According to the Baltimore Sun, the Milwaukee Brewers expect to sign Jay Gibbons to a minor league contract. An announcement is expected to come shortly. Gibbons, 31, has played thus far in 2008 in the Independent League for the Long Island Ducks. He hit .280, and had 5 homers.
Gibbons was named in the Mitchell Report, […]
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According to a report in the N.Y. Daily News, Roger Clemens could have received shipments of HGH in the mail. According to sources, Kirk Radomski discovered “packing slips” in regards to two orders of HGH that had been shipped to Roger in 2002 or 2003. Radomski has supplied to government with this information, which could […]
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According to Yahoo Sports, federal prosecutors have issued new indictments to “home-run king” Barry Bonds*. He is now being charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury, as well as 1 count of obstruction of justice. Initially, Bonds* had been charged with 4 counts of perjury. All counts are still centered around the question […]
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According to Foxsports, the baseball players’ association will look into the “lack of offers” for free agent Barry Bonds this off-season as a part of their annual review. Bonds and his agent, Jeff Boris, have insisted that Bonds is in playing shape and has no plans to retire at this time. In regards to possible […]
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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig raked in $15.06 million for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 2006, according to Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (citing a report in SportsBusiness Journal). Selig’s massive pay ranks him first among the league commissioners of baseball, football, basketball and hockey.
Also worth noting, as we reported back on January 17th, Selig was given […]
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UPDATE: (3/1) 12:00am (EST) - According to Foxsports, Astros’ owner Drayton McLane has said he expects to honor the 10-year personal service contract of Roger Clemens.
Feb 28 - According to Foxsports, Roger Clemens’ 10-year service contract he signed with the Houston Astros’ organization could be voided, depending on the result of an investigation as to whether […]
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Update: (3/1) 12:39am (EST) - According to ESPN, the previous testimony of Bonds has revealed a number of other positive tests.
Feb 29, 2:31pm (EST) -We have more good information here from Foxsports, as a federal judge plans on “unsealing” Barry Bonds’ grand jury testimony in regards to his potential (haha, sorry, have to be politically […]
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The numerous players that are still active in major league baseball that were named on George Mitchell’s report investigating the use of performance enhancing drugs are apparently safe from any suspensions or other league penalties, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Bud Selig has not made a final determination in regards to this issue, but MLB officers and […]
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Strange story out of Joel Sherman in the NY Post this morning regarding a near connection between the NY Mets and Brian McNamee. It appears that before the 2007 season, both hitting coach Rick Down (since fired) and manager Willie Randolph approached Omar Minaya about bringing McNamee on board as a BP pitcher and to help […]
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According to ESPN, a photo exists of Roger Clemens at Jose Canseco’s house party back in 1998…the same house party Clemens said he did not attend. If such a photo does indeed exist, it would perhaps signify that Clemens lied while under oath at the congressional hearings on February 13th.
The picture was taken by an 11-year […]
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Miguel Tejada has arrived at his first Houston Astros camp, but according to ESPN, he won’t be discussing the allegations of steroid usage. He did not want to discuss the situation, saying he only wanted to discuss baseball.
As per Tejada:
“I can’t really talk about that. It’s not my position to talk about that…Right now, my mind […]
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As per Sports Illustrated (via the NY Daily News), Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman and owner Hank Steinbrenner may not be as happy with starting pitcher Andy Pettitte as many others seem to be after he allegedly told the truth in his deposition last week. After Pettitte admitted to HGH use on multiple occasions, the Yankees’ organization is […]
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Paul Lo Duca has finally addressed his inclusion in the Mitchell Report, as per mlb.com. Lo Duca offered the following apology:
“I apologize to my family, all my fans and to the entire baseball community for [the] mistakes in judgment I made in the past and for the distractions that resulted. I am fully committed to being […]
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UPDATE: Apparently, the court documents contained a typo, and thus fleeced us. Multiple reports are now telling us that the failed drug test was from November of 2000, not 2001. And information on the 2000 failed drug test was already made public a year ago, so there is really no new news here. But at least we […]
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At today’s Congressional Hearings (oh, that was today?) involving Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, we were able to figure out one very important thing. One of the representatives is an absolute HOMER. Clemens and McNamee spent most of the day looking dumbfounded at times, being questioned from every direction about this steroid scandal. Among the members, Clemens […]
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UPDATE: (2/12) 11:12pm (EST) - As per John Heylar at ESPN.com, the outcome of Wednesday’s congressional hearings (9:30am EST) will define Clemens’ legacy forever.
