Steroids, Scandals, and the Mitchell Report

[mr_pikachu]

How is it that nobody else posted about this?

As anyone who follows baseball (or sports) at all knows by now, the 409-page Mitchell report (http://files.mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf) (beware of file size) released on December 13 details the use of banned substances by 88 MLB players.

This would not be so surprising if it were not for two critical factors. First, the bevy of high-profile names on the list, from Bonds to Clemens, Pettitte to Tejada, and everywhere in between, is stunning. (Albert Pujols, who NBC News mistakenly said was listed, is one of the few stars noticeably absent from this salacious document.) Second, Congressman George Mitchell did not have subpoena power in conducting this investigation; the information gathered was from a mere three sources who willingly talked with him. One has to wonder how many more names would be revealed if we collected all the evidence.

In the last five days, Pettitte and a few others have admitted their use of HGH. Clemens, Bonds, and most of the crowd remain either silent or in vehement denial. The results of this report further call into question the integrity of today's game as well as the hallowed records within it. While some consider whether massive testing reforms are warranted, others argue over asterisks and the Hall of Fame.

I don't think I need to say it, but I will anyway... discuss.

[Drago]

Oh wow. I don't follow baseball too ardently; I had no idea Roger Clemens was named. That blows.
Baseball is at an absolute low point, and there's not many ways it can get better from here. For how many of those HRs can we claim Bond was jacked up? All because someone escaped being named, who's to say they're clean?
If you ask me, I think there should be two sets of asterisks, one for people actually proven to be on roids, another for players unlucky enough to be playing during this timeframe.
Seriously. Baseball (and pro wrestling while we're at it) really needs to get with it. There's a reason roids aren't an issue in the NFL...

[mr_pikachu]

Yes, Clemens was one of the most prominent figures in the report.

...In light of the fact that there are people on this planet who don't know all the big names on the report by now, I'll list everyone for you. High-profile players may be bolded at my own discretion if I feel like it.

(Note: Players that appear multiple times have played for multiple teams. The number next to each team indicates how many players were in the report. Also, thanks to Wikipedia for the lists.)





New York Yankees (23)

Ricky Bones, Kevin Brown, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, Bobby Estalella, Jason Giambi, Jason Grimsley, Glenallen Hill, Darren Holmes, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch, Josias Manzanillo, Hal Morris, Dan Naulty, Denny Neagle, Andy Pettitte, Gary Sheffield, Mike Stanton, Randy Velarde, Ron Villone, Rondell White, Todd Williams


Baltimore Orioles (18)

Manny Alexander, Larry Bigbie, Ricky Bones, Kevin Brown, Howie Clark, Jack Cust, Jay Gibbons, Jason Grimsley, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Darren Holmes, Tim Laker, Gary Matthews, Jr., Kent Mercker, Brian Roberts, David Segui, Miguel Tejada, Todd Williams, Gregg Zaun


New York Mets (17)

Manny Alexander, Gary Bennett, Paul Byrd, Mark Carreon, Chris Donnels, Lenny Dykstra, Matt Franco, Todd Hundley, Paul Lo Duca, Josias Manzanillo, Gary Matthews, Jr., Todd Pratt, Scott Schoeneweis, David Segui, Mike Stanton, Mo Vaughn, Fernando Vina


Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (16)

Paul Byrd, Jason Christiansen, Brendan Donnelly, Troy Glaus, Jason Grimsley, Jose Guillen, Glenallen Hill, Wally Joyner, Gary Matthews, Jr., Kent Mercker, Bart Miadich, Adam Riggs, Scott Schoeneweis, Ismael Valdez, Mo Vaughn, Randy Velarde


Los Angeles Dodgers (16)

Larry Bigbie, Kevin Brown, Chris Donnels, Eric Gagne, Matt Herges, Phil Hiatt, Darren Holmes, Todd Hundley, Mike Judd, Paul Lo Duca, Adam Riggs, F.P. Santangelo, Gary Sheffield, Ismael Valdez, Jeff Williams, Todd Williams


Texas Rangers (16)

Manny Alexander, Chad Allen, Kevin Brown, Jose Canseco, Eric Gagne, Juan Gonzalez, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Mike Judd, Gary Matthews, Jr., John Rocker, David Segui, Mike Stanton, Ismael Valdez, Randy Velarde, Steve Woodard, Gregg Zaun


Cincinnati Reds (15)

Mike Bell, Ricky Bones, Paxton Crawford, Ryan Franklin, Jose Guillen, Josias Manzanillo, Kent Mercker, Hal Morris, Denny Neagle, Benito Santiago, Scott Schoeneweis, Mike Stanton, Ricky Stone, Ron Villone, Todd Williams


Cleveland Indians (15)

Chad Allen, David Bell, Paul Byrd, Mark Carreon, Juan Gonzalez, Jason Grimsley, Glenallen Hill, David Justice, Tim Laker, Kent Mercker, John Rocker, David Segui, Ron Villone, Matt Williams, Steve Woodard


San Diego Padres (15)

Manny Alexander, Gary Bennett, Ricky Bones, Kevin Brown, Jack Cust, Matt Herges, Wally Joyner, Gary Matthews, Jr., Adam Riggs, Benito Santiago, Gary Sheffield, Ricky Stone, Ismael Valdez, Ron Villone, Rondell White


