Selig willing to accept government anti-drug legislation
AFP, November, 2005
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NEW YORK (AFP) — Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is willing to accept a US federal government legislated anti-drug policy if one cannot be worked out through negotiations with the players' union.
The commissioner's office was responding to news from Capitol Hill that legislation to standardize drug testing and penalties for American pro sports leagues would be re-introduced by Republican Senators Jim Bunning and John McCain.
"For many months now, commissioner Selig has been resolute in his belief that the appropriate discipline in Major League Baseball for the use of performance-enhancing substances is 50 games for the first offence, 100 games for the second and a lifetime ban for the third," MLB executive vice president Rob Manfred said in a statement Tuesday.
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"The commissioner has also been clear that the best way to enact this discipline is through collective bargaining," the statement continued.
"However, he ...
