tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311042862011-12-28T14:03:21.243-05:00A collection of media information including lists, timelines, quotes and news on admitted and suspected steroid and hGH users in baseball.Pat Mullinickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249233813089798021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31104286.post-66415784498942751632010-10-29T13:20:00.000-04:002010-10-29T13:20:48.875-04:00

San Francisco Giants outfielder, Jose Guillen, has been linked once again to performance enhancing drugs during a federal investigation. According to the New York Times, Guillen’s wife signed for a shipment of human growth hormone that was delivered by undercover agents after it was intercepted while en route from the Dominican Republic. According to the Times’ sources, the Giants were "directed

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Florida Marlins catcher, Ronny Paulino was suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Paulino will not contest the result and his suspension will start immediately and carry into the beginning of next season. Paulino claimed that the positive test resulted from a diet pill that was not approved by major league baseball. MLB’s statement

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Roger Clemens has been indicted for making false statements to Congress during his February 2008 hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The alleged false statements came during a sometimes contentious hearing featuring contradictory testimony by Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, about Clemens’ use of performance enhancing drugs. According to the New

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Edinson Volquez, tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and has been suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Volquez, recovering from Tommy John Surgery, will serve his entire suspension while on the disabled list. Volquez claims his positive test was the result of taking a fertility drug prescribed

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According to the New York Times, Major League Baseball will institute blood testing for human growth hormone in the minor leagues as early as this year. MLB will also attempt to get the players union to accept blood testing at the Major League level.MLB issued a statement in response to the Times’ questions which included the following:"We are consulting with our experts concerning immediate

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The world’s first analytical positive test for human growth hormone is on record. Professional rugby player, Terry Newton provided a blood sample to the United Kingdom Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) in November, the test came back positive for HGH. Newton was banned for two years and his team, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, terminated his contract. Newton did not contest the results according to the

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Mark McGwire’s admission of steroid use was met with great skepticism, and understandably so. While most found McGwire’s admission evasive at best, fans still gave him a standing ovation before his February 17th press conference, his first public appearance since his interview with Costas. Most people however seem put off by McGwire’s insistence that the steroids didn’t provide him any advantage

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When it was revealed in October that McGwire had been hired as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach, it became inevitable that he would have to address the steroid allegations with the media. It would be his first public statements about performance enhancing drugs since he famously declined "to talk about the past" during the Congressional hearings in 2005.That day has come and Mark McGwire

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Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball’s 2003 "survey" testing according to the New York Times’ Michael Schmidt. Schmidt, citing "lawyers with knowledge of the results" did not identify for which drug or drugs the Red Sox sluggers tested positive. The information about Ramirez and Ortiz emerged through interviews with multiple

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Rotoinfo, a fantasy sports information site has published a list of players who supposedly tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball’s 2003 anonymous survey testing (see below). The site describes the list as "rumored" and "unconfirmed" but maintains the source of the list as “trusted.”Deadspin (among others) was quick to discredit the list. It notes that Jason

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According to the New York Times, Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 players to test positive for a performance enhancing drug in Major League Baseball’s 2003 supposedly anonymous survey testing. The Times’ Michael Schmidt, cited "lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results" but said they did not know for which drug Sosa had tested positive.There has been a legal battle about the 2003 test

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A major steroid bust in Florida may implicate players from the Washington Nationals. Former bodybuilder and personal trainer, Richard “Andy” Thomas, arrested for importing and distributing steroids, told police that he sold steroids to players on the Nationals and the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals. Thomas and his wife, Sandra, were both charged with ten counts of "possession with

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The Los Angeles Times has the complete breakdown of the Manny Ramirez suspension. Ramirez was ultimately suspended for a Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) prescription found after a spring training drug test revealed elevated levels of testosterone. Elevated testosterone levels are discovered through a testosterone-epitestosterone (T:E) ratio test. A normal T:E ratio is 1:1. According to the

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Selena Roberts’ much hyped book, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, was released May 4. The New York Times had already reported that Major League Baseball began investigating Rodriguez shortly after meeting with MLB officials on March 1. According to the Times, MLB "heightened" its investigation when learning that allegations in the book contradicted what Rodriguez had told them. Roberts

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Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball under its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. According to ESPN, Ramirez was suspended for using Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) after high levels of testosterone detected during a Spring Training drug test triggered an investigation. HCG is a fertility drug often used by athletes between cycles of steroids and

