No more delays on drug testing. (Baseball).

If the players union truly cared about ending drug use in baseball, it wouldn't wait for the toxicology report on Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler. It wouldn't require the U.S. government to ban ephedrine. It would attack stimulant and steroid use with the zeal it reserves for its never-ending power struggle with the owners, and finally take a stand.

Even if ephedrine turns out to be a minimal factor in Bechler's death, Major League Baseball's drug-testing program is woefully inadequate. The union had every opportunity to help MLB get tough on drugs in the sport's new labor agreement. Instead, it consented only to a toothless policy that drew immediate ...