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Steroid Era News: Kirk Radomski 2005 Affidavit Excerpts
2007-05-01 08:42:00 Kirk Rado mski reportedly testified in front of the BALCO grand jury the day after his guilty plea for felony charges of distributing steroids and money laundering was filed April 26. ESPN, who has published the redacted version of the affidavit, is reporting that prosecutors had requested that the affidavit in support of a search warrant be sealed until Radomski had testified before the grand More About: News , Kirk
Kirk Radomski?s Plea Bargain, Excerpts and Comments
2007-04-30 07:40:00 The following quotes are taken word for word from Kirk Radomski?s Plea Agreement signed by Radomski, Assistant United States Attorney, Matthew Perrella, and Radomski?s attorney, John Reilly on April 28, 2007.From section entitled The Defendant?s PromisesBeginning in 1995 and continuing through until December 14. 2005 when a search warrant was executed at my residence, I distributed anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, including Human Growth Hormone and Clenbuterol, as well as amphetamines, to dozens of current and former Major League Baseball players (on teams spread throughout Major league Baseball) and associates. I deposited the payments for theose anabolic steroids into my personal bank account and I then used the proceeds to finance my residence, which was the base of operation, warehouse, and communication center for my anabolic steroid-dealing business.During my past employment in Major League Baseball I developed contacts with Major League Baseball player... More About: Comments , Bargain , Anabolic Steroids , Comment , Comm
Baseball's Steroid Era Custom Search Engine - Searching Thousands of Articl
2007-04-29 10:06:00 A Google Custom Search engine specifically designed return results pertaining to Baseball's Steroid Era. For now it searches 81 sites and contains thousands upon thousands of articles from the most extensive and reputable sources documenting performance-enhancing drug use in baseall. Here are just a few of the sites searched in the Baseball's Steoid Era Custom Search Engine .Countless exclusions have also been made ot the index to assure results geared toward steroids and hGH in baseball would receive priority within the sites being searched. For Example, the highest ranked page at ESPN.com for 'Barry Bonds' is Bonds' Player Card. The Player Card is a valuable resource, but Bonds' stats are not too hard to find. With the exclusion in place, the highest ranked page for 'Barry Bonds' is the story covering Bonds' leaked testimony from the BALCO Grand Jury proceeding. Ranked even higher is the same story from the San Francisco Chronicle, the newspaper leading the BALCO coverage.... More About: Articles , Sand
Steroid Era News: Former Mets Employee Pleads Guilty to Steroid Distributio
2007-04-28 07:46:00 Kirk J. Radomski, a former batboy, clubhouse assistant and equipment manager for the New York Mets , admitted to distributing a variety of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and hGH, to ?dozens? of Major League Baseball players from 1995 to 2005, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court April 27, 2007.The Washington Post (and several other news sources) are reporting that Radomski, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing anabolic steroids and one count of felony money laundering. He is facing a maximum of 25 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. The names of the players Radomski gave up were redacted from the affidavit, but according to the New York Daily News , the MLB Players Association immediately began calling players telling them to be prepared in case they were named by Radomski. Players Association officials said they did not know the names of the players involved. Radomski also reportedly gave the names to former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, wh... More About: Employee , Guilt , Form
Steroid Era News: MedXLife Distributed Steroids and hGH From Signature Pham
2007-04-27 05:29:00 Two owners of MedXLife , a prescription drug website now linked to Sign atue Pharmacy, have pleaded guilty to felony third-degree diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions. Greg Trotta, 38, and Brian Schafler, 34 admitted they helped get steroids for customers and have agreed to testify against parties involved.In court, Schafler said that he "put in the order" and that he spoke with customers and then had them speak with Dr. Gary Brandwein, another owner of MedXLife.com. Brandwein then signed and sent the prescriptions that were filled by Signature Pharmacy before being sent to the ?patient.? This was all done without any ?patient? every meeting any doctor in person. Often the customers would not even be in the same state.MedXLife.com was the second largest supplier of customers to Signature Pharmacy, one of the pharmacies raided in Orlando, Florida at the center of the steroid and internet hGH distribution scandal originating in Albany, New York. MedXLife.com is/was a ... More About: News , Steroids , Bute
The Mitchell Investigation into Steroids in Baseball: An Overview