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JC Romero has filed a lawsuit against Ergopharm, Inc. and Proviant Technologies, the manufacturer and distributor of 6-OXO Extreme, the supplement that Romero claims caused him to test positive for androstenedione (or a derivative) on August 26 2008. Romero appealed his suspension but Major League Baseball ruled Romero "negligent" and his suspension was upheld.Romero’s civil suit states that

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The New York Daily News’ Tracy Conner is reporting details from Selena Roberts soon to be released book, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez. According to Conner, Roberts claims that Rodriguez may have been using steroids as early as high school as well as during his time with the New York Yankees beginning in 2004.Roberts and David Epstein first reported that Rodriguez had tested positive

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More information from the investigation of Dr. Ramon Scruggs has come to light in a provocative article by The New York Times’ Michael Schmidt. Privy to evidence that is part of the government’s investigation of Scruggs, Schmidt tells the story of Troy Glaus, Ismael Valdez, Scott Schoeneweis, and Todd Greene.Scruggs has been under investigation since at least 2007, when an Albany DA based

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According to Jeff Pearlman’s new book about Roger Clemens, The Rocket That Fell To Earth, former MLB catcher and Clemens foe, Mike Piazza, used steroids and admitted it to at least one unnamed reporter. The book traces Clemens life from being born in Dayton, Ohio, to becoming a Major League superstar and prominent player in the steroid era. The portions about Piazza have received the most press

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San Francisco Giants prospect, Kelvin Pichardo, tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and has been suspended 50 games for violating MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.Pichardo has never appeared in a major league game but was on the Giants 40-man roster and therefore subject to the major league portion of the drug agreement. He becomes the third player suspended in 2009

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According to the New York Times, government investigators have found performance-enhancing drugs among the drug paraphernalia Brian McNamee claims he used to inject Roger Clemens with steroids and/or human growth hormone. Federal authorities investigating Roger Clemens on perjury charges have found performance-enhancing substances on the drug paraphernalia that his former trainer said he used to

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The government filed a last-minute appeal of judge Susan Illston’s ruling that some evidence would not be admitted to Barry Bonds’ perjury and obstruction of justice trial which was set for Mar. 2. According to ESPN legal expert, Lester Munson, the appeal could delay the trial over a year and a half.The Administrative Office (AO) of the federal courts, which is the Elias Sports Bureau of the

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Eight days after Alex Rodriguez admitted using a “banned substance” in an interview with ESPN’s Peter Gammons, Rodriguez held his much anticipated press conference at spring training. This time around, Rodriguez admitted using an “over the counter” substance he called “Boli” that his cousin (later identified as Yuri Sucart) purchased in the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez said that from 2001 to

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Once again in the Steroid Era, a reporter has become part of the story. During his interview with Peter Gammons, Alex Rodriguez said he was "upset" that Selena Roberts, who broke the story (along with David Epstien) about Rodriguez’s positive drug test in 2003, was paid by Sports Illustrated to “stalk” him.Rodriguez claimed that Roberts had been thrown out of his apartment in New York City,

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Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional investigators. According to the Washington Post, Tejada is charged with making false statements to congressional investigators about conversations he had with other players about performance enhancing drugs. Tejada will reportedly plead guilty.The charge came in "a criminal information," a document that can be filed only with the

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Alex Rodriguez admitted using a "banned substance" from 2001 to 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers. Just 48 hours after Sports Illustrated’s Selena Roberts and David Epstein reported that Rodriguez had tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone and Primobolan, in 2003’s MLB “survey” testing, Rodriguez was interviewed by ESPN’s Peter Gammons."When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I

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According to a Sports Illustrated report, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two steroids in 2003. The report, by Selena Roberts and David Epstein, says “four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated” that Rodriguez was one of 104 players that tested positive as part of Major League Baseball’s “survey testing” that year. Those results were supposed to be anonymous but were seized by

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The Smoking Gun has reported that the FBI informant that led IRS Special Agent, Jeff Novitzky, to Kirk Radomski is former landlord, Andrew Michael Bogdan.Essentially all the new information in the Mitchell Report derived from Bogdan fingering Radomski. Of course from Radomski, came his numerous customers, including Brian McNamee which led to Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. A 2005 search warrant

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As promised, Judge Susan Illston unsealed more than 200 pages of evidence the prosecution intends to use in its case against Barry Bonds. While most of the evidence has been leaked to some degree, seeing it all in one place was staggering. The Associated Press and the New York Times raced though the evidence (separately) adding to their stories as the day went on.The evidence contained the

