Author: Dr. Steroids

Articles [13] Gen XXL ESPN MAGAZINE By Jeff Bradley – April 2000 In what seems to be the first large scale media implication of steroid use in Major League Baseball, Jeff Bradley described how a his brother Scott was tempted to try using steroids when a teammate suggested they might help him in 1990 or 1991. The unnamed player reportedly said “There are things available now that weren’t available when I played. With all the money at stake in the game today, I know I’d be looking for any edge I could find.. I’d definitely be taking steroids.” Bradley reportedly…

Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the authors of Game of Shadows, were sentenced to 18 months in prison for not testifying before the grand jury on August 15. The 18 months represents the length of a typical grand jury term. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White rejected the reporters’ request for a lesser penalty such as a fine, or house arrest. He stated in court that prison time would most likely compel them to divulge their source of the BALCO grand jury transcripts. “The court is hopeful that perhaps they’ll reconsider their position when faced with the reality of incarceration,” White…

All the players in this list have tested positive for what Major League Baseball deems a performance-enhancing substance. MLB makes a clear distinction between performance-enhancing substances and recreational drugs when they reveal the results to the public as required since 2005. Players who have tested positive for recreational drugs have been omitted. This list may not be complete. February 3, 2009 Pascual Arias, RHP (Marlins) – 1st Offense – 50 Games January 28, 2009 Kyle Suire, 2B (Mets) – 1st Offense – 50 Games January 16, 2009 Cristopher De La Rosa, OF (Red Sox) – 1st Offense – 50 Games…

Checks and balances. Not every statistical anomaly is caused by steroid use. The following are factors of which the effects are similar to those of steroid and human growth hormone (hGH) use. Each factor contributed in part to the increase in offense since the early 1990s. While one might assert that these factors potentially exonerate players suspected of steroid use, one could just as easily argue that they disguise the use of steroids and hGH by providing a ‘valid’ explanation for inflated or anomalous statistics. The Coors’ Effect Denver, Colorado’s Coors’ Field stands 5200 feet above sea level. The thin…

Over 100 years of baseball history and the statistics therein often tell us what we already know. For one we know rookies generally struggle when they arrive in the big leagues. They lack experience and, assuming they are in their early twenties, they are still maturing physically. As they gain experience in their first few seasons, they are also gaining strength. This combination accounts for the rapid incline in the early twenties on the performance curve of a baseball player (Figure 1-1). It is often noted that the peak age for a player is 27. Research done at Yale University,…

This collection of quotations aims to contain the most poignant, controversial, and historically significant quotes from Baseball’s Steroid Era. The quotes, which focus on famous steroid and hGH users or the controversy in general, are delivered by some very influential officials of Major League Baseball, the players, the government, scientists, and the media. Greg Anderson “The whole thing is, everything that I’ve been doing at this point, it’s all undetectable. See the stuff I have, we created it, and you can’t buy it anywhere else, can’t get it anywhere else, but you can take it the day of (the test),…

Baseball had undergone major changes in the 1990’s most notably the labor strike that wiped out the World Series and brought revenue sharing and a luxury tax. Baseball had survived and was more exciting than ever, the 50-home run season was back, but the players always seemed to be hurt. Between 1992 and 2001 the number of players on the DL rose from 352 to 465, a 32% increase. Days spent on the DL went from 17920 to 27779. Players were also hurt more severely. Days spent on the DL per injury increased 55% over that span. According to Jucing…

A list of the performance- enhancing drugs mentioned, and presumably used, during Baseball’s Steroid Era. These drugs include steroids, steroid precursors (prohormones), steroid masking agents, and stimulants. Most common names for drugs are listed first. Anavar (Oxandrolone, Lipidex, Anatrophill, Lonavar) Medical Use: Steroid used to expedite wound healing and in treatment of hepatitis, cancer, and AIDS wasting. Also used to treat children with growth deficiencies. Performance-Enhancing Use: It builds strength and muscle mass, aids workout recovery. Generally considered to be the safest of all steroids. Side Effects: Similar to other anabolic steroids, but to a much lesser degree. Very few…

A partial transcript of the ‘illegally obtained’ wiretap of Barry Bonds’ trainer, Greg Anderson, describing his steroid experience and peticularly Bonds’ steroid use. This transcript contains all the published parts of Anderson’s voice from a recording made by an acquaintance in the spring of 2003. The excerpts are in approximate chronological order. On how athletes sometimes injure themselves injecting steroids. “What happens is they put too much in one area and, what it does, it will actually ball up and puddle and what happens is it actually will eat away and make an indentation and it’s a cyst. It makes…

A chronological list of the major events of Baseball’s Steroid Era including legislation, Congressional Hearings, the BALCO scandal, steroid user admissions, and the implementation of Major League Baseball’s testing program. This timeline lists events as they were made public. Nov. 18, 1988 – Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 This law amended the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and created criminal penalties for persons who “distribute or possess anabolic steroids with the intent to distribute for any use in humans other than the treatment of disease based on the order of a physician.” Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Pub. L. No.…