Boston Red Sox (14)

Manny Alexander, Jose Canseco, Paxton Crawford, Roger Clemens, Brendan Donnelly, Chris Donnels, Eric Gagne, Jeremy Giambi, Mike Lansing, Josias Manzanillo, Kent Mercker, Mike Stanton, Mo Vaughn, Steve Woodard


Kansas City Royals (13)

Ricky Bones, Paul Byrd, Jeremy Giambi, Juan Gonzalez, Jason Grimsley, Phil Hiatt, Wally Joyner, Chuck Knoblauch, Hal Morris, Benito Santiago, Rondell White, Kevin Young, Gregg Zaun


San Francisco Giants (13)

David Bell, Marvin Benard, Barry Bonds, Mark Carreon, Jason Christiansen, Bobby Estalella, Matt Herges, Glenallen Hill, Armando Rios, Benito Santiago, F.P. Santangelo, Matt Williams


Atlanta Braves (12)

Larry Bigbie, Paul Byrd, Matt Franco, Darren Holmes, Wally Joyner, David Justice, Kent Mercker, Denny Neagle, Todd Pratt, John Rocker, Gary Sheffield, Mike Stanton


Oakland Athletics (12)

Jose Canseco, Paxton Crawford, Jack Cust, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Guillen, David Justice, Cody McKay, Adam Piatt, F.P. Santangelo, Miguel Tejada, Randy Velarde


Arizona Diamondbacks (11)

Alex Cabrera, Jack Cust, Chris Donnels, Bobby Estalella, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Jason Grimsley, Matt Herges, Darren Holmes, Stephen Randolph, Matt Williams


Chicago Cubs (11)

Manny Alexander, Matt Franco, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Glenallen Hill, Todd Hundley, Gary Matthews, Jr., Kent Mercker, Todd Pratt, Benito Santiago, Rondell White, Ismael Valdez


Colorado Rockies (11)

Gary Bennett, Larry Bigbie, Jack Cust, Bobby Estalella, Matt Herges, Darren Holmes, Mike Lansing, Kent Mercker, Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Gregg Zaun


Florida Marlins (11)

Chad Allen, Ricky Bones, Kevin Brown, Matt Herges, Paul Lo Duca, Josias Manzanillo, Benito Santiago, Gary Sheffield, Ishmael Valdez, Ron Villone, Gregg Zaun


Pittsburgh Pirates (11)

Barry Bonds, Jason Christiansen, Jose Guillen, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo, Gary Matthews, Jr., Denny Neagle, Armando Rios, Benito Santiago, Ron Villone, Kevin Young


Milwaukee Brewers (10)

David Bell, Gary Bennett, Ricky Bones, Darren Holmes, Josias Manzanillo, Denny Neagle, Gary Sheffield, Ron Villone, Fernando Vina, Steve Woodard


Philadelphia Phillies (10)

David Bell, Gary Bennett, Paul Byrd, Lenny Dykstra, Bobby Estalella, Ryan Franklin, Jeremy Giambi, Jason Grimsley, Todd Pratt, Benito Santiago


Seattle Mariners (10)

David Bell, Ryan Franklin, Jose Guillen, Glenallen Hill, Josias Manzanillo, David Segui, Ron Villone, Ismael Valdez, Fernando Vina, Todd Williams


St. Louis Cardinals (10)

Rick Ankiel, David Bell, Gary Bennett, Larry Bigbie, Jason Christiansen, Ryan Franklin, Darren Holmes, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Fernando Vina


Toronto Blue Jays (10)

Jose Canseco, Howie Clark, Roger Clemens, Bobby Estalella, Troy Glaus, Glenallen Hill, Benito Santiago, Scott Schoeneweis, David Segui, Gregg Zaun


Washington Nationals (10)

Gary Bennett, Jose Guillen, Matt Herges, Tim Laker, Mike Lansing, Nook Logan, F.P. Santangelo, David Segui, Mike Stanton, Rondell White


Detroit Tigers (8)

Mark Carreon, Juan Gonzalez, Phil Hiatt, Nook Logan, Hal Morris, Gary Sheffield, Fernando Vina, Rondell White


Houston Astros (7)

Roger Clemens, Chris Donnels, Andy Pettitte, Stephen Randolph, Ricky Stone, Ron Villone, Gregg Zaun


Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7)

Jose Canseco, Jose Guillen, Mike Judd, Tim Laker, Jim Parque, Adam Piatt, John Rocker


Chicago White Sox (4)

Jose Canseco, Jim Parque, Armando Rios, Scott Schoeneweis


Minnesota Twins (4)

Chad Allen, Chuck Knoblauch, Dan Naulty, Rondell White





Congratulations to the White Sox and Twins for being the cleanest teams at this point in the investigation. You must be so proud.

[DarkTemplarZero]

Baseball has really been going down the drain in recent years, it's pretty sad. The Mitchell Report's just one more thing that's telling us what we already know: steroids are out of control in baseball. I'm not surprised Clemens was named, but this just seems to be turning into a witch hunt, you don't know who's clean or who's not, but there's dirt on everyone.

[Magmar]

Yankees suck!

And this is why =)

[kainashi]

yankees just had to win something else huh. :mad:

[RedStarWarrior]

Just make steroids mandatory and we won't have to worry about this anymore.