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Barry Bonds is set to go on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice March 2. Preliminary proceedings are under way.The New York Times reported that a urine sample Barry Bonds had provided during Major League Baseball’s anonymous “survey” testing in 2003 had tested positive for “performance-enhancing substances.” The samples were seized in a raid in 2004.According to the report, the samples

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News from the Washington DC grand jury hearing evidence about potential perjury charges against Roger Clemens continues to come out.The Associated Press reported that the syringes, gauze pads etc. that Brian McNamee turned over to investigators were being examined at the UCLA Olympic doping lab to see if they contain Clemens’ DNA. According to a report in the Washington Post, the lab has indeed

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A Washington D.C. Grand Jury will decide if there is enough evidence to indict Roger Clemens for lying to Congress during the highly publicized hearing in February 2008 that also featured his former trainer, Brian McNamee. Evidence will be presented by assistant U.S. attorney Daniel P. Butler.It is not known exactly who has been or will be subpoenaed but the list could include McNamee, Kirk

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New York Yankees’ relief pitcher Sergio Mitre has been suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Like JC Romero, Mitre used an over the counter supplement purchased at a major retailer and tested positive for Androstenedione, the steroid precursor made famous by Mark McGwire in 1998 and later banned by MLB. The supplement was said to

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Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher, JC Romero has been suspended for 50 Games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. ESPN's Peter Gammons provided a detailed account of the whole process. Romero’s suspension is the result of two failed tests (Aug. 29 and Sept. 19), the second just one month before Romero won games three and five (the clinching game)

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In a court filing in Texas as part of Roger Clemens’ defamation suit against former trainer, Brian McNamee, U.S. attorney Matthew Parrella stated that he told McNamee that his cooperation with the Mitchell Investigation was required to maintain an existing proffer agreement granting him immunity. Potential charges stemmed from McNamee’s purchasing of performance enhancing drugs from Kirk

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Florida Marlins’ relief pitcher, Henry Owens has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance. Owens has not pitched in the Major Leagues since June 2007 due to shoulder injuries. He made 22 appearances for the Marlins in 2007.In a prepared statement, Marlins’ president, Larry Beinfast, supported MLB’s drug policy."We are disappointed that Henry Owens

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Jose Canseco: The Last Shot, a documentary about Canseco, aired on A&E October 21 2008. According to the New York Daily News, the made-for-TV documentary showed Canseco's apologetic and vulnerable side. Canseco now wishes he had never written the book in the first place. If given the opportunity, Canseco said he would apologize to Mark McGwire and the other players he implicated in Juiced."I

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According to a court filing in San Francisco, the government intends to prove that Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2000 and that the drugs were provided by his trainer, Greg Anderson. With each court filing, the government's strategy for how they will attempt to prove Bonds committed perjury becomes more clear.Submitted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella, the

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Convicted steroid/human growth hormone dealer, Kirk Radomski, has provided government investigators with a receipt for a shipment sent to Roger Clemens’ Houston home in 2002 or 2003. Radomski said the package contained two kits of human growth hormone."The investigators knew from day one that I sent a package to Clemens' house. They knew before the Mitchell report was released and before Brian

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Colorado Rockies minor league catcher Humberto Cota was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.Cota was penalized under the Major League Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, even though he has not been on a major league roster since June 15 2007, when he was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The reason he was suspended under the MLB plan rather

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As ordered by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, the government reentered their indictment of Barry Bonds for perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from his testimony during the BALCO grand jury in 2003. View the new indictment (PDF) here.When prosecutors first entered the indictment, it contained 19 alleged false statements spread over 4 counts or perjury along with one count of

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San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance, the first player penalized in 2008 under Major League Baseball's drug prevention and treatment program.Alfonzo was on the Giants’ 40-man roster so he falls under the major league program even though he has played all season at Triple-A. He played 113 games

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Major League Baseball and the Player’s Association have once again agreed to amend MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Most of the changes are derived from recommendations put forth by Senator George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report.The most glaring omission was the refusal to turn over testing to an independent outside agency. Instead the sides agreed that the “Independent Program

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Atlanta Braves prospect Jordan Schafer has been suspended for 50 games for using human growth hormone (hGH) under the minor league drug policy. It is believed that Schafer was caught as part of an investigation by Major League Baseball’s Department of Investigations, an investigative group formed this past January after being recommended by Senator George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report.Schafer

