Jay Gibbons can't be suspended if his actions were before 1/13/05

This article on Gibbons says he admits to something in "January 2005." The effective date of the new agreement was January 13, 2005.

• The commissioner has already set precedent in behavior prior to 1/13/05, and this was stated in the Mitchell Report. Certain players listed in the "alleged internet" section (such as Glaus, Schoeneweis, and Ankiel) were declared free from future discipline--as their apparent behavior occurred before 1/13/05.

No one else, including Gibbons, can be disciplined for use prior to 1/13/05 since the commissioner let other guys go. Paul Byrd's last known HGH shipment was one week before the Jan. 13 deadline, so he's a free man as well.

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