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stncttr908
12-13-07, 02:30 PM
The **** hits the fan @ 2 today. Clemens has already been mentioned, and the report has an additional 60-80 plays including MVPs and All-Stars. This could get very interesting.

Thoughts?

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 02:41 PM
I'm definitely interested to hear the names of all the cheaters. I wonder what the league is going to do to them... they usually don't like to punish their stars. I've heard Roger Clemens and Andy Pettite this morning.

20 minutes to go.

Tygerwoody
12-13-07, 03:43 PM
Nearly all sports figures cheat and use sport enhancing drugs. I've said this time and time again, but people still look at it shockingly. "zomG RoID RAGE!!!!" :rolleyes:


DiscipleDoc. Go do some pushups.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 03:45 PM
Nice list of cheaters... Miggy, Rocket, Mo Vaughn, Bonds, etc.

The whole thing can be read at espn.com.

S.I.N
12-13-07, 04:13 PM
Not surprising but I wonder if Clemens is going to catch hell like Bonds or get the "*" next to his name.(lee)

Tr1cK
12-13-07, 04:21 PM
Baseball...blah. I've never been a fan of it. It's not as intense of a sport as football, yet the guys dope up like crazy. How many baseballers leave games due to injuries sustained? If you can hit and knock the hell out of the ball, then you are home-free. This is just a bigger turn off for me as far as ever possibly liking the sport. I'm not declaring football to be dope free, but it's not the one under the spotlight right now either.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 04:23 PM
Not surprising but I wonder if Clemens is going to catch hell like Bonds or get the "*" next to his name.(lee)

Clemens will catch hell for it. Neither Barry nor Clemens will get the * on the records.

They are talking about branding a * on Barry's 756 ball. LOL

DiscipleDOC
12-13-07, 04:27 PM
Nearly all sports figures cheat and use sport enhancing drugs. I've said this time and time again, but people still look at it shockingly. "zomG RoID RAGE!!!!" :rolleyes:


DiscipleDoc. Go do some pushups.
:wtf:
You just knew I was gonna say something eh, creatine boy? :p

Tr1cK
12-13-07, 04:29 PM
I think we need to check Tygershake for doping. He may be trying to get an advantage in COD4.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 04:31 PM
I think we need to check Tygershake for doping. He may be trying to get an advantage in COD4.

:lol:

nVJoe
12-13-07, 05:31 PM
This "leaked" list is total BS! A former POLITICIAN smearing people in the middle of a hearing on this topic is disgusting. Sure they cheated but releasing this list is just garbage and some of the players are already dead or retired. What good does this do? Why are we wasting public money on this?

I am not defending the cheaters but pointing out how dirty this "leak" stunt is.

ViN86
12-13-07, 05:34 PM
ppl still care about this?

*yawn*

when will pre-season start again?

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 05:35 PM
This "leaked" list is total BS! A former POLITICIAN smearing people in the middle of a hearing on this topic is disgusting. Sure they cheated but releasing this list is just garbage and some of the players are already dead or retired. What good does this do? Why are we wasting public money on this?

I am not defending the cheaters but pointing out how dirty this "leak" stunt is.

Have you read the report? They're cheaters, screw them. What, are you a Yankees fan too now? :headexplode:

nVJoe
12-13-07, 05:47 PM
Have you read the report? They're cheaters, screw them. What, are you a Yankees fan too now? :headexplode:
Of course they are cheaters and yet I read it and NO I FURKING HATE THE YANKIES AND AWAYS HAVE. You missed my point. The "leaking" of this is a dirty PR stunt by a former politician. As if that politician is a picture purity.

bigC
12-13-07, 06:51 PM
Of course they are cheaters and yet I read it and NO I FURKING HATE THE YANKIES AND AWAYS HAVE. You missed my point. The "leaking" of this is a dirty PR stunt by a former politician. As if that politician is a picture purity.if they players feel wronged by the Mitchell report they can sue. since the report was made public, the fact that names were "leaked" is a non-issue (their names were going to be made public anyway). the issue shouldn't be the early release of names but whether the players are actually drug cheats and what baseball will do about it. if MLB does nothing, falling back on the old excuse that the Union is dragging its feet on the drug testing issue, then this whole investigation will have been a waste of time.

i downloaded the PDF file of the Mitchell report and will read through it, since several Blue Jays were mentioned, ie former Jays Glenallen Hill, Clemons (who may have started his steroid use in Toronto), Canseco, and current Jays Glaus and Zaun.

the next step for the players mentioned in the report: deny, deny, deny.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 07:20 PM
Of course they are cheaters and yet I read it and NO I FURKING HATE THE YANKIES AND AWAYS HAVE. You missed my point. The "leaking" of this is a dirty PR stunt by a former politician. As if that politician is a picture purity.

Are you referring to the players' names in the report as a "leak?"

I'll show you a leak.

*marks Mike Huckabee*

nVJoe
12-13-07, 07:23 PM
if they players feel wronged by the Mitchell report they can sue. since the report was made public, the fact that names were "leaked" is a non-issue (their names were going to be made public anyway). the issue shouldn't be the early release of names but whether the players are actually drug cheats and what baseball will do about it. if MLB does nothing, falling back on the old excuse that the Union is dragging its feet on the drug testing issue, then this whole investigation will have been a waste of time.
You guys keep missing my point. This isn't about players bringing a lawsuit based on this list. It is the grand standing and the fact that this is even a major public issue. Our government has NO business getting involved. That is the point.

