Author: Dr. Steroids

In an interview with ESPN’s Mike Fish, former Seattle Mariners outfielder, Shane Monahan, admitted using anabolic steroids during his time in the major leagues. Monahan, who played parts of two seasons with the Mariners (1998 and 1999), was the classic example of a fringe player trying to stick in the major leagues. “I’ve been in minor league and major league clubhouses… I know the pressures and what goes on. Like I told my dad, it is coming from the perspective of a guy who had to fight for everything I got in the big leagues.” “I saw what kind of…

After calls to defend himself following the release of the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens posted a video denial on his website, rogerclemensonline.com, via YouTube. Clemens says he is “almost numb” to the allegations that he used steroids and other performance enhancing drugs, and announced he would be doing an interview for 60 Minutes. “Let me be clear, the answer is no. I did not use steroids, or human growth hormone and I’ve never done so… I did not provide Brian McNamee with any drugs to inject in to my body. Brian McNamee did not inject steroids or Human Growth…

While Jason Grimsley’s affidavit was being unsealed by an Arizona court, Kirk Radomski’s affidavit was unsealed in New York court December 20. The names formerly redacted from the affidavit are mostly In line with those mentioned in the Mitchell report. The only names from the affidavit not in the Mitchell Report were that of former New York Mets pitcher, Sid Fernandez, and three career minor leaguers, Pete Rose Jr., Ryan Schurman and Rick Holyfield. Fernandez’s inclusion was of particular note. While the affidavit reportedly contained a check made out to Radomski from Fernandez for $3500, it was dated 2005. Fernandez…

The Jason Grimsley affidavit was unsealed in an Arizona court December 20. In October 2006 the Los Angeles Times listed what they believed to be 5 of the redacted names in Jeff Novitzky’s Search Warrant for Jason Grimsley’s Arizona home. The article claimed that Grimsley had stated that Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte used “athletic performance-enhancing drugs” and that Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons all “took anabolic steroids.” It turns out that nearly all of that was inaccurate. According to the Associated Press, instead Grimsley said Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, Glenallen Hill and Geronimo Berroa were accused of…

The reaction to the Mitchell Report is pretty split. Some players have admitted to some or all of what’s in the report, others have completely denied the allegations. Alex Rodriguez even got roped into the discussion by Jose Canseco. Roger Clemens Clemens has yet to speak publicly, but through his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, Clemens has categorically denied that he has ever used any performance enhancing drugs. “Roger Clemens vehemently denies allegations in the Mitchell report that he used performance-enhancing steroids, and is outraged that his name is included in the report based on the uncorroborated allegations of a troubled man…

Here’s a list of the 47 players implicated in the Mitchell Report who had not previously been linked to performance-enhancing drugs during the steroid era. The page number refers to the page in the Mitchell Report that describes the evidence concerning each player. The number in parentheses is the page number in the PDF version available online. Ricky Bones – Page 92-94 (140-142) In 2000, the a clubhouse attendant with the Florida Marlins found a bag belonging to Bones that contained “over two dozen syringes, six vials of injectable medications – stanozolol and nandrolone decanoate, two anabolic steroids that are…

The much-hyped Mitchell Report (view PDF) on performance enhancing drugs in baseball was released today. The very thorough report (given the circumstances) seemed to naturally cover four distinct areas. (1) The history of drug use in baseball (including past media reports), (2) An assessment of blame for the era (3) Evidence about specific players’ use of drugs (4) An Assessment of MLB’s Drug Policy and Recommendations as to how Major League Baseball ought to move forward with its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The history of drug use in baseball In section IV, “Early Indications of Steroid Use in…

The Mitchell report has been released. You can view the PDF report at MLB.com. As expected, the report is a lengthy 409 pages. The following table lists all the players, 88 in total, linked to performance enhancing drugs in the Mitchell Report. The page numbers represent the page number in the actual Mitchell Report, while the numbers in parentheses indicate the page number in the PDF version linked to above. The mention of Sammy Sosa seems very out of place. Mitchell didn’t cite any evidence against Sosa, but included his name as an example of a players sent a letter…

A list of names is now circling the internet (see below). Deadspin posted this list. Of course, they can’t verify whether or not it’s completely accurate. In the last hour, we have been forwarded a list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report by about 25 different people. Is this list substantiated? No. Is it from an MLB official? No. Do we have any reason to believe it’s anything but random bunk? No. But it’s what’s making the rounds today, and we’re less than three hours away, and if the list is wrong, we’ll know real soon. David Pinto has…

Barry Bonds appeared as promised in a San Francisco court December 7 and pleaded not guilty to four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. Bonds appeared with 6 attorneys including recent additions, Cristina Arguedas and Allan Ruby. While the maximum sentence for the charges against Bonds is 30 years, legal experts told ESPN that Bonds is facing 2½ years. The 30 years “would apply to Bonds only if he had a long criminal history, which he does not.” According to T.J. Quinn and Mark Fainaru-Wada, now reporting for ESPN, expected witnesses in the trial include Bonds’…