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Jose Canseco’s new book, Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball, was officially released on April 1, 2008. There were very few surprises after Joe Lavin acquired and wrote about the book on March 25. For the most part, the book chronicles Canseco’s life since Juiced was published in 2005. It describes the book tour (for Juiced, of course), the Mitchell Report, the 2005

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Jose Canseco’s second novel, Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball, is set to be released April 1, 2008. In Juiced, Canseco claimed to have injected Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez with anabolic steroids among his stories about performance enhancing drugs in baseball. The details of Vindicated have slowly been coming out as the release

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The New York Times is reporting that the United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California is investigating whether or not Dr. Ramon Scruggs illegally prescribed performance-enhancing drugs to patients including some Major League Baseball players. Scruggs was implicated in the Albany based investigation into the distribution of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone over

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More and more prominent players are coming forward saying they support blood testing in Major League Baseball. Some were even in favor of giving samples to be frozen until a reliable human growth hormone test is available. Both MLB Commissioner, Bud Selig, and Players Association president, Don Fehr, have said they will consider such a test when one becomes available. There is currently no

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At a hearing in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Judge Susan Illston ruled that the indictment put forth by the government was vague and needed to be redrafted. In the course of the hearing the judge also ordered that the full transcript of Bonds’ 2003 grand jury testimony be unsealed.Judge Illston ruled that the indictment need not contain multiple statements that the government believes

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Congress has officially requested that the Department of Justice investigate whether or not Roger Clemens lied under oath during his deposition dated Feb. 5, 2008 and the Congressional hearings on February 13, 2008 when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman and ranking Republican Tom Davis sent a letter to Attorney

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These are all of the evidentiary documents made public by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform following the congressional hearings. TestimonyOpening Statement of Chairman Waxman (488 KB)Testimony of Roger Clemens (21 KB)Testimony of Brian McNamee (24 KB)Roger ClemensCommittee Deposition of Roger Clemens (421 KB)Roger Clemens Injury Report (1 MB)Results of Roger Clemens MRI (52 KB)

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The New York Times is reporting that Jose Canseco wanted Magglio Ordonez to invest in a movie project in exchange for leaving him out of Canseco’s upcoming book, Vindicated. Canseco was reportedly trying to raise funds for a documentary based on his first book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big.José Canseco, the former major league slugger and admitted

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George Mitchell, Bud Selig and Donald Fehr testified before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reviewing Major League Baseball’s performance enhancing drug problem.The hearing was held to discuss the findings in the Mitchell Report and MLB’s progress in fighting performance enhancing drugs since the last congressional hearings in 2005.The most surprising moment came early on when

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Roger Clemens held a press conference to address his 60 Minutes interview and in general the allegations from the Mitchell Report. It was the first time since the report that Clemens answered questions directly from the media.In a dramatic twist, Clemens and his lawyers played an audio tape recording of a conversation between Clemens and former trainer and accuser Brian McNamee. The conversation

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Roger Clemens has filed a defamation suit against former trainer, Brian McNamee. The suit was filed on the same night that Clemens’ 60 Minutes interview aired. Leading up the airing of the 60 Minutes interview, lawyers for both Clemens and McNamee had said that each might file a lawsuit against the other. It appears Clemens has beat McNamee to the punch.As expected the suit (view PDF) basically

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Roger Clemens’ much anticipated appearance on 60 Minutes aired January 7. As expected, in the interview with Mike Wallace, Clemens denied ever using steroids or human growth hormone. As previously shown in promos for the show, Clemens said that McNamee injected him with Lidocaine and B12, but nothing else. WALLACE: Did your former trainer, Brian McNamee ever inject you with anything?CLEMENS: Yes

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Congress has asked Roger Clemens and former trainer Brian McNamee to testify to a House Oversight Committee Hearing about the differences in their stories concerning Clemens’ alleged use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.Contrary to earlier reports that Congress wouldn’t call current players, Andy Pettitte was asked to testify along with Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, McNamee and convicted

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In an interview with ESPN’s Mike Fish, former Seattle Mariners outfielder, Shane Monahan, admitted using anabolic steroids during his time in the major leagues. Monahan, who played parts of two seasons with the Mariners (1998 and 1999), was the classic example of a fringe player trying to stick in the major leagues."I've been in minor league and major league clubhouses… I know the pressures and

