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News: A-Rod Reportedly Did Steroids

February 7, 2009 at 11:12 am · 418 comments

by Regis Courtemanche

According to SI.com, four independent sources have claimed that Alex Rodriguez reportedly tested positive for steroids in 2003.

Selena Roberts and David Epstein write that, “in 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids.”

Rodriguez’s name appears on a list of 104 players who reportedly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.

…this story makes me angry for a couple reasons…i was hoping that a-rod would beat barry bonds’ all-time home run mark for this very reason, because i believe bonds did steroids…now if it’s true, it taints a-rod’s legacy as well…

…if it’s not true, it’s unfair to a-rod and his fans that he will become vilified for this…every time mlb seems to be clearing the woods from the whole steroid era, something else seems to surface…it’s a truly unfortunate report in every way for me…

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News: Bonds Failed Steroid Test in 2001

February 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm · 30 comments

by Brandon Eddy

According to a report from Reuters, U.S. prosecutors said free-agent OF Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2001, only one month after recording his record 73rd home run of the season.

…Update…11:42 pm…

According to the Associated Press, this report was the result of a typo in court papers filed by federal prosecutors.

…so, oops…keep walking…nothing to see here…

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Read: Steroid Stories from around the Web

December 14, 2007 at 12:20 pm · 33 comments

by Matthew Cerrone

According to ESPN, the U.S. Congress will hold a second round of hearings to investigate the use of steroids in Major League Baseball, while using information from yesterday’s Mitchell Report.

For a complete breakdown of the report, in Q&A fashion, check out the New York Times.

…actually, the Times Q&A, which is my favorite, regular feature they run, is a must read, as it acts like a Cliff’s Notes for the report…

Additionally in the New York Times, columnist Harvey Araton creates his version of the All-Juiced Team, given yesterday’s developments.

The name most mentioned in the report, obviously, is Kirk Radomski, who worked for the Mets as a clubhouse attendant prior to selling steroids.

To learn more about Radomski, read the Detroit Free Press.

Meanwhile, reporters from Slate.com recently conducted a roundtable about the Mitchell Report, and it’s impact on society and the game.

In an update to FoxSports, Dayn Perry writes a ‘By the Numbers’ review of the Mitchell Report, including this gem…

“3,200: Number of dollars Mo Vaughn paid Kirk Radomski for two kits of HGH. Why HGH? Vaughn didn’t like steroids because, according to Radomski, he was ‘afraid of the big needles.”’

According to Mike Pagliarulo, at Dugout Central, the Mitchell Report is baseball’s version of the DaVinci Code.

Lastly, according to Ian O’Conner, in the Bergen Record, yesterday, December 13, 2007, ‘goes into the books as the second-best day baseball ever had.’

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News: Lo Duca and Hundley in Mitchell Report

December 13, 2007 at 2:23 pm · 306 comments

by Matthew Cerrone

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.

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Buzz: Clemens and Pettitte on Mitchell List

December 13, 2007 at 11:12 am · 165 comments

by Matthew Cerrone

According to ESPN The Magazine’s Shaun Assael, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte will be mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which will be released to the public later this afternoon.

According to Bob Klapisch in the Bergen Record, citing ‘an industry official,’ no Mets from their current 40-man roster are named in the report

…however, i’m picking up some buzz suggesting that this may not be true, as i have heard two names that could be mentioned, one of which we know about already…i prefer to not discuss the potential players, though, until the list is actually made public…additionally, there will certainly be players who once played for the Mets, who will be on the list…

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News: No Active Mets on Mitchell Report

December 13, 2007 at 9:13 am · 139 comments

by Matthew Cerrone

Senator George Mitchell’s 20-month steroids investigation will be released at 2 pm today at a news conference in New York City.

MLB commissioner Bud Selig will hold a follow-up news conference around 4:30 pm.

The list of players who are referenced in the report will be posted on MLB.com at 2 pm.

According to Bob Klapisch in the Bergen Record, citing ‘an industry official,’ no Mets from their current 40-man roster are named in the report.  However, ‘several prominent Yankees will be named, writes Klapisch.

…this is going to be an awkward and embarrassing day for MLB, to say the least…frankly, i sense that most fans don’t really care, at least to the extent that attendance will suffer…

…i mean, it’s hardly news at this point that baseball players did steroids during the last 10 or so years…

…personally, i’m far more interested in the report’s recommendations about how to keep this from ever happening again…i’m also eager to see what role, if any, the league and the teams played in all of this…

…that said, i am a bit curious to see how MLB treats the active players who are listed, because there will not be proof that any player actually used the drugs, or failed a test, the report will only show that they were ordered or purchased…which will make punishment a bit tricky…

At his blog for Newsday, Ken Davidoff lists five questions he would like to ask Mitchell and Selig while traveling around New York between press conferences today.

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Opinion: MLB and Steroids

December 11, 2007 at 3:54 pm · 65 comments

by Matthew Cerrone

According to the Baltimore Sun, David Segui admitted buying shipments of steroids from his friend, former New York Mets clubhouse attendant and admitted drug distributor, Kirk Radomski - and reiterated he used human growth hormone with a legal prescription from a Florida doctor.

Segui played for the Mets in 1994 and 1995, and retired from baseball in 2004.

Ramdomski worked for the Mets from 1985 through 1995, and admitted to having supplied performance enhancing drugs only between 1995 and 2005.

…of course, that didn’t stop WFAN’s Chris Russo today from repeatedly stating that Radomski worked for the Mets in 2005…which is clearly incorrect…unreal…

…at any rate, there is a public relations tactic that aims to confuse an audience by actually inundating them with the same bad news they are supposed to fear, instead of trying to cover it up, all while hitting the audience with tons of confusing opinion, facts, stats and mixed messaging…in the end, the audience gets fatigued by the confusion and constant pounding, and they actually start to tune out and ignore it all…in short, the audience no longer cares any more, and they just go about their business as though the bad news isn’t even occurring, even though it still is…

…i’m ashamed to say it, but this is what is happening to me with the MLB Steroids issue…

…i can’t tell who is guilty, who isn’t, why they’re guilty, why they’re not, who should be suspended, who shouldn’t, and so on…i’m totally lost…and what’s worse, i don’t even care that i’m lost…it all stinks of hypocrisy and cover up to me, and i can’t make heads or tails of any of it…i understand the moral end, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the people in charge…in the end, i just want to hope it all goes away, which is probably what they are trying to make happen…

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