The Daily Yomiuri: Japan can’t be blind to doping

Out of the Statesboro Blues…McTell me more blind items.

But Tyrone Woods of the Japan Series champion Chunichi Dragons, a three-time homer champ, told Hard Drives that testing here is lenient.

“I think having the testing is good, but it could be more strict,” Woods said by phone from his home in Florida.

“Why not test the whole team? It’s a random thing,” chimed Woods, who said his name was drawn twice this past season.

When quizzed about the possibility of some Japanese players using performance-enhancing substances, Woods was confident the sport here is clean.

“I don’t think so. You may have had a couple, but not now since the start of testing.

“The simple fact is that you can look at a guy’s production level and you can tell who is on steroids and who has been. If the numbers decline….”