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...then crushed into small bits), each bite is a study in textures. It’s irresistible and impossible to stop eating. Laap, a special that often appears on the ever-changing specials board, is similar in taste, but here the beef is minced, not sliced, and saw-tooth herb, whose taste resembles that of the more familiar cilantro, is added. Squid Salad is also quite refreshing, a Cambodian version of ceviche, in which barely cooked pieces of seafood are scored and mixed with onions, peanuts, green chiles and whole sprigs of herbs. Cambodian Pad Thai seems like a misnomer...
...including his pregnant wife. But Dr. Joshua Perper, the medical examiner who autopsied Bechler, used the righthander's death to call for a crusade. After finding a weight-loss supplement in Bechler's stomach, Perper held a press conference and urged Major League Baseball to ban ephedra, a controversial herb found in the supplement that is similar to amphetamines. Even before the funeral, many in the baseball world--sports columnists, team physicians, franchise owners--were echoing Perper, asking the league to join the NFL and the Olympics in prohibiting ephedra. Members of Congress are talking about a national...
...conventional wisdom that hardens so quickly often needs to be reviewed in slo-mo. No one is sure whether ephedra killed Bechler. Toxicology studies that will show how the various chemicals in the herb behaved in his system won't be completed for two weeks. "The impact of ephedra on temperature is minimal and therefore could not have been a primary factor, in my view," says Richard Kreider, president of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists...
Many athletes swallow the herb to give them an energy boost; it increases blood pressure and heart rate. Bechler apparently wanted that boost because he had gained 10 lbs. and because he knew he needed to hustle to make the team. (In the three games he pitched last year, he gave up three homers.) Many major leaguers told reporters last week that they take ephedra to improve performance. "It's a good supplement if taken right," Bechler's teammate Jay Gibbons told the Baltimore...
Players and owners will debate an ephedra ban but, given their past acrimony, don't expect a quick resolution. Even if the herb remains in the locker rooms, Bechler's death will have taught many players--and those who idolize them--that ephedra isn't something to be popped blindly. --Reported by David Bjerklie and Sean Gregory/New York and Alison Onianwa/Fort Lauderdale