The Mitchell Report was released today by Major League Baseball, offering up a list of players who have used steroids at some point in their career. The report by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who was hired by commissioner Bud Selig to examine the Steroids Era, faulted both players and management for the problem, saying the problems didn't develop overnight and there was plenty of blame to go around, according to ESPN.com.
There are some no-doubters on this list, but also some shockers (ie: the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx beloved F.P. Santangelo? Say it ain't so!). From a fans perspective, the MLB is in deep trouble. But, it's hard to say that MLB is unravelling from a financial standpoint (the only standpoint that matters, apparently), especially after racking up nearly $6 billion in revenue and setting overall attendance records in '07. However, when more reports surface and more players get indicted, who knows what will happen to the game of baseball in America.
According to TSN.ca, the Report details how the players, as well as clubhouse personnel, allowed steroids and other banned substances in clubhouses, or knew about it and stayed silent. While most of the investigation is based around former New York Mets clubhouse attendant and bat boy Kirk Radomski, as well as Brian McNamee, a former trainer for the Yankees and Clemens, I'm sure more clubhouse attendants around the league will be interviewed.
There has been a lot of action around the league lately, with a bunch of players (Tejada, Gagne, Lo Duca, etc.) signing big money contracts. How do their new teams feel about their new 'franchise' player who may or may not have been juicing at some point in their MLB careers?
Check back for more as this is just the tip of the iceberg for this story. Below is a list of names mentioned in the Report for your perusal...
Barry Bonds (obviously) and current or former All-Stars like Jason Giambi, Benito Santiago, Gary Sheffield, Lenny Dykstra, Brian Roberts, Chuck Knoblauch, David Justice, Mo Vaughn, Paul Lo Duca, Denny Neagle, Miguel Tejada, Mike Stanton, Fernando Vina, Kevin Brown, Eric Gagne, Brendan Donnelly and Rondell White. Lesser names mentioned were Marvin Benard, Bobby Estalella, Jeremy Giambi, Randy Velarde, David Segui, Larry Bigbie, Jack Cust, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Hal Morris, Matt Franco, Jason Grimsley, Gregg Zaun, F.P. Santangelo, Glenallen Hill, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Chris Donnels, Todd Williams, Phil Hiatt, Todd Pratt, Kevin Young, Mike Lansing, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Adam Piatt, Jason Christiansen, Stephen Randolph, Jerry Hairston Jr., Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich, Mike Bell, Matt Herges, Gary Bennett, Jim Parque, Chad Allen, Jeff Williams, Howie Clark and Nook Logan. Others include Rick Ankiel, David Bell, Paul Byrd, Jose Canseco, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Darren Holmes, Gary Matthews Jr., John Rocker, Scott Schoeneweis, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams and Steve Woodard.
Now that we've got the names, questions abound (The Big Lead)
New York is the city that doesn't play fair (New York Magazine)
Indians pitcher Paul Byrd has enough steroids to be The Hulk (San Francisco Chronicle)
Toronto 3rd baseman Troy Glaus likes his juice too! (Sports Illustrated.com)
Boston Red Sox knew about Eric Gagne's steroid past (Fanhouse)
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