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The Official Mitchell Report Thread

IJ Reilly

IJ Reilly

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The release of the Mitchell Report is only hours away.

Mitchell's report on drugs in baseball will name names

The findings to be released today are expected to detail use of performance-enhancing drugs by about 60 to 80 baseball players, with the implication the problem is widespread.

Former Sen. George Mitchell's report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball will be made public today, ending 21 months of speculation about the names and details contained in its pages.

Mitchell, who was appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to lead the investigation, will discuss his findings at a news conference in midtown Manhattan, set to start at 11 a.m. PST. Two-and-a-half hours later, Selig will hold his own news conference less than a mile away.

Anywhere from 60 to 80 players linked to drugs will be named in the 300-plus-page report, among them former MVPs and All-Stars, according to the Associated Press. Angels owner Arte Moreno told The Times last month that the report would name players "that people will be mad about."

Various reports said the document would indicate that baseball has a widespread drug problem and would make recommendations about testing.
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mitchell13dec13,1,4239116.story
 
Hope some good comes of the report. While I'd love to see all illegal drugs banned and players who use them banned, I know that's not realistic. A pity, because it's hard for me to take a lot of the performances seriously. My son asked me this morning if Hank Aaron is still the home run record holder. I told him that for me he is, because Barry Bonds cheated. Ouch to have to tell him that.
 
Interesting to see how many Red Sox are on the list as Mitchell is tight with the team.
 
ROID ROCKET

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3153129

A former New York Yankees strength trainer says information he provided to the George Mitchell investigation regarding supplying Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte with steroids is included in the Mitchell report scheduled to be released later today, a source close to the trainer told ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael.

Brian McNamee, who worked for the Yankees and as a personal trainer for Clemens and Pettitte, also told investigators that on at least one occasion, Clemens was in possession of steroids from another supplier, the source said.

The source said McNamee told investigators he supplied Clemens with steroids while Clemens was with the Yankees, and prior to Clemens joining the team.
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MacNut said:
Interesting to see how many Red Sox are on the list as Mitchell is tight with the team.
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Yeah.. I don't know who from the Sox would be on it though. Possibly some former Sox players. Remember that all of this roid taking was a few years ago. It's going to be interesting.

ESPN said:
The Bergen (N.J.) Record, citing a baseball industry official, says "several" prominent Yankees will be named in the Mitchell report. The paper said the source spoke to a third party who had seen the final report.

"It's going to be a rough day in the Bronx," the paper quoted the source as saying.
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Also means he was using as a Red Sox. They always say his best years were in Boston.
 
MacNut said:
Also means he was using as a Red Sox. They always say his best years were in Boston.
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Definitely possible. Depends on how far back he used them and how far back the report goes.

He was with Boston thru 1996, Toronto 97-98, NYY 99-03, Houston 04-06, NYY 07
 
MacNut said:
Interesting to see how many Red Sox are on the list as Mitchell is tight with the team.
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Someone posted an unattributed list with a few current and former Sox on it.

There are a few well-known power hitters on the list such as Wilson Delgado and Neifi Perez (both already known to have been suspended for testing positive).

I do hope the report presents some good solutions to the problem, not just titillate with naming names and flinging mud.

Now when do we get the report on amphetamine use in MLB? That would be an even longer and more draining exercise.
 
MacNut said:
Any thought about Ortiz, he was never as strong a player with the Twins.
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I don't really think so. It's not like his production just jumped up over night. It gradually increased over a few years as he got better.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=3748

His HR and AVG were climbing steadily his last few years in Minnesota, then he came to the Sox (Fenway is a hitters park) and they continued a gradual increase.

If he took roids he would have had a larger increase in power numbers than ~+8 HR a year over a ~5 year period.
 
I've got to say I'd be surprised if Ortiz were on the list, for precisely the reasons Zioxide gave.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Not sure I get this remark, but I blame Selig for the present state of affairs. Baseball has needed a real Commissioner for a long time.
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And that is why I said if he wasn't ousted yet he won't be forced out. Him and the owners have blood on their hands for steroids, its not just the players.
 
As far as former Sox players, I'm gonna say Nomar and maybe Nixon could be on it. Oh and Eric Gagne
 
Tejada named in Mitchell Report

Former American League MVP Miguel Tejada is mentioned in the Mitchell Report, due to be released by 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, SI.com has learned.

Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, plus Andy Pettitte, who just re-signed with the Yankees, are in the steroids reports, SI.com has confirmed, as are ex-Yankees Mike Stanton, Chuck Knoblauch and Jason Grimsley.

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts also is in the report, as is Yankees and Braves postseason hero David Justice.

Tejada spent the past four seasons with the Orioles and was acquired in trade by the Astros this week for five players.

ESPN.com first reported Clemens and Pettitte as being in the Mitchell Report.
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SI: Jon Heyman
 
MacNut said:
And that is why I said if he wasn't ousted yet he won't be forced out. Him and the owners have blood on their hands for steroids, its not just the players.
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Right, I agree. The question is whether the Mitchell Report will say as much, which if it does, could lead to Selig's retirement.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Right, I agree. The question is whether the Mitchell Report will say as much, which if it does, could lead to Selig's retirement.
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Hopefully it does. Selig is awful.

Oh, for anyone who doesn't have access to ESPN or something, MLB.com is going to stream live video of the press conference at 2PM EST.
 
i think it's sad for society that we have so many cheaters, but such is life i guess.

they should be banned...but they won't.

they should be also sued for fraud. think of the very sick money Clemens made last year. or pettite. if this is true, then it's money gained by fraud. There's probably no way they would have been able to continue their careers (assuming the 'roids were taken within the last few years) and that's when they made a crapload more money.

what a bunch of losers.

I was one of the biggest baseball fans around when until the big strikes years ago. I was just getting back into watching some of the games b/c it can be a great sport, but now, it's even more tainted.

The NFL has been tainted, but they have a strict policy now which I believe has curbed the illegal performance enhancing drugs.

Maybe this report will be cause all the major sports to review their policies.

what a shame, but it's the players association and the league's faults for not properly putting something in place.

Cheers,
Keebler
 

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