MLB will never again "name names:" AP report. (Not mentioned in MLB Press Release)

(AP): "The sides agreed that in future investigations,

• allegations against players won't be made public

unless discipline is imposed, and that a player will be given the allegations and evidence against him before any investigatory interview."

• AP report by Ronald Blum, "Players, Owners Reach Drug Agreement," 4/12/08

Translation: Many names, hearsay, etc. were obtained by a Novitsky investigation, xeroxed for use by MLB, Inc. and broadcast around the world millions of times.

• Apparently, someone decided something like this should never happen again.

How fortunate for the many who hadn't been named in connection with federal money-laundering and related investigations.

• The report did not say this action was an admission of wrong-doing by MLB, Inc.

There's one phrase in the MLB press release about new "flexibility," but it's not defined. So it could be about anything.

• "Flexibility - the agreement institutionalizes an annual review process to allow the parties to respond to new developments."

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