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Union Chief Would Take 'Hard Look' at HGH Testing
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Friday, February 29, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 28 -- A day after attending a congressional hearing on performance-enhancing drugs, players' union chief Donald Fehr said Thursday that he would be amenable to blood tests for human growth hormone, provided that such a test was accepted as accurate by the medical community.
"If and when a blood test is available and it can be scientifically validated -- and that means validated by people other than those that are trying to sell it to you -- then we'd have to take a hard look at it," Fehr said. "We'd have to see what it is and try and make a judgment as to whether it was fair, was appropriate and helpful."
The comment comes in the wake of comments made last week by New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, expressing support for an HGH test.
Fehr visited the Baltimore Orioles' training camp as part of his annual tour through spring training. In a closed-door clubhouse meeting lasting nearly 90 minutes, Fehr spoke to the team regarding various aspects of the game, including recommendations in the Mitchell report.
O's Lose to Marlins
The Orioles started their Grapefruit League slate with a 16-3 loss to the Florida Marlins at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.
"There's a lot of things obviously that didn't go well," Orioles Manager Dave Trembley said. "But there's some things that I liked. And there's some guys who had the opportunity to play and they did okay for themselves."
Reliever Jamie Walker allowed a three-run home run to Cody Ross in the fourth inning, and Esteban Yan surrendered a ninth-inning grand slam to Alejandro De Aza.
Relievers Craig Anderson and Jon Leicester combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings. . . .
Jay Payton, who is competing for a job in the outfield, missed his second straight day of camp with bronchitis. . . .
Utility man Brandon Fahey expects to play Friday after missing two days. Fahey, who is competing with Freddie Bynum and Luis Hern¿ndez for a roster spot, had fluid drained from his right thigh.