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After calls to defend himself following the release of the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens posted a video denial on his website, rogerclemensonline.com, via YouTube. Clemens says he is “almost numb” to the allegations that he used steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, and announced he would be doing an interview for 60 Minutes."Let me be clear, the answer is no. I did not use steroids,

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While Jason Grimsley’s affidavit was being unsealed by an Arizona court, Kirk Radomski’s affidavit was unsealed in New York court December 20.The names formerly redacted from the affidavit are mostly In line with those mentioned in the Mitchell report. The only names from the affidavit not in the Mitchell Report were that of former New York Mets pitcher, Sid Fernandez, and three career minor

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The Jason Grimsley affidavit was unsealed in an Arizona court December 20.In October 2006 the Los Angeles Times listed what they believed to be 5 of the redacted names in Jeff Novitzky’s Search Warrant for Jason Grimsley’s Arizona home. The article claimed that Grimsley had stated that Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte used “athletic performance-enhancing drugs” and that Miguel Tejada, Brian

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The reaction to the Mitchell Report is pretty split. Some players have admitted to some or all of what’s in the report, others have completely denied the allegations. Alex Rodriguez even got roped into the discussion by Jose Canseco.Roger ClemensClemens has yet to speak publicly, but through his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, Clemens has categorically denied that he has ever used any performance enhancing

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Here’s a list of the 47 players implicated in the Mitchell Report who had not previously been linked to performance-enhancing drugs during the steroid era. The page number refers to the page in the Mitchell Report that describes the evidence concerning each player. The number in parentheses is the page number in the PDF version available online.Ricky Bones - Page 92-94 (140-142)In 2000, the a

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The much-hyped Mitchell Report (view PDF) on performance enhancing drugs in baseball was released today. The very thorough report (given the circumstances) seemed to naturally cover four distinct areas.(1) The history of drug use in baseball (including past media reports),(2) An assessment of blame for the era(3) Evidence about specific players’ use of drugs(4) An Assessment of MLB’s Drug Policy

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The Mitchell report has been released. You can view the PDF report at MLB.com.As expected, the report is a lengthy 409 pages.The following table lists all the players, 88 in total, linked to performance enhancing drugs in the Mitchell Report. The page numbers represent the page number in the actual Mitchell Report, while the numbers in parentheses indicate the page number in the PDF version

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A list of names is now circling the internet (see below).Deadspin posted this list. Of course, they can’t verify whether or not it’s completely accurate.In the last hour, we have been forwarded a list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report by about 25 different people. Is this list substantiated? No. Is it from an MLB official? No. Do we have any reason to believe it's anything but random

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A press conference is set for 2:00 pm eastern time today. George Mitchell will release the findings of his investigation in a report that is expected to be around 400 pages. The commissioner, Bud Selig, and other Major League Baseball officials have had the last 48 hours or so to review the document before it is released to the public. Here’s a brief synopsis of what has been leaked so far. ESPN

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Barry Bonds appeared as promised in a San Francisco court December 7 and pleaded not guilty to four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. Bonds appeared with 6 attorneys including recent additions, Cristina Arguedas and Allan Ruby.While the maximum sentence for the charges against Bonds is 30 years, legal experts told ESPN that Bonds is facing 2½ years. The 30 years “would

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Jay Gibbons and Jose Guillen were each suspended 15 days by Major League Baseball for violating baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Neither player has failed a MLB mandated test. The suspensions will take place at the beginning of the 2008 season.Instead Guillen and Gibbons were linked to anti-aging clinics illegally distributing anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (hGH

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Free agent pitcher Dan Serafini was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Serafini signed with the Colorado Rockies in July after spending three and a half years pitching in Japan. He appeared in three games and logged only one-third or an inning pitched in 2007.Serafini blamed his positive test on substances prescribed to him by a

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Barry Bonds was indicted on three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice for lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The charges, of course, stem from his BALCO grand jury testimony in December 2003. The maximum sentence for the charges combined is 30 years.The Smoking Gun has Bonds' Indictment in full. The indictment contains a summary of the

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Three more players were linked to anabolic steroid and human growth hormone purchases through the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida. Two former players, Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez, along with current player Jose Guillen are said to have purchased performance-enhancing drugs in the article written by Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada of BALCO fame.According to the San Francisco

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In an interview with Jim Grey for MSNBC’s ‘Countdown,’ Barry Bonds said he would boycott the Hall of Fame if they display his record breaking 756th home run ball marked with an asterisk. On September 25, fashion design Mark Ecko announced that the public had voted to brand the ball with an asterisk and offer it to the Hall of Fame, one of the options from his online poll. The Hall of Fame, noting