UPDATE: (2/12) 11:07am (EST) - According to New York Newsday, the affadavit of NY Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte helps support the account of former trainer Brian McNamee, as opposed to Roger Clemens. The affadavit […]
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As per Foxsports, former major league relief pitcher John Rocker has thrown Bud Selig under the bus. According to Rocker, Selig “knew” Rocker was using steroids during the 2000 season (as he failed a drug test), and Selig ”didn’t do anything about it”. Rocker also said that he, Alex Rodriguez, Ivan Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, and others were advised by […]
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UPDATE: (2/9) 3:40pm (EST) - As per the New York Daily News, Brian McNamee told congressional investigators earlier this week that he also injected Roger Clemens’ WIFE with human growth hormone years ago. She was trying to get in shape for an SI cover shoot (click link above for picture). This story just keeps getting more […]
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David Wright has officially fleeced his friend, and ex-teammate, Paul Lo Duca. Speaking at a charity event in Long Island, Wright implied that Lo Duca deserves a “harsh penalty” if the Mitchell Report’s findings were in fact true regarding Lo Duca’s use of performance-enhancing drugs. At ESPN.com, we see that Wright explained his opinion in greater detail:
“I’d […]
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Update: (1/24) 6:31 pm (EST)- According to Foxsports, Chuck Knoblauch has yet to be served with the subpoena. Is the little guy ducking this? If so, it tells us exactly what we need to know about his “part” in the Mitchell Report.
Chuck Knoblauch has been subpoenaed by a congressional committee investigating steroids, as per Foxsports.
“The committee […]
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According to the New York Times, former major leaguer and steroid buff Jose Canseco, offered to keep Detroit Tigers star outfeilder Magglio Ordonez out of his next book. The caveat…Canseco asked Ordonez to invest money in a film project that he was promoting.
It also appears that 4 people confirmed referrals were made to the FBI […]
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As per Rotoworld.com, Barry Bonds has officially asked a federal judge to to dismiss perjury charges against him. As we all know by now, Bonds is being brought up on charges that state he lied to the grand jury in December of 2003 during questioning about his use of performance enhancing drugs. Bonds is now […]
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Prior to the Mitchell Report being released, a fake list was being circulated through office emails, and was even posted on a WNBC website despite a lack of affirmation. It was very irresponsible reporting by WNBC, without a doubt. Albert Pujols’ name was included on that report, and he has not forgotten.
According to Foxsports, Albert […]
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Multiple sources are indicating that Baseball Comissioner Bud Selig has been granted a three-year contract extension by MLB’s team owners that will keep him in his current role through 2012. (The 3-year extension is on top of the 5-year extension he received in 2004.)
Coincidentally, the unanimous decision made at Thursday’s owners’ meeting comes on the […]
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According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2-time MVP Juan Gonzalez is attempting a comeback to major-league baseball. Juan “Gone?” It appears maybe not for good just yet. The article notes that Gonzalez, 38, has been working out at a training program in his native Puerto Rico, and Cardinals officials are intrigued by […]
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UPDATE: (1/17) 10:38am (EST): According to the Houston Chronicle, there is a chance that Tejada’s immigration status in the U.S. could be in jeopardy if he admits to a crime for which he is being investigated. He is a native of the Dominican Republic, and could be denied re-entry into the States. And just yesterday, […]
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In light of the recent Mitchell Report, the continuing saga between Rogers Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee, and these Congressional hearings on steroids, I feel compelled to write our second installment of ”All-Time Teams”…The All-Juiced Team!! Now, some of the players on this 25-man roster will have been named in the Mitchell Report, others will […]
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According to Yahoo Sports, San Francisco Giants GM Brian Sabean could be facing some sort of discipline from Major League Baseball. Giants trainer Stan Conte had reportedly informed Sabean that Barry Bonds’ personal trainer Greg Anderson was possibly providing Bonds with steroids while Bonds was a member of the team. Sabean who should have informed […]
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We have to go through this again?
According to ESPN, the Congressional Hearings involving Roger Clemens, Brian McNamee, and Andy Pettite that were scheduled for January 16th have been pushed back to February 13th. The delay is due to the fact that “Congress wants to investigate and depose witnesses.” According to ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson, […]
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According to the Milwauke Journal Sentinel, the Brewers have asked Eric Gagne to talk about his inclusion in the Mitchell Report prior to the team’s “winter warm-up” or arriving in Spring Training. Gagne has yet to comment on the allegations in the report. His silence has pretty much told us all that the report provides […]
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Mark McGwire has now appeared on the Hall-of-Fame ballot for two years, and has yet to come even close to the required 75% of the writer’s vote needed to be inducted. At Foxsports, we learn that McGwire received just 128 votes for the second consecutive year. This increased his percentage slightly from 23.5% to 23.6%. It […]
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According to the Associated Press, documents have been released in regards to a 2001 rape case involving Brian McNamee. McNamee had denied having sex with a “drugged woman” in a hotel pool, despite security guards and other eye witnesses saying they saw the “acts” occur.
What does this do to McNamee’s credibility? Not much, in my […]
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According to Foxsports, Roger Clemens’ conference call in Houston this afternoon was highlighted by the 17-minute phone conversation between Clemens and former trainer Brian McNamee that took place last Friday.
Putting Clemens aside for a few moments, McNamee came out of this looking poor. He asked Clemens numerous times, “What to you want me to do?”. […]
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According to Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Brian McNamee (former Yankee trainer) and Kirk Radomski (former Met trainer) have been asked to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on January 16th.
In addition, Commissioner Bud Selig and executive director of the Players Association Donald Fehr, have also been asked […]
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As per ESPN.com, 7-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens says he was injected with “Lidocaine and B-12″ and not steroids or growth hormone by trainer Brian McNamee. He claims he took them for his joints, and still does to this day. This is according to excerpts from his “60 Minutes” interview with Mike Wallace which […]
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