The Mitchell report is out and you can read all about it here, here, here and everywhere else. In my opinion, the only thing you need to know about the report is this:Mitchell has recommended that the commissioner not punish players named in the report as having taken performance-enhancing drugs except “in cases where [...]

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Of course today’s big news will be the release of the Mitchell Report. And rumors are flying ahead of the release. Several sources, including the NYT are saying the report will name Yankee pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Petite as steroid users based upon testimony of trainer, Brian McNamee. Additional Yankees are also expected to [...]

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Update: It turned out to be more like 80 but you can click here to read the entire list of Mitchell Report Names.
The NYT is reporting that the Mitchell report is complete and that it will name more than 50 past and current major league players linked to performance-enhancing drugs. Anonymous individual report that MLB’s [...]

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Former Baltimore Orioles first baseman, David Segui,  admitted to using and purchasing steroids from now convicted Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski. Segui, however, was not willing to cooperate with the Mitchell investigation, according to ESPN, saying
“I have nothing to hide. I have no problem talking about what I have done,” said Segui, [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that newly signed Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons have both been suspended for 15 games for violating the league’s drug policy. According to the story:
” The pair were linked in media reports to the purchase of human growth hormone. So were Gary Matthews Jr., Rick Ankiel, Troy [...]

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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Mitchell report will be released in the two weeks leading up to Christmas. It would have been interesting to see it before this week’s winter meetings and the effect it would have on trades and possible signings but the timing of the report is just one more sign [...]

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