MLB had to "go after" Braun when they got a result that the science people said was a positive. Consider what would have happened if they hadn't gone after Braun and then somebody leaked the fact that MLB had refused to prosecute a case in which the reigning NL MVP tested positive. Without rehashing everything in the thread, the major tipping point in this case happened when ESPN ran with a leak. It had the effect of hardening MLB's position. MLB had to know, or should have known, there was at the very least a procedural problem with the case at the time it went before the arbitrator, but given the leak there was no way they could back off the case even if they wanted to for very valid reasons. I continue to believe that there was more than just a procedural problem in this case. I continue to be infuriated by the fact that, despite a complete lack of hard evidence as to the reasons behind the decision, the entire media establishment has run with the "just a technicality" story, which, for reasons I've repeated a number of times, is in itself misleading even if true. Someday this will all come out. It will be interesting when it does. For now, my interest in the whole PED parade has shifted to the Lance Armstrong situation. Regardless of what Armstrong did or didn't do, the procedural side of the case, and USADA's insistence on dredging up stuff that is over a decade old and related to a sport in which Armstrong no longer compete, will be worth keeping an eye on.