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All that, and the fact that in 2003 the players knew the test was coming in spring training months ahead of time. All they had to do was cycle off, but some figured 'hey, it's anonymous, so who cares'.
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The specifics are way out of my realm of knowledge or interest, but IIRC some of these drugs stay in your system 9 months, maybe even longer.
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And, that's a very good point- I have no idea how long these would show a positive on the test. Still, there had to be a great number of players that were able to plan accordingly for the 2003 survey.
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they didn't even have to cycle off. They could just take a diuretic to mask a lot of the stuff. I'm sure there's a legal diuretic by MLB standards that could mask a lot of the stuff these guys take.
Lots of guys in the NFL do this, and get caught and suspended, but taking diuretics is not the "OMG" factor to the public that steroids are.