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The New York Times reported that Major League Baseball teams are given up to two days notice before random unannounced drug tests. Multiple major league sources told the Times very simply that testers call the teams directly and request stadium and parking passes at which time the organization knows when the tests will be. This is a giant hole in what MLB chief labor negotiator, Rob Manfred,

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Just five days ago Cleveland Indians pitcher, Paul Byrd, helped his team beat the Boston Red Sox giving the Indians a 3-1 series lead. Now he finds himself on the front page again, this time linked to nearly $25 000 worth of human growth hormone.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Byrd was prescribed and sent more than 1000 vials of human growth hormone and hundreds of syringes between

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Yet another Major League Baseball player has been linked to Signature Pharmacy. New York Mets’ reliever, Scott Schoeneweis, was reportedly sent multiple shipments of anabolic steroids from an internet pharmacy at the center of a major performance-enhancing drug distribution ring involving bogus prescriptions dispensed over the internet. According to the ESPN, Schoeneweis received multiple

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Barry Bonds’ record breaking 756th home run ball will be brandished with an asterisk and donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame. On September 15th, 2007, Mark Ecko, founder and owner of the clothing line Ecko Unlimited, bought Barry Bonds’ 756th homerun ball at auction for $752,467. For eight days Ecko held a vote at vote756.com. The vote had three options, Bestow It (donate it as is to the Hall of

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The San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union, both owned by Hearst Corp., were denied in their request to have the names from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski’s affidavit made public. The affidavit from December 2005 contained of a sworn statement by IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky (lead investigator in the BALCO case) and was used to obtain a search warrant for the

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Add Jay Gibbons to the list of players sent performance-enhancing drugs from Signature Pharmacy. The Baltimore Orioles outfielder reportedly received human growth hormone, testosterone and human chorionic gonadotropin (which is not banned by Major League Baseball).A source in Florida with knowledge of Signature Pharmacy's client list alleges that between October 2003 and July 2005, Gibbons

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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman, Troy Glaus was sent multiple shipments of anabolic steroids from an internet pharmacy at the center of a major performance-enhancing drug distribution ring involving bogus prescriptions dispensed over the internet. According to the Sports Illustrated, Glaus received multiple shipments of nandrolone and testosterone between September 2003 and May 2004 while he was

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher-turned-outfielder, Rick Ankiel received human growth hormone (hGH) from an internet pharmacy at the center of a major performance-enhancing drug distribution ring involving bogus prescriptions dispensed over the internet. According to the New York Daily News, Ankiel received a 12 month supply of human growth hormone from Signature Pharmacy in 2004.According to records

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On the night of August 7, 2007, Barry Bonds hit a full-count pitch from Washington Nationals' pitcher, Mike Bascik, to the deepest part of AT&T Park in right center field, an estimated 435 feet. The stadium immediately erupted while fans fought for the historic and valuable ball. Bud Selig was not in attendance. In his place were Major League Baseball executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon

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Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron’s all-time home run record August 4, 2007 in San Diego (video below). Bonds hit a 2-1 pitch from Clay Hensley in the second inning into the left field stands at 7:29 Pacific time to tie the mark. Ironically, Henlsey was one of 38 minor league players suspended in April 2005 for using performance-enhancing drugs, the first round of minor league suspensions handed down

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Detroit Tigers’ utility infielder, Neifi Perez, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball for a third positive test for amphetamines. The suspension was announced the day Perez was set to return from his first suspension (25 games) which began on July 6, 2007. In all this marks Perez’s third positive test this season. Under the terms of MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, a

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A Phoenix court has ruled that the Associated Press and subsequently the public are not entitled to the redacted names from an affidavit concerning Jason Grimsley from 2005. U.S. Magistrate Edward Voss essentially ruled that the potential damage to the grand jury investigation - recently renewed for an additional 6 months - outweighed any First Amendment rights to release the names."Disclosure at

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After much debate and delay, Major League Baseball Commisioner, Bud Selig, announced that he will be in attendance when Barry Bonds ties and breaks Hank Aaron’s all time home run mark. Selig will follow Bonds unless it conficts with his previous commitment in Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. "Throughout this season, I have watched Barry Bonds' pursuit of the home run record.

