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Two Players Suspended for PED Buys

Posted Dec 7, 07 4:00 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Baltimore's Jay Gibbons and Kansas City's recently signed José Guillén were publicly given 15-day suspensions for having acquired HGH and steroids; Commissioner Bud Selig passed the sentences despite any positive drug tests from either player. Instead, documentary evidence indicates they received shipments after baseball's drug rules went into effect, in Guillén's case over $19,000 worth.

The players union counsel said Guillén planned to appeal; Gibbons, however, will not. He explained: "I have no excuses and bear sole responsibility for my decisions. Years ago, I relied on the advice of a doctor ... and had only intended to help speed my recovery from my injuries and surgeries.”

Source New York Times

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Baltimore's Jay Gibbons, left, and Kansas City's Jose Guillen, right, wearing a Seattle Mariners uniform, are shown in 2007 file photos. Guillen and Gibbons were suspended for the first 15 days of next...   (Associated Press)
Seattle Mariners' Jose Guillen watches his home run against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game in Seattle, in this Sept. 26, 2007 file photo. Power-hitting outfielder Jose Guillen...   (Associated Press)
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