2007-04-03 07:30:00 On March 3, 2006, Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, announced that MLB would begin a full-scale investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs since MLB had banned such drugs as part of the collective bargaining agreement signed in 2002.At a press conference, Selig named former Senate Majority Leader, George Mitchell, to head the open-ended investigation. Mitchell is a director of the Boston Red Sox, as well as chairman of The Walt Disney Co., the parent of ESPN, but insisted his affiliations would have no effect on the investigation. While the investigation was to focus on 2002 or later, Mitchell was free to investigate anything or any time that was relevant to understanding the problem of drugs in baseball."I have asked Sen. Mitchell to attempt to determine, as a factual matter, whether any Major League players associated with BALCO or otherwise used steroids or other illegal performance-enhancing substances at any point after the substances were banned by ... More About: Vest , Steroids , View , Investigation
Steroid Era News: Darren Holmes Ordered Human Growth Hormone from Palm Beac
2007-03-09 18:46:00 Sports Illustrated reporters, Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim have uncovered yet another former major league baseball player who reportedly acquired performance-enhancing drugs this time from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center (PBRC). The PBRC did $17 million worth of business with Signature Pharmacy, one of the pharmacies raided in February at the center of the internet performance-enhancing drug distribution investigation."According to documents we've reviewed, Darren Holmes -- a former major league pitcher for 13 seasons with eight teams (including five years with the Rockies) -- received somatropin (the generic name for synthetically produced HGH) and testosterone through Palm Beach Rejuvenation in October 2003. The order was shipped to Holmes in Arden, N.C., but was billed to the PBRC."Sports Illustrated contacted Holmes, who last played for the Atlanta Braves in 2003."He was very up front with us and admitted ordering and receiving the HGH. He says the testosterone wa... More About: News , Human Growth Hormone , Human , A News , Growth
Steroid Era News: John Rocker and David Bell Linked to Applied Pharmacy
2007-03-09 18:09:00 Two more former major league baseball players were reported to be on Applied Pharmacy Services customer list. The pharmacy in Mobile, Alabama is one of the pharmacies that was raided as part of an ongoing grand jury investigation into the sale of drugs including steroids and growth hormones over the internet. Sports Illustrated’s in-depth coverage led by reporters, Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim has now turned up former Braves closer, John Rock er and former Philies third baseman, David Bell."No birth date was indicated on the prescriptions, but according to the Applied database, former Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker received two prescriptions for somatropin between April and July 2003."Initially, Rocker’s publicist, Debi Curzio, confirmed to the New York Daily News that Rocker had received the human growth hormone, but said that Rocker had attained it with a valid prescription and used for medical reasons."That was a growth hormone that was prescribed by a doctor i... More About: Mac , A News
Steroid Era News: Jerry Hairston Jr. Ordered Human Growth Hormone from Appl
2007-03-02 20:31:00 Another major league baseball player has been linked to the internet steroid and human growth hormone distribution investigation. The investigation out of the Albany District Attorney’s Office has already implicated Los Angeles Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., retired players Jason Grimsley and Jose Canseco, as well as others from outside of baseball. Sports Illustrated reporters Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim were the first to report specifically that Matthew Jr. had ordered human growth hormone and are now to report the same of Hair ston Jr.From Llosa and Wertheim's article on Hairston Jr. March 2, 2007:“According to a law enforcement document we've reviewed, in May 2004, a doctor A. Almarashi of Queens prescribed Genotropin (human growth hormone) that was sent from Allied Pharmacy -- the compound pharmacy raided in Mobile, Ala., last fall -- to Rangers infielder Jerry Hairston, Jr.”UPDATE: As of 4:35 pm, Si.com has corrected the apparent typo. Hairston receive... More About: News , Human Growth Hormone , Human , A News
Steroid Era News: Gary Matthews Jr. Ordered Human Growth Hormone from Appli
2007-03-01 07:39:00 A new report at Sports Illustrated claims Gary Matthews Jr. was not only on a customer list from Applied Pharmacy Services in Mobile, Alabama, but he ordered a shipment of human growth hormone (hGH) in 2004. Reporters Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim have been tracking the investigation of an illegal steroid distribution network that has implicated pro athletes for Sports IllustratedThe reporters said it’s already become clear that a number of high-profile athletes will be asked to explain why performance-enhancing drugs including human growth hormone and anabolic steroids were prescribed in their names and, in some cases, sent to them through a system that investigators say is illegal.When asked specifically about Gary Matthews Jr., the reporters said they had more information.“According to law enforcement documents we've reviewed, Matthews is not just on a customer list, as was reported Tuesday. In August 2004, he was allegedly sent Genotropin -- a brand of synthetic h... More About: News , Human Growth Hormone , Human , A News , Growth
