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Lenny Dykstra, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Matt Franco, Todd Pratt, Mo Vaughn, Mike Stanton, Scott Schoeneweis and Paul Lo Duca, among others, are all mentioned in The Mitchell Report, which you can download at SNY.
In the section dealing with players who had been in contact with Kirk Randomski, the Report reads…
“Radomski has known Hundley since 1988, when Radomski worked for the Mets and Hundley played in the Mets’ minor league system. Radomski stated that, beginning in 1996, he sold Deca-Durabolin and testosterone to Hundley on three or four occasions. At the beginning of that year, Radomski told Hundley that if he used steroids, he would hit 40 home runs. Hundley hit 41 home runs in 1996, having never hit more than 16 in any prior year…
“In order to provide Hundley with information about these allegations and to give him an opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he declined.
“Todd Hundley referred Lo Duca to Radomski when Lo Duca played for the Dodgers. Radomski estimated that he engaged in six or more transactions with Lo Duca. In some transactions, Radomski sent the performance enhancing substances by overnight mail to Lo Duca’s home or to the Dodgers clubhouse and Lo Duca sent Radomski a check a week or so later.
“Radomski produced copies of three checks from Lo Duca, each in the amount of $3,200. All are included in the Appendix. Radomski said that each check was in payment for two kits of human growth hormone. Lo Duca’s name, with an address and telephone number, is listed in the address book seized from Radomski’s residence by federal agents. In order to provide Lo Duca with information about these allegations and to give him an opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he declined.”
Other noteworthy names who are mentioned include Brian Roberts, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, Barry Bonds, Miguel Tejada, and Kevin Brown.
Anyone think that the Mets had advanced notice on Lo Duca’s inclusion on this report and that’s why they went SO cold on him during the off-season? I’m guessing it played a good part in this
Wouldn’t suprise me.
I agree
Hop on Minaya
Where are the people who were complaining that Omar should of signed LoDuca. LoDuca is all over this, report. Young girls, gambling, and steroids. He picked a bad year to get off the juice last year.
I’m sure there is one Lo Duca fan here … All that Firey, passionate leadership qualities were nothing more than the roids’ speaking for him.
The Washington Nationals will enjoy their new version of Brian Schneider when Lo Duca cannot hit the ball out of the infield minus the defense.
We can play an outfield shift for LoDuca, we’ll have 7 infielders, lol. Reyes will steal 6 bases in one game against the Nationals this year. I just want to know who tipped the Mets off on him.
it makes sense….
Most interesting part is how Dodgers FO knew about Dookie juicing:
Page 209-10 of report has internal notes of Dodgers front office people talking about Dookie:
“Steroids aren’t being used anymore on him. Big part of this. May have some trade value. Florida may have interest…..Got off steroids….Took away a lot of hard line drives…can get comparable value back, would consider trading… If you do trade him, will get back on the stuff and try to show you he can have a good year. That’s his makeup. Comes to play. Last year of contract, playing for 05″
agreed. also take a look at Epstein and his scout talking about Gagne. The two most intriguing parts of the report I’ve read yet. Mitchell was right, these clubs really DID know about it, they clearly just turned their heads to it.
Agreed….I just read the Theo part. Fascinating.
absolutely!
Note to Paulie Ducks….next time pay for your drugs with cash. Harder to trace
Yea, but use of steroids usually means Omar will give you a 2-year contract.
Is he still the outspoken and passionate hero?
That was all Roid Rage
Say it ain’t so Paul…Say it ain’t So!
ouch paulie .. well this solidifies the wisdom in the mets decision to go another way on the catching situation .. I’m sure they knew.
I guess he will not recieve a standing ovation when he visits Shea in 08.
The new chant will be
PAUL LO-JUICE-A
*clap clap clapclapclap*
Read the notes from the Dodgers’ organizational meeting on LoDuca (page 209 of the report):
Steroids aren’t being used anymore on him. Big part of this. Might have some value to trade…Florida might have interest. … Got off the steroids…took away a lot of hard line drives. … Can get comparable value back would consider trading. … If you do trade him, will get back on the stuff and try to show you he can have a good year.
WOW. But by 2007, with the new policy, he couldn’t risk the ‘roids - so we had his year last year. Buh-bye, Paulie. Go hit on 19 year old DC women.
Mike and the Dog are downplaying it… As far they are oncerned after Pettitte and Clemens, there is nothing here…
….because Mike is a Pettite butt boy.
i guess what lo duca meant by the rest of the team not caring about winning enough (wfan) last was their unwillingness to go to any lengths, any lemgths to win
no hall of fame for clemens. no way.
as i wrote earlier. now i undestand the 1989 dykstra trade. was my favorite player at the time. only now it makes sense having read that section of the report today
he has had no HR power for several years. His grounders this year were pathetic. he must have hit 50 “dribblers” this year. what a joke. the synthetic man.
Can’t wait to see how he tries to spin himself out of this one!
Wasn’t it said erlier that teams were given advance word on the FA pool? If so, the mets knew about him.
Some industrious blogger should do a chart listing when they were getting the stuff, and their power output in those years. I bet there will be a strong correlation (like Hundley jumping to 41 HRs in one year).
Also nice to see a bunch of current Yanks (what, about 20% of their team?)
And also a couple of dead guys. Gee, wonder if that is connected too?
Besides Hundley, the infamous Brady Anderson season is finally explained.
I didnt see Brady mentioned
Bet he’s glad he signed on the dotted line yesterday for his $5M
How true that is, he had a rough enough time finding a team that is willing to give him more than 1 year.
Lo Duca got busted HARD. He’s all over the report with a few other Dodgers like Mota and Gagne.
And it’s concrete. They even have copies of checks and memos to his supplier.
The interesting thing was the memo of how Duke stopped hitting the ball hard when he came offf and he would likely go back on after being traded to “show them”. Just the way he is! Nice.
Is anyone really suprised about Paulie? Anyone who watches baseball would figure that his 25 Homeruns in 2001 was not normal. If you want to hate him for it; go ahead, but don’t act so suprised.
Cerrone, how do you say no current Mets are on the report? What about Shoenweis?
We was tied to it already before the report…not a surprise there.
Was Bonds on this list????
I guess Paulie isn’t getting into the hall of fame now.
Yes. All the BALCO guys are in there….