Mitchell Report Discussion
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Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on Thursday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark -- if not an asterisk -- next to some of baseball's biggest moments.
Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, also showed up in baseball's most infamous lineup since the Black Sox scandal.
The report culminated a 20-month investigation by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, hired by commissioner Bud Selig to examine the Steroids Era.
It was uncertain whether the report would result in any penalties or suspensions.
Several stars named in the report could pay the price in Cooperstown, much the way Mark McGwire was kept out of the Hall of Fame this year merely because of steroids suspicion.
"Former commissioner Fay Vincent told me that the problem of performance-enhancing substances may be the most serious challenge that baseball has faced since the 1919 Black Sox scandal," Mitchell said in the 409-page report.
"The illegal use of anabolic steroids and similar substances, in Vincent's view, is 'cheating of the worst sort.' He believes that it is imperative for Major League Baseball to 'capture the moral high ground' on the issue and, by words and deeds, make it clear that baseball will not tolerate the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs."
Eric Gagne and Paul Lo Duca were among other current players named in the report, both linked to Human Growth Hormone.
"We identify some of the players who were caught up in this drive to gain a competitive advantage," the report said. "Other investigations will no doubt turn up more names and fill in more details, but that is unlikely to significantly alter the description of baseball's `steroids era' as set forth in this report."
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-mitchellreport&prov=ap&type=lgns
You can read the entire reoprt here.
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/071213/mitchell_report.pdf
Update: I haven't read the entire report, I've summarized through it. There are copies of checks in here written to the trainer who supplied so called player with steroids.
The Roger Clemens part is exteremly damaging. It's on page 215, it's very detailed, I don't believe he could say it's a lie. You may have to read it yourself.
Just wow.
Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, also showed up in baseball's most infamous lineup since the Black Sox scandal.
The report culminated a 20-month investigation by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, hired by commissioner Bud Selig to examine the Steroids Era.
It was uncertain whether the report would result in any penalties or suspensions.
Several stars named in the report could pay the price in Cooperstown, much the way Mark McGwire was kept out of the Hall of Fame this year merely because of steroids suspicion.
"Former commissioner Fay Vincent told me that the problem of performance-enhancing substances may be the most serious challenge that baseball has faced since the 1919 Black Sox scandal," Mitchell said in the 409-page report.
"The illegal use of anabolic steroids and similar substances, in Vincent's view, is 'cheating of the worst sort.' He believes that it is imperative for Major League Baseball to 'capture the moral high ground' on the issue and, by words and deeds, make it clear that baseball will not tolerate the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs."
Eric Gagne and Paul Lo Duca were among other current players named in the report, both linked to Human Growth Hormone.
"We identify some of the players who were caught up in this drive to gain a competitive advantage," the report said. "Other investigations will no doubt turn up more names and fill in more details, but that is unlikely to significantly alter the description of baseball's `steroids era' as set forth in this report."
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-mitchellreport&prov=ap&type=lgns
You can read the entire reoprt here.
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/071213/mitchell_report.pdf
Update: I haven't read the entire report, I've summarized through it. There are copies of checks in here written to the trainer who supplied so called player with steroids.
The Roger Clemens part is exteremly damaging. It's on page 215, it's very detailed, I don't believe he could say it's a lie. You may have to read it yourself.
Just wow.
Crap, fucking gay-rod re-joined the Yanks and signed 10 year extension contract.
I'm gonna have to live with this shit for ten more years. lol. I'll probably gonna give up on this steroid sport somewhere down the line anyway.. so no worries.
Bonds
Clemens
Pettitte
David Justice
Tajeda
Sheffield
Gagne
Giambi
Conseco
Paul La duca
Brian Roberts
Fernando Vina
Jose Guillen
Troy Glaus
and the list goes on and will go on as they say more names to come...
Makes you think twice about how great of players these people have really been - not so great with injecting juice.
What can you make out of this? That America is cheating in sports. Makes you wonder about other athletes in other sports and like Olympics...those who won gold and silver....were they all juiced up as well? I know Marion Jones was but I wonder if there were more dirty athletes.
Come on down pretty boys and defend your country mates now.
I'm gonna have to live with this shit for ten more years. lol. I'll probably gonna give up on this steroid sport somewhere down the line anyway.. so no worries.
Bonds
Clemens
Pettitte
David Justice
Tajeda
Sheffield
Gagne
Giambi
Conseco
Paul La duca
Brian Roberts
Fernando Vina
Jose Guillen
Troy Glaus
and the list goes on and will go on as they say more names to come...
Makes you think twice about how great of players these people have really been - not so great with injecting juice.
What can you make out of this? That America is cheating in sports. Makes you wonder about other athletes in other sports and like Olympics...those who won gold and silver....were they all juiced up as well? I know Marion Jones was but I wonder if there were more dirty athletes.
Come on down pretty boys and defend your country mates now.
well i used to think you were just an ignorant dude who didn't really know better, but after reading these comments it's clear to me now that you're nothing but a shit starter. you enjoy getting everyone stirred up and heated at your comments. i have to believe that because there is no way i can believe that you really are so stupid as to believe that all American athletes are juiced up cheaters. i mean you can't be that stupid and ignorant... can you?
what are you gonna say next, that all black people are thugged out criminals? i mean they must be, because so many of them are, right, so that has to mean that they all are. well, at least by your logic they are.
PS: and just so it's clear, i'm Canadian, not American, but i don't particularily like it when someone takes it upon themselves to judge an entire country and it's people based on the actions of a few.
what are you gonna say next, that all black people are thugged out criminals? i mean they must be, because so many of them are, right, so that has to mean that they all are. well, at least by your logic they are.
PS: and just so it's clear, i'm Canadian, not American, but i don't particularily like it when someone takes it upon themselves to judge an entire country and it's people based on the actions of a few.
Come on and disprove me and argue with me within the context of the story - what I posted that these people are juiced up and they are cheaters.
Otherwise, don't come with your sorry ass and knock me for different reasons.
Where in my post did I say ALL Americans?
Assumption is a bitch.
If anything and if this thread turns into a heated argument and causes beef, we should all thank you. Had you read clearly what I posted and not assumed that I didn't say ALL Americans, it wouldn't have been no problem.
It seems to be you're a ''shit starter'' in here.
Otherwise, don't come with your sorry ass and knock me for different reasons.
Where in my post did I say ALL Americans?
Assumption is a bitch.
If anything and if this thread turns into a heated argument and causes beef, we should all thank you. Had you read clearly what I posted and not assumed that I didn't say ALL Americans, it wouldn't have been no problem.
It seems to be you're a ''shit starter'' in here.
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