Game of Shadows: One Year Later, New Epilogue Details 2006 Plus More Eviden
2007-03-01 07:34:00 The controversial book, Game of Shadow s, was released in paperback with a new epilogue written by the authors Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, outlining the year since the book was first published.It describes Barry Bonds’ 2006 season facing hecklers, boos, chants of ‘BALCO’, and the now-famous toy syringe thrown in his direction in Phoenix. It also details the government’s investigation into perjury and tax evasion charges against Bonds accelerated by the publication of Game of Shadows .IRS Agent Jeff Novitzky searched for more proof that Bonds had lied under oath in 2003 when he testified that he had never knowingly used steroids instead believing they were an arthritis balm and flaxseed oil. Novitzky sought to re-interview the baseball players who had been witnesses at the BALCO grand jury, other BALCO defendants, Giants personnel, and present and former Bonds trainers and friends.Three team employees were ordered to testify -- athletic trainer Stan Conte, equipment m... More About: More , Plus
Steroid Era News: Massive Year-Long Investigation into Internet Sales of St
2007-02-28 08:30:00 A large Albany-based grand jury investigation into the sale of steroids and human growth hormone (hGH) over the internet culminated today in the raid of a Florida pharmacy and the indictment of two owners of a pharmacy in Alabama. Investigators said over twenty-four people would be arrested in the coming days including six doctors and three pharmacists.Two separate Signature Pharmacy locations, both in Orlando, Florida, were raided. Jason Grimsley reportedly was a customer. Four people, the two owners of Signature, Pharmacists and husband and wife, Stan and Naomi Loomis, Stan’s brother Kenneth Michael Loomis (also a pharmacist) and marketing director, Kirk Calvert, were arrested. Albany District Attorney, David Soares' office identified Signature as a "producer" of the illegally distributed drugs.In Mobile, Alabama, two owners of Applied Pharmacy Services have been indicted by the Albany County Grand Jury. Their clientele reportedly includes Los Angeles Angels centerfielder, Gary... More About: News , Internet , Inter , Sales , A News
Steroid Era News: BALCO Leaks Investigation Remains Open
2007-02-26 20:39:00 In spite of Troy Ellerman’s recent guilty plea, and the freedom of San Francisco Chronicle reporters, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, who wrote Game of Shadows, the investigation into who leaked the BALCO documents continues. Barry Bonds’ Lawyer, Michael Rains, has requested federal prosecutors continue investigating leaks of confidential documents and grand jury testimony in the BALCO steroids distribution case.The New York Times reported that in a five-page letter dated Feb. 15, Rains asked the federal prosecutor’s office in the Central District of California, to continue its investigation into who had revealed the documents and testimony.Rains argued that information was leaked by a federal official to Fainaru-Wada and Williams. Rains claimed that some of the information in the articles and the book was not available to Ellerman, and could have been obtained only from federal officials.Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles, ... More About: News , Open , A News , Main , Vest
Steroid Era News: Troy Ellerman Admits Leaking BALCO Documents, Chronicle R
2007-02-14 17:48:00 Troy Elle rman, former lawyer for BALCO president, Victor Conte, has admitted to being the source of the BALCO grand jury documents leaked to San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-wada.In court papers filed Wednesday, Ellerman agreed to plead guilty to four felony counts of obstruction of justice and disobeying court orders, to spend up to two years in prison and pay a fine of $250,000.As part of the plea, federal prosecutors will cease all attempts to put the reporters in jail for failing to reveal Ellerman as the leak.A judge still has to approve the terms of the plea agreement; no hearing date has been set.Conte was quick to comment in an e-mail to the associated press."I find the fact that Troy Ellerman has admitted to leaking the BALCO grand jury transcripts to be outrageous. This man was an officer of the court who was highly paid to provide the services of a criminal defense attorney. Instead, he chose to serve his own agenda and act in a way that w... More About: News , Men , A News , Troy
Steroid Era News: Bonds Reacts To Amphetamine Allegations
