Nicely done, Ryan. Doug Barron not only proclaims his innocence, but demands greater transparency in the PGA Tour’s testing and punishments. We join in that request, except of course for Tim Finchem, who – in one of the biggest frauds in steroids testing history – surrendered his own dweeb-infused specimen, presumedly because he’s a shoo-in to captain the US Olympic Nimrod team.
Just like the PGA Tour doesn’t test for masking agents or HGH, I know they also don’t test for three martinis, clams casino, a nice piece of fish, garlic bread, two sides, and tiramisu. But thanks, Tim. The gesture really meant something.
I tell you what: next time you want to appear on camera in the middle of a tournament, could you offer us your specimen instead of doing an interview? It’ll draw higher ratings than your vacuous, self-indulgent B-school mumblings.
Anyhoo, here’s a good nugget from the article:
“Finchem said to me, ‘If you appeal, you would come down to court in Jacksonville and will lose.’,” Barron claims.
“[The Tour] had attorneys. They tried to bully me. But I can’t prove that I was made to be an example.”
It would have cost Barron $20,000 to fly himself, his lawyers, and his doctors down to Florida to participate in his appeal. Instead, he filed for a temporary restraining order in a Memphis, Tennessee, court.”
