ABSTRACT:

According to a person well-versed in the workings of Major League Baseball’s substance abuse program, the only time a player or club is notified of a drug testing result is when it comes back dirty.

So, the fact that Darryl Strawberry or the Yankees didn’t hear anything yesterday, a day in which GM Brian Cashman expected to hear if Strawberry’s test last Tuesday was positive, led to strong speculation that Strawberry cleared the first of many hurdles that stand in the way of him resuming his checkered baseball career…