August 18, 201114 yr KenDavidoff Ken Davidoff #MLB has suspended #Rockies minor leGuer (and former Met) Mike Jacobs 50 games for a positive HGH test.
August 18, 201114 yr Author KenDavidoff Ken Davidoff Jacobs is believed to be the first North American athlete to test positive for HGH.
August 18, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 09:00 AM) KenDavidoff Ken Davidoff Jacobs is believed to be the first North American athlete to test positive for HGH. I was thinking the same thing. How did he even test positive for it?
August 18, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 11:47 AM) I was thinking the same thing. How did he even test positive for it? They test for it in the minors now since last summer
August 18, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 10:47 AM) I was thinking the same thing. How did he even test positive for it? They added a blood test last summer apparently... KenDavidoff Ken Davidoff HGH can be detected only through blood testing, and the test must be conducted very shortly after the injection. SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman mike jacobs is the first player caught by mlb's hgh test for minor leaguers. was in rockies minors. now released. BNightengale Bob Nightengale #mlb Jacobs' positive test was indeed through a blood test, which was implented last year in the minors.
August 18, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 10:47 AM) I was thinking the same thing. How did he even test positive for it? He took HGH, so his blood test came out positive for it?
August 18, 201114 yr Author Interesting as well... BenBadler Ben Badler PR spin for MLB: They caught Mike Jacobs using HGH. Reality: Slim chance anyone would take HGH without stacking it with other anabolics
August 18, 201114 yr It's great news that they're testing for it in the minors. One step closer to doing it in the majors QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 18, 2011 -> 10:57 AM) He took HGH, so his blood test came out positive for it? The other posters obviously knew what I was asking.
August 20, 201114 yr The thing with HGH and blood testing is they have to test you repeatedly, and compare your results with past ones, to see increases in certain areas The test doesn't simply say "HGH: FOUND", but they will see fluctuations in certain aspects of your blood tests
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