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Citing multiple sources familiar with the proceedings, the New York Daily News’ T.J. Quinn is reporting that the Grand Jury investigating BALCO and subsequent performance-enhancing drug charges was renewed for another 6 months. While it comes as no major surprise that the government would extend the grand jury in and of itself, sources also told Quinn that the government expects to indict Barry

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There has been great debate about how Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig should handle Barry Bonds’ becoming the all-time home run leader, specifically whether or not he should attend the historic event. On July 10, 2007, a report from Sports Illustrated by John Haymen said SI had “learned” that Selig would be there “barring something unforeseen and drastic.” Later that same day

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Detroit Tigers infielder Neifi Perez became the first player suspended by Major League Baseball for using amphetamines. Perez was suspended for 25 games, the penalty for a second positive test."I say to my fans that I am not stupid… I know the difference between good and bad and there are things that are going to be known going forward, but my lawyer has advised me not to talk for now."Stimulants

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With Roger Clemens returning to baseball at age 44, and having fired trainer, Brian McNamee (who presumably put Jason Grimsley in touch with Kirk Radomski) rumors of past steroid or other performance-enhancing drug use continue to swirl. There is great debate about Clemens' place in Baseball's Steroid Era in the media and in forums all over the world. Many people are unclear as to what Canseco

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The Associated Press became the second news organization in recent weeks to ask a judge to make public the names of baseball players the government has kept confidential. The Associated Press has requested the redacted names from the Affidavit in Support of Search Warrant for Jason Grimsley’s Arizona home in 2006. The AP cited more or less the same argument that the Hearst Corporation made when

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Jason Giambi has agreed to cooperate with George Mitchell’s investigation into steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. This comes as no surprise to those following the story. The New York Daily News has been reporting almost daily about the progress between lawyers from the Players Union and Major League Baseball regarding the potential meeting.Giambi issued a statement

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According to an ESPN report, Barry Bonds’ attorney, Michael Rains, says he has evidence of misconduct on the part of government personnel investigating Bonds. Rains says he will come forward with that information if the government does not dismiss the grand jury, ceasing its investigation of Bonds. Rains has sent at least some of that information to Scott Schools, in at least 3 letters since May

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The San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union, both owned by Hearst, are trying to obtain the redacted names of players and others cited in the investigation of former New York Mets bat boy, Kirk Radomski. The newspapers have filed a motion to unseal Kirk Radomski’s affidavit in support of search warrant from 2005. It was that affidavit which contained the redacted names of 22 “MLB

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As part of his investigation into Jason Giambi’s recent remarks to USA Today, Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, has asked Giambi to speak with George Mitchell in the next two weeks. If Giambi were to comply, he would be the first active player known to cooperate with Mitchell’s investigation into steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.There are rumblings that the

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Baseball’s history is rife with cheating, many say it is part of the game. In The Cheater’s Guide to Baseball, author Greg Zumsteg outlines all forms of cheating in baseball over its history. From gambling to corked bats to stealing signs, Zumsteg not only describes the well known ways of cheating but also devotes chapters to lesser know ways of manipulating the game like intimidating umpires to

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The New York Daily News is reporting that Jason Giambi failed an amphetamine test within the last year. Citing ‘sources,’ reporter T.J. Quinn claimed Giambi’s failed an MLB test and was subsequently subject to six additional tests this year. Giambi hinted at the failed test last week when he told USA Today that he was “probably tested more than anybody.” Under the terms of Major League Baseball’s

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On May 18, USA Today published an article wherein Jason Giambi essentially admitted using steroids, and said all of baseball should apologize for what has happened. "I was wrong for doing that stuff. What we should have done a long time ago was stand up -- players, ownership, everybody -- and said: 'We made a mistake.'""We should have apologized back then and made sure we had a rule in place and

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According to the New York Daily News, Roger Clemens has cut ties with long-time trainer Brian McNamee. McNamee did not attend Clemens' first bullpen session in Tampa Bay May 14. When questioned by reporters, Clemens "indicated that he had cut ties with the controversial trainer," and that he was “searching for some people” to help him stay in top physical condition. McNamee worked with Clemens as

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The New York Times is reporting that the Mitchell investigation into Steroids in baseball have sought the medical records for “dozens” of current and former Major League Baseball players. The report specifically deals with a request sent to the Baltimore Orioles. A baseball source with direct knowledge of the request told the Times that Mitchell had sought records from former Orioles, Sammy Sosa

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