FullMetalCardigan
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Doesn't matter if it's the type of cooler you throw beer in or if it's a generic clear, plastic bin with snap lid. (Well, it does but to a small extent). If it's not being actively temperature controlled, you can't guarantee what range of temperatures the sample is subjected to. But then I don't expect Passan to understand basic heat transfer theory.
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I e-mailed him and pointed out the discrepancy between his "fact" about how the samples were stored and the collector's official statement. I doubt he replies as he probably isn't objective enough to see the difference. He's already entrenched himself on the side of Braun being a liar, a cheater and the beneficiary of a tiny loophole exploited by "brilliant lawyering". As far as the synth-T part of this, others have explained that the test for synth-T is very complex and demands a pristine sample. And it doesn't test for synth-T directly, just the signatures of some of the reactants. But when you've chemically altered your sample to the point where the T:E test misfires, I can't see how you would trust any test done downstream of that.
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FedEx has temperature controlled trucks that will pick up any day of the week. http://customcritical.fedex.com/us/services/tempcontrol/ground.shtml Why even have a courier or delivery person at all? Just have someone with the proper training collect and package the sample. Then hold onto it in a security camera monitored location at the stadium until the FedEx truck comes.
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As far as the accuracy of Passan's sources go, he reported as a fact that the collector stored the samples in a temperature controlled container in his basement. Incorrect. Refuted by the collector's own statement today. Samples were stored in a tupperware container on a desk. This is an important detail. So if he got this wrong, I wonder how reliable his other sources are.
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Outstanding narrative on how this is not analogous to an illegal search scenario. What hasn't gotten much mention, and I'm curious as to why, are Shyman Das's credentials. This is not his first doping case. By all reports, he's a very experienced arbitrator who has been working with the league for over a decade. Many in the mainstream media (Jeff Passan from MLB Yahoo, for instance) insinuate he was "snowed" by a brilliant bit of lawyering from Braun's defense team. I find that extremely hard to believe. I don't think he lets Braun off on a pure technicality if he believes the sample is not somehow tainted. Braun's defense had to have demonstrated some tangible alteration in the composition of his urine due to the manner in which it was stored. CSI Kenosha!!!