I don't give a rats behind about the players. They are all spoiled asshats.

nVJoe
12-13-07, 07:25 PM
Are you referring to the players' names in the report as a "leak?"

I'll show you a leak.

*marks Mike Huckabee*
Earlier in the day when the news broke, the list was leaked.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 07:25 PM
You guys keep missing my point. This isn't about players bringing a lawsuit based on this list. It is the grand standing and the fact that this is even a major public issue. Our government has NO business getting involved. That is the point.

I don't give a rats behind about the players. They are all spoiled asshats.

I actually agree with you.

*cleans methimpikehoses scent off of Huckabee*

nVJoe
12-13-07, 07:29 PM
I actually agree with you.

*cleans methimpikehoses scent off of Huckabee*
I was not surprised by anyone I saw on that list. I despise all of them for doing it.

bigC
12-13-07, 07:39 PM
You guys keep missing my point. This isn't about players bringing a lawsuit based on this list. It is the grand standing and the fact that this is even a major public issue. Our government has NO business getting involved. That is the point.

I don't give a rats behind about the players. They are all spoiled asshats.the distribution of steroids illegal. steroid use by players is against the rules and also against the spirit of sport in general. that's why the government is involved and that's why it is a major public issue. close to 80 million people attended MLB games in the 2007 season -- they shouldn't have to question whether a home-run or a 100 Mph fast-ball was fueled by anything else then the athlete's natural strength and talents.

methimpikehoses
12-13-07, 07:43 PM
I was not surprised by anyone I saw on that list. I despise all of them for doing it.

Wally Joyner?! Ryan Franklin? Ron Villone didn't surprise me... he roid raged on me one time in the Mariners bullpen.

teh list:

Here's a list of most of the names Major League Baseball players (AP) - listed in the Mitchell Report.

The following players were connected to steroids, either use or possession, in the report:

Lenny Dykstra

David Segui

Larry Bigbie

Brian Roberts

Jack Cust

Tim Laker

Josias Manzanillo

Todd Hundley

Mark Carreon

Hal Morris

Matt Franco

Rondell White

Andy Pettitte

Roger Clemens

Chuck Knoblauch

Jason Grimsley

Gregg Zaun

David Justice

F.P. Santangelo

Glenallen Hill

Mo Vaughn

Denny Neagle

Ron Villone

Ryan Franklin

Chris Donnels

Todd Williams

Phil Hiatt

Todd Pratt

Kevin Young

Mike Lansing

Cody McKay

Kent Mercker

Adam Piatt

Miguel Tejada

Jason Christiansen

Mike Stanton

Stephen Randolph

Jerry Hairston

Paul Lo Duca

Adam Riggs

Bart Miadich

Fernando Vina

Kevin Brown

Eric Gagne

Mike Bell

Matt Herges

Gary Bennett

Jim Parque

Brendan Donnelly

Chad Allen

Jeff Williams

Exavier "Nook" Logan

Howie Clark

Paxton Crawford

Ken Caminiti

Rafael Palmeiro

Luis Perez

Derrick Turnbow

Ricky Bones

Ricky Stone

The following players were cited under "Alleged Internet Purchases of Performance Enhancing Substances By Players in Major League Baseball."

Rick Ankiel

David Bell

Paul Byrd

Jose Canseco

Jay Gibbons

Troy Glaus

Jason Grimsley

Jose Guillen

Darren Holmes

Gary Matthews Jr.

John Rocker

Scott Schoeneweis

Ismael Valdez

Matt Williams

Steve Woodard

The following players were linked through BALCO:

Benito Santiago

Gary Sheffield

Randy Velarde

Jason Giambi

Jeremy Giambi

Bobby Estalella

Barry Bonds

Marvin Benard

sillyeagle
12-13-07, 08:23 PM
Man those wkipedia writers are crazy fast. When I read Chuck Knoblach was on the list this afternoon, being he was my favorite player as a kid, I pulled him and the page had already been updated. That was like 20mins after the list came out.

nVJoe
12-13-07, 08:27 PM
the distribution of steroids illegal. steroid use by players is against the rules and also against the spirit of sport in general. that's why the government is involved and that's why it is a major public issue. close to 80 million people attended MLB games in the 2007 season -- they shouldn't have to question whether a home-run or a 100 Mph fast-ball was fueled by anything else then the athlete's natural strength and talents.
Then file a criminal law suit. How ever that is not what the government did. They held a pathetic hearing in congress. FOR WHAT!? Grand standing. Even Meth agrees with me on this. If you want to file criminal charges then do it. Do not do it the way they are doing now, by making it political and using extensive amounts of government money to put on a public trial.

Who cares how many people watch major league baseball and what they think or question. That should have no bearing on breaking the law.

bigC
12-13-07, 08:44 PM
Then file a criminal law suit. How ever that is not what the government did. They held a pathetic hearing in congress. FOR WHAT!? Grand standing. Even Meth agrees with me on this. If you want to file criminal charges then do it. Do not do it the way they are doing now, by making it political and using extensive amounts of government money to put on a public trial.

Who cares how many people watch major league baseball and what they think or question. That should have no bearing on breaking the law.what public trial? (besides, aren't trials usually public? :lol:)

the hearings in Congress and the Mitchell report that was released today are two entirely different things. the report was funded by MLB, not the US gov't, and was started by Bud Selig. this is not a criminal investigation. rather, it is MLB's attempt to clean up the steroid culture in baseball and part of it's response to Congress' claims that steroids are widely used in sport, baseball in particular. the gov't has an interest in MLB because it is a protected monopoly.