2007-01-12 03:21:00 Barry Bond s reacted to media reports indicating he had tested positive for amphetamines in 2006 and indicated that the failed test was caused by a substance he had gotten from teammate, Mark Sweeney. The Associated press publihed the following quotes from Bonds ' statement."He is both my teammate and my friend. He did not give me anything whatsoever and has nothing to do with this matter, contrary to recent reports.""I want to express my deepest apologies especially to Mark and his family as well as my other teammates, the San Francisco Giants organization and the fans."Bonds did not explicitly deny or admit to testing positive, but his statement is reminiscent of Jason Giambi's non-admission apology with regard to steroid use after he testified in the BALCO case.In 2005, without Admitting anything specific, Giambi said, "I feel I let down the fans. I feel I let down the media. I feel I let down the Yankees."Sweeney's agent, Barry Axelrod quickly responded to Bonds' statement. "O... More About: News , A News , Mine
Steroid Era News: Barry Bonds Failed Amphetamine Test in 2006
2007-01-11 21:51:00 The New York Daily News has reported that Barry Bond s failed an amphetamine test in 2006. Under the terms of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention Program, a first positive test for amphetamines does not require a suspension or the naming of the player to the public.It does however trigger a provision that calls for Bonds (or any player testing positive for amphetamines) to be tested six times in the following six months. Bonds did not appeal the decision.According to the Daily News, several sources indicated that when Bonds was informed of his positive test, he attributed it to a substance he had gotten from teammate Mark Sweeney’s locker.While Bonds and his agent and lawyer denied comment, Sweeney’s agent, Barry Axelrod, had this to say to to the Daily News:"Mark (Sweeney) was made aware of the fact that his name had been brought up, but he did not give Barry Bonds anything and there was nothing he could have given Barry Bonds."Sources said that Sweeney was informed ... More About: A News
Steroid Era News: McGwire Not Elected To Hall of Fame
2007-01-10 04:49:00 The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the results of this years balloting. HOF Voting 2007PlayerVotesPct.Cal Ripken Jr.53798.5%Tony Gwynn53297.6%Rich Gossage38871.2%Jim Rice34663.5%Andre Dawson30956.7%Bert Blyleven26047.7%Lee Smith21739.8%Jack Morris20237.1%Mark McGwire12823.5%Tommy John12522.9%Steve Garvey11521.1%Dave Concepcion7413.6%Alan Trammell7313.4%Dave Parker 6211.4%Don Mattingly549.9%Dale Murphy509.2%Harold Baines295.3%Orel Hershiser244.4%Albert Belle193.5%Paul O'Neill122.2%Bret Saberhagen71.3%Jose Canseco61.1%Tony Fernandez40.7%Dante Bichette30.6%Eric Davis20.4%Bobby Bonilla20.4%Ken Caminiti20.4%Jay Buhner10.2%Scott Brosius00.0%Wally Joyner00.0%Devon White00.0%Bobby Witt00.0%545 BallotsTony Gwynn and Cal Ripken were both named on well over the required 75% of ballots cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America.This years results were of particular significance because it was the first year players from Baseball’s Steroid Era were eligible. McGwire appeare... More About: News , A News , Wire
Steroid Era News: Players Union To Challenge Ruling Over 2003 Positive Test
2006-12-29 19:24:00 The Major League Baseball Play ers Association will fight the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that gives investigators access to the names and urine samples of 80-100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs anonymously in 2003.Union Leader, Donald Fehr issued a statement in reaction to court’s ruling wherein he stated the union’s position."We will consult with our counsel, and then determine what our next step should be in our fight to protect the Constitutional rights -- including the basic right to privacy -- of our members."Fehr also placed the issue in a larger context."In his dissent, Judge Thomas said that under this ruling 'no laboratory, hospital or health care facility could guarantee the confidentiality of records.' That is something which should be of serious concern to all Americans.”The Union reportedly has options including requesting that the Court of Appeals rehear the case with the same three judges, petitioning the court to he... More About: News , Player , A News
Steroid Era News: BALCO Investigators Entitled to Anonymous 2003 Test Resul
2006-12-28 04:29:00 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned three lower court decisions, and in a 2-to-1 decision, ruled that federal prosecutors could use the names and urine samples of the 5-7% of players who tested positive as part of Major League Baseball’s anonymous survey testing in 2003.When federal investigators raided the testing labs for the results of 10 players linked to BALCO, they also seized computer files containing the test results of the other players not named in the government's subpoena and warrants. Invest igators were previously unable to determine who the other players were as each player was assigned a code number to be matched with his name to ensure confidentiality. The government can now match those codes with the names and use that information in its investigation.In his statement before congress in Sept. 2005, Donald Fehr said he believed the number of positive tests in 2003 was in the 80’s, Will Carroll has reported the number to be 96. Due to the nature of m... More About: News , A News , Vest , Test
Steroid Era News: Source of BALCO Leaks Exposed, Troy Ellerman
