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Rangers play in Arlington.Oh shit, I just read the thread, a drug addict might just give the Rangers the added edge they need.
Better than being sober in Houston, let me tell you.
Unless there's more to this I don't know, Washington is not "going through" anything even close to what Hamilton went through. Hamilton is an addict, who will forever be in recovery because of it. Washington snorted some blow and pissed hot.
Does anyone know if Washington has a problem with drugs, or did he just party one night and have the extreme bad luck of having a piss test within 48 hours of ingesting coke?
The man has money, do you really think he is an occasional coke user?
I had a problem, and I sure as hell didn't make the money he does.
Unless there's more to this I don't know, Washington is not "going through" anything even close to what Hamilton went through. Hamilton is an addict, who will forever be in recovery because of it. Washington snorted some blow and pissed hot.
Does anyone know if Washington has a problem with drugs, or did he just party one night and have the extreme bad luck of having a piss test within 48 hours of ingesting coke?
The man has money, do you really think he is an occasional coke user?
I had a problem, and I sure as hell didn't make the money he does.
just having money doesn't automatically mean he has a problem though.
There's plenty of people who can use coke recreationally in moderation.
Unless there's more to this I don't know, Washington is not "going through" anything even close to what Hamilton went through. Hamilton is an addict, who will forever be in recovery because of it. Washington snorted some blow and pissed hot.
Does anyone know if Washington has a problem with drugs, or did he just party one night and have the extreme bad luck of having a piss test within 48 hours of ingesting coke?
The man has money, do you really think he is an occasional coke user?
I had a problem, and I sure as hell didn't make the money he does.
Until regular Joe stops getting fired for pissing dirty, this man should have been fired.
A drowning victim sees another human being only as land...learn to swim...
What the heck does that mean?
Please elaborate.
UPDATE
The Texas Ranger defeated my beloved Yankees, but the better team won. How can you not be happy for Ron Washington, Josh Hamilton, Nolan Ryan and the Ranger's ball players?
Ron & Josh are prime examples that people make mistakes, but family and the organization showed faith in them and helped them. It shows that most of the time, the best way is not the 'throw-away' approach.
Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.
Edmund Burke
Ron is such a great teacher. I hope he can stay clean. And I applaud the Ranger's organization for giving this guy a second chance...
Ron Washington Tested Positive for Cocaine in 2009
We've become accustomed to reading stories about failed drug tests in Major League Baseball over the last few years. We haven't been accustomed to stories like this, however.
Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season. The manager confirmed the positive test in an interview with Jon Heyman of SI.com on Tuesday night.
"I did make a mistake and I regret that I did it," Washington told SI.com. "I am really embarrassed and I am really sorry."
Washington spoke with the media at length Wednesday, but the news didn't come as a surprise to the Rangers. After he took a random drug test last season, Washington contacted his bosses as well as the commissioner's office to let them know that there was a good chance he was going to fail the test. He apologized and the Rangers elected not to make a change in the dugout.
Since failing, Washington has passed every subsequent drug test. He's subject to more frequent testing as a result of failing the test and was subject to testing in the first place as a result of a recommendation in the Mitchell Report that managers and other staff be part of the testing process. Those who fail a test or admit drug use are placed in counseling and/or a treatment program by MLB's mandate.
Ahh he got the celebrety exemption.
A regualr middle class worker would have lost his job.