After Braun’s camp released the name of the sample collector MLB temporarily relieved him of his duties. I don’t know what that entailed and I don’t know if he ever started collecting samples. That isn’t the point though. The collector DID DO HIS JOB. He did what his company instructed him to do. The problem was because of communication errors between MLB and CDT. Maybe not even that. Just wording that a smart lawyer twisted to get the sample thrown out (one other player also got a suspension throw for the same reason the same time as Braun). Yes, there were Fed Ex locations open at the time...that wasn’t the problem. The problem was none of them would ship it out that day and that is what protocol says. So the handler decided the sample was safer in his hands until it could get shipped vs. sitting with a bunch of people at Fed Ex. If you trust this guy to collect it, it makes sense for him to hold onto it if it can’t get shipped. Who cares though. Braun was an idiot and had 20x the normal dose of gummy bears and got the highest test ever. The article is enlightening because it answers a lot of questions. It pretty much says Braun has cheated far longer than the 2011 he claimed, now we know why he had such a high test, and how some of these guys get it into their system. Now if I see a guy in the dugout popping candy....