2006-12-22 19:31:00 Yahoo! News has reported that defense attorney, Troy Elle rman, lawyer for BALCO president Victor Conte (briefly) and vice-president James Valente, was the source of the BALCO grand jury documents published and expounded upon by San Francisco Chronicle reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams in December 2004.Larry McCormack, a former private investigator who worked on the BALCO federal steroids case and a co-tenant of an office with Ellerman in Sacramento, Calif. where the two worked together on cases in 2004 told Yahoo (and the FBI) that Ellerman was the source of the leaks.McCormick’s role in the investigation has been scrutinized because he did not come forward until he was fired by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, he was the Executive Director, a position that Ellerman helped him get.McCormick said that he aided an FBI investigation into the matter by providing first-hand information about Ellerman and Fainaru-Wada, even wearing a wire during conversations wi... More About: Expo , A News , Source
Hall of Fame Debate - Steroids and Mark McGwire
2006-11-27 19:21:00 The Hall of Fame Ballot was released Nov. 27. For the first time some serious suspected and admitted steroid users are eligible. Players inextricably linked to steroids including Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco , and Ken Caminiti are listed alongside surefire first-ballot candidates Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr.Caminiti and Canseco wouldn?t get many votes (if any) even if they weren?t tied to performance-enhancing drugs, so the real controversy/debate lies with McGwire. McGwire finished his career with 583 home runs, seventh in baseball history, and of course, set the single season home run record in 1998 with 70 before Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001. These types of statistical achievements would ordinarily make McGwire a shoe-in for the Hall.The controversy gained steam in July during the induction ceremonies for Bruce Sutter and 17 former players and executives from the Negro leagues. In a Washington Post article, former players discussed their opinions on the imminent inclusion of McGwire ... More About: Debate , Quotes , Steroids
Steroid Era News: 2007 Hall of Fame Ballot Released
2006-11-27 19:11:00 The Hall of Fame ballot containing candidates for 2007 was released Nov. 27.Surefire first ballot players Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. headline the first-time candidates on the 2007 baseball writers' Hall of Fame ballot released today. The 2007 ballot marks the first time players who have admitted using steroids and/or Human Growth Hormone or are widely accused and implicated in the steroid scandal are included.Jose Canseco, Ken Caminiti and Mark McGwire are the players causing the controversy. Canseco and Caminti both admitted their use of steroids and neither have the statistics to warrant induction into the Hall, but McGwire has never admitted using anything other than Andrstenedione. While currently considered a steroid by Major League Baseball, at the time Andro was an over-the-counter supplement not banned by MLB. Sitting seventh on the all-time home run list, McGwire clearly has the statistics to warrant induction on the first ballot.The complete list is as follows:Harold B... More About: News , Released , Release
Steroid Era Flash Timeline - As It Was Revealed & As It Happened
2006-11-15 21:31:00 This Flash timeline visually puts events during Baseball's Steroid Era into chronological perspective. You can view events as they were happening (whether we knew or not at the time) OR as they were revealed to the public. Roll over each circle for more information on that particular situation.This Baseball's Steroid Era timeline is from the mother site, the front end of this site, which combined with this blog, make up the biggest Baseball's Steroid Era resource on the net.Related PostsBaseball's Steroid Era - Timeline The Earliest Accounts of Steroids & hGH in Baseball More About: Line , Lash , Pene
Human Growth Hormone (hGH) ? History, Side-Effects, Use in B
2006-10-30 20:27:02 Human growth hormone (hGH) is a polypeptide hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals. In the liver, hGH converts to insulin-like growth factor-1 promoting growth. Secretion levels are highest during puberty and decrease during adulthood and are directly related to aging.The attempt to synthesize hGH began in the 1930s. Dr. Choh Hao Li sought to isolate hormones and in the 1960s successfully synthesized hGH from the pituitary glands of human cadavers.Doctors used hGH synthesized from humans until it was linked to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal neurological disorder. The synthetic version of hGH, released in 1985, worked seamlessly with the body?s natural growth hormone. The drug is mostly used to correct stunted growth in children and to treat AIDS wasting.Human Growth Hormone in BaseballHuman growth hormone became big news in baseball when Jason Grimsley was caught accept... More About: History , Story , Human
Revised All-Steroid-Era Team - Full 25-Man Roster
2006-10-28 09:12:02 The Starting LineupOFSSRFLF1BDHC3B2BLenny DykstraMiguel TejadaGary SheffieldBarry BondsMark McGwireJason GiambiIvan RodriguezKen CaminitiBