UPDATE 12/14/2007 (lawhawk):
See here for my latest post on the Mitchell Report and the bogus names list proffered by NBC. It's my decision to strike the initial names because those mentioned on the bogus report were not in the official report.
Rumor has it that the Mitchell Report will contain the following names:
Brady Anderson, Manny Alexander, Rick Ankiel, Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Aaron Boone, Rafael Bettancourt, Bret Boone, Milton Bradley, David Bell, Dante Bichette, Albert Belle, Paul Byrd, Wil Cordero, Ken Caminiti, Mike Cameron, Ramon Castro, Jose Canseco, Ozzie Canseco, Roger Clemens, Paxton Crawford, Wilson Delgado, Lenny Dykstra, Johnny Damon, Carl Everett, Kyle Farnsworth, Ryan Franklin, Troy Glaus, Rich Garces, Jason Grimsley, Juan Gonzalez, Eric Gagne, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Guillen, Jay Gibbons, Juan Gonzalez, Clay Hensley, Jerry Hairston Felix Heredia, Jr., Darren Holmes, Wally Joyner, Darryl Kile, Matt Lawton, Raul Mondesi, Mark McGwire, Guillermo Mota, Robert Machado, Damian Moss, Abraham Nunez, Trot Nixon, Jose Offerman, Andy Pettitte, Mark Prior, Neifi Perez, Rafael Palmiero, Albert Pujols, Brian Roberts, Juan Rincon, John Rocker, Pudge Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Scott Schoenweiis, David Segui, Alex Sanchez, Gary Sheffield, Miguel Tejada, Julian Tavarez, Fernando Tatis, Maurice Vaughn, Jason Varitek, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams, Kerry Wood
Huge shocker, Brady Anderson!!! Hit 50 home runs from the lead off spot for the Orioles one year, and had not hit 50 home runs for his career to that point. Notice his power year was the year he played with Rafael Palmiero, also on the list. Coincidence? What about Eric Gagne, Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Any shocker that they are young and so injury prone? Steroids breaks down your body. Jeff Bagwell, huge decline in power numbers this year...did he stop using? Milton Bradley, any shock that his attitude is due to 'roid rage?
Also, as expected, Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, Palmiero and Giambi (both brothers) all made the list.
Actual shockers to me are Miguel Tejada and Nomar Garciaparra. Their body types are not typical of steroid users. Just surprises me. Although, Palmiero said that he tested positive from B-12 vitamins laced with HGH that he got from Tejada.
However, the biggest names are Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite and Albert Pujols. Clemens is considered a first ballot hall of famer. Among the career leaders in strike outs, is one of the greatest power pitchers of our time. Supposedly, he and Pettite are work out buddies, and their work out regimen is one of the toughest. Well I guess that's easy when you are on the roids. Pujlos is also one of the greatest pure hitters in the game right now. His first five year stats rank him up their with Joe Dimagio ad Mickey Mantle. I have never seen a guy hit a ball as hard as he hits them. Game 1 of the 2006 National League Championship Series, Mrs. Lawhawk and I (yes, Mrs. Lawhawk is a HUGE Met fan and I took her over Mrs. Legalbgl) were sitting field level along the third base line and Pujlos hit a bomb into the stands a few rows behind us. That ball was hit so hard, that when it hit the concrete floor it sounded like a bomb. I guess that too, is easy to do when you use the juice.
So what now? What happens to these players? They have tainted the sport. They have stolen records. They should be banned. Their records should be nullified. Their corruption needs to be excommunicated from the game. The fans, the true fans, deserve no less.
--UPDATE--
From WNBC.Com, the soure of the above listed names:
NEW YORK -- WNBC.com's Jonathan Dienst has obtained names expected to be on George Mitchell's list of baseball players linked to performance-enhancing drugs. Baseball officials are refuting some names on the list.
Two separate sources provided WNBC.com with a detailed list of names of ballplayers expected to be included in the Mitchell report, which will be released at 2 p.m. Thursday.
After WNBC.com posted this list, a spokesman for Major League Baseball told WNBC.com that there were several discrepancies between the list posted and Mitchell’s list.
Jonathan Dienst went back to the two sources with access to Mitchell's findings. Both sources maintain the list given to WNBC.com is complete and accurate.
WNBC.com made a second call to the MLB official refuting the list. He would not say which names on the list provided by two separate sources are incorrect. Yet another source suggests WNBC.com was given a draft copy by our two original sources, not the final copy being released today.
The list contains multple MVP and Cy Young award winners. The list is littered with names of All-Stars past and present and included two sets of brothers.
ESPN.com has been reporting New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte are on the list.
WNBC.com is no longer posting the list. We are actively working the list and we will be updating the situation as soon as journalistically possible.
Quess we will find out in a few minutes who is really on the list, and who is not.
--UPDATE--
The Mitchell Report is available for download here.
--UPDATE--
Quickly scanning the Mitchell Report I see no reference to Pujlos, Garciapara, Wood, Prior, or Damon. In fact, many of the names listed above do not appear in the Mitchell report, and many names in the Mitchell Report are not included above.
UPDATE (lawhawk):
I've quickly scanned the report and here are the names that stuck out. If I missed anyone, or included someone by accident, let me know in the comments:
David Justice, Andy Pettite, Roger Clemens, Greg Zaun, F.P. Santangelo, Glenallen Hill, Mo Vaughn, Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Chris Donnels, Todd Williams, Phil Hiatt, Todd Pratt, Kevin Young, Mike Lansing, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Jason Christiansen, Mike Stanton, Stephen Randolph, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Paul Lo Duca, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich, Fernando Vina, Kevin Brown, Eric Gagné, Mike Bell, Matt Herges, Gary Bennett, Jr., Jim Parque, Brendan Donnelly, Chad Allen, Jeff Williams, Howie Clark, "Nook" Logan, Daniel Naulty, Rick Ankiel, Paul Byrd, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Gary Matthews, Jr., and Scott Schoeneweis, and former players David Bell, Jose Canseco, Jason Grimsley, Darren Holmes, John Rocker, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams, and Steve Woodard.
--UPDATE--
Notable non-mentions in the Mitchell Report are Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. McGwire's use of androstenedione, a susbstance that was legal at the time of his use, is discussed in detail, but, nothing of his use of steroids or HGH. Interesting.
This could be because they received it from sources that Mitchell could not/did not interview (his report states, and he repeated in his news conference that players received substances from sources that he did not have the ability to interview.) Their non-incusion is not proof of inocence. Equally, I doubt that inclusion on the list is proof of quilt.
UPDATE (lawhawk):
Here's a link listing the players:
Chad Allen
Rick Ankiel
David Bell
Mike Bell
Marvin Benard
Gary Bennett, Jr.
Larry Bigbie
Barry Bonds
Kevin Brown
Paul Byrd
Jose Canseco
Mark Carreon
Jason Christiansen
Howie Clark
Roger Clemens
Jack Cust
Brendan Donnelly
Chris Donnels
Lenny Dykstra
Bobby Estalella
Matt Franco
Ryan Franklin
Eric Gagne
Jason Giambi
Jeremy Giambi
Jay Gibbons
Troy Glaus
Jason Grimsley
Jose Guillen
Jerry Hairston, Jr.
Matt Herges
Phil Hiatt
Glenallen Hill
Darren Holmes
Todd Hundley
David Justice
Chuck Knoblauch
Tim Laker
Mike Lansing
Paul Lo Duca
Exavier "Nook" Logan
Josias Manzanillo
Gary Matthews, Jr.
Mark McGwire
Cody McKay
Kent Mercker
Bart Miadich
Hal Morris
Daniel Naulty
Denny Neagle
Rafael Palmeiro
Jim Parque
Andy Pettitte
Adam Piatt
Todd Pratt
Adam Riggs
Brian Roberts
John Rocker
F.P. Santangelo
Benito Santiago
Scott Schoeneweis
David Segui
Gary Sheffield
Miguel Tejada
Ismael Valdez
Mo Vaughn
Randy Velarde
Ron Villone
Fernando Vina
Rondell White
Jeff Williams
Matt Williams
Todd Williams
Steve Woodard
Kevin Young
Gregg Zaun
--UPDATE--
The list Lawhawk posted above is incorrect. I noticed it included McGwire, who was not named in the report, but which only discussed about use of androstenedione. The full list of players named in the report is found here.
Also, Bud Seliq, MLB's Commissioner, has now responded to the report.
NEW YORK -- Commissioner Bud Selig announced swift plans Thursday to execute every recommendation listed in former Sen. George Mitchell's report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, but made no formal decisions regarding the punishment of active players listed on the report.
"So long as there may be potential cheaters, we will always have to monitor our programs and constantly update them to catch those who think they can get away with breaking Baseball's rules," Selig said. "In the name of integrity, that's exactly what I intend to do."
In his report, Sen. Mitchell outlined a long list of recommendations for the Commissioner to consider. Some of them can -- and according to Selig, will -- be implemented immediately. But others, most notably the recommendation for further improvement of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program, will require cooperation from the MLB Players Association.
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"Sen. Mitchell acknowledges in his report that the ultimate decisions on discipline rest with the Commissioner and he is correct," Selig said. "Discipline of players and others identified in the report will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If warranted, those decisions will be made swiftly and I, of course, will give thorough consideration to Sen. Mitchell's views on the subject."
Much of the problem stems from the fact that most of the alleged violations in Mitchell's report occurred in a period ending two years ago. A large group of implicated players are no longer active, and are thus beyond Selig's jurisdiction. And many of those who are still playing were linked to the substances at a time when punishments for users were quite different.
So in otherwords, look for more slaps on the wrists.
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