In light of the redacted names from the Jason Grimsley affidavit hitting the papers, Roger Clemens entire career has been called into question. Clemens now find himself in the middle of the controversy alongside Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. UPDATE: Clemens was heavily implicated in the Mitchell Report.[…]
Read More »These men are resposible for helping rid baseball of steroids and human growth hormone (hGH). Certain people such as Bud Selig and Jose Canseco have had a profound effect on the scnadal and will ultimately prevent countless players and children from using steroids and hGH. But since their actions have[…]
Read More »As Game of Shadows’ authors Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada await their appeal, and ultimately a decision on whether or not they go to jail, the government continues its investigation into who leaked BALCO transcripts and court documents to the San Francisco Chronicle. Meanwhile, Barry Bonds’ lawyer, Michael Rains, is[…]
Read More »U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Barry Bonds’ personal trainer, Greg Anderson released from jail Thursday, citing a legal “snafu” that has arisen in the case. Alsup said Anderson must be freed because a federal appeals court hadn’t affirmed his contempt order within the required 30 days after he was[…]
Read More »The roster is full of would-be-still-might-be Hall of Famers including Bonds, McGwire, Clemens, Rodriguez and Palmeiro. Tejada and Sheffield could join them, or rather join them in not joining them in the Hall, depending on how the Hall voters reconcile the era and the statistics. This year will be the[…]
Read More »Five of the redacted names from the Jason Grimsley Affadavit by IRS Special Agent, Jeff Novitzky, have finally leaked to the media after four months of speculation. Multiple media outlets have now published the redacted names of six former teammates including David Segui who confessed to ESPN that he was[…]
Read More »Currently, players are awarded arbitration after three years and free agency after six years of major league service time. Given the six year span under one team’s control, players are likely to be reaching their potential when their first shot at free agency comes around. There is an inherent likelihood[…]
Read More »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[…]
Read More »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[…]
Read More »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[…]
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