to the Venezuelan daily newspaper Lider, Chicago White Sox pitcher Freddy Garcia violated the International Baseball Amateur Federation anti-doping policy when marijuana was found in the pitcher's urine in a test administered during the World Baseball Classic.

The Caracas paper reports sources close to Edwin Zerpa, president of the federation of amateur baseball in Venezuela -- La Federacion Venezolana -- confirm the findings and investigation. White Sox vice president of communications Scott Reifert said, "We have not been informed of any issues concerning any of our players."

Reifert added Major League Baseball has not been contacted regarding the issue.

I can't say I'm that surprised.

I was actually going to pose the question of whether he was using "greenies" in the past, and that MLB's new policy has led to him being unable to get "up" for his outings.

Update [2006-5-1 0:3:8 by The Cheat]: I searched for the Venezuelan report -- I'm a sucker for fun with Google translation -- but it appears that the Lider site is under construction, or at the very least undergoing some site maintenance.

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well,

This can't help his chances for staying next year.

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by shaftr on Apr 30, 2006 10:52 PM CDT reply actions

That can't help our chances

of getting a decent return on our investment in a trade.

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by The Cheat on Apr 30, 2006 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions

ugh

good point

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by shaftr on Apr 30, 2006 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Connected to the past?

Did he score his weed from Dan Pasqua?

by tailgater on May 1, 2006 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

Memory Lane (or lack of short-term Memory Lane)

New York Times (10/23/91)

The doorbell rang twice at DAN PASQUA'S house in Dumont, N.J., yesterday. First it was the man from United Parcel delivering a package from Chicago. Then it was the police armed with a search warrant to find the package, which they said contained a quantity of marijuana.

According to the police, the package did contain just under an ounce and a half of marijuana, along with a marijuana pipe, and Pasqua, a former Yankee who plays outfield for the Chicago White Sox, was charged with two counts of a disorderly persons offense, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Through his lawyer, Pasqua said he regretted the incident, called it a "terrible misunderstanding" and said he just wanted to put it behind him.

According to the Bergen County Prosecutor's office, United Parcel Service personnel in Chicago discovered the marijuana and notified authorities in New Jersey after the package was damaged on a conveyor Monday night. The package was then sent to the prosecutor's office, where, spokesmen said, the contents were detected by a dog. A search warrant was then obtained, and the package delivered to Pasqua's house.

by tailgater on May 1, 2006 12:26 PM CDT reply actions