Well, the Mitchell Report has been released. You can download it here, if you so wish. I'm still working my way through it and hopefully I'll get to talk about the details of the recommendations and such, but for now I'd like to discuss the Names.
Surprisingly enough, no active Sox player - thanks to the non tendering of Brendan Donnelly (coincidence?) - was named. Does this mean none of them have done steroids? I doubt that. I'm sure some have. Does this mean that Mitchell was corrupted by his involvement with the Sox and looked the other way? I doubt that too. I think that, despite this report, we'll never know the whole truth. We'll never know all the names. For the purposes of this post, I'll list all the players named now (unsorted.. to see it separated by 'crime' go here). Former Red Sox are in bold.
Lenny Dykstra, David Segui, Larry Bigbie, Brian Roberts, Jack Cust, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Hal Morris, Matt Franco, Rondell White, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, 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, Jr., Jim Parque, Brendan Donnelly, Chad Allen, Jeff Williams, Howie Clark, Nook Logan, Rick Ankiel, Paul Byrd, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Gary Matthews, Jr., Scott Schoeneweis, David Bell, Jose Canseco, Jason Grimsley, Darren Holmes, John Rocker, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams, Steve Woodard, Marvin Benard, Barry Bonds, Bobby Estalella, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, Benito Santiago, Gary Sheffield and Randy Velarde
Whew... and that's a mere fraction of the people who probably did the juice. I still feel... disgusted. Even more disgusted since I KNOW there are more than this. Just.. it's so freaking infuriating. YOU ARE POISONING MY SPORT YOU JACK ASSES! HOW DARE YOU!
Ok, ok.. calm down.
I'd like to address a few names in particular real quick.
Mo Vaughn - This one stings. It stings bad. It's not really.. surprising, y'know? Yet, its still shocking. I grew up and fell in love with the Red Sox during Mo's tenure with the team. I remember thinking how great he was and how much I loved his seemingly endless home runs. He was a hero to Young Dionysus. His name just... makes me sad. Breaks my heart, really.
Andy Pettite - Ahhh.. this one feels so good. Perhaps the biggest and most surprising name among a plethora of Yankee players on the list. I'm now officially allowed to hate the bastard without restraint. Not only does he play for the Yankees; not only is he a cheater who posioned the game; he is also, as Fire Joe Morgan points out, a filthy hypocrit. What a masterful liar that man is. Talking about purity and morals and what God wants him to do. He makes me sick. I hope someone smashes a comebacker into his face.
The Orioles - I thought sayign "The Orioles" was easier. Tejada, Roberts, and more. At first glance, they seem to be the second most commonly named team next to the Yankees.This makes me sad for the poor fans of this franchise. They can not catch a break; between their absolutely TERRIBLE ownership and now this, they seem to always be being punched in the face. Living in Lancaster, I could have EASILY ended up an Os fan instead of Sox fan. As such, I have such compassion for their plight. Camden Yards is such a gorgeous ballpark in such a gorgeous area (Inner Harbor is wonderful).. they jsut.. deserve better.
Roger Clemens - The BIG name. Next to Bonds, his name was mentioned the most often in the Report. People talked about a Pujols or such, but Clemens name is even bigger. With his (former) First Ballot Hall of Famer status, he is the Pitcher version of Barry Bonds. I have a feeling there's going to be alot on his naming in the coming weeks. I'm torn between elation (because of his time as a Yankee) and sadness (he was such a GREAT Sox for so long). Honestly, I think I need more time to just.. absorb this.
The one thing I would like to say, from the reveiws I've read having not finished the Report yet myself, I think the owners, the Players Union, and the Commissioners (I'm looking at you Bud!) did not get enough blame.
Ok, I can't talk about this anymore tonight.
Friday, December 14, 2007
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-It looks like Brendan Donnelly is okay afterall. Here is his quote from the Boston Herald:
“In 2004, I was having multiple health issues and was concerned about not getting on the field fast enough. I made a phone call to (Kirk) Radomski about a substance called Anavar. Once I learned Anavar was classified as a steroid I realized that was not an option. That was the end of it. Yes, I called him. But I did not purchase or receive anything from him and have never taken Deca or Anavar. I fully support the current drug testing program put in place by Major League Baseball and agree with their efforts to widen the testing.”
- Now the only guy I'm worried about is Mo; I haven't heard anything yet, but I wasn't exactly shocked to see his name (even though I wanted to feel like I was).
-So, now Pettite fessed up, but the Rocket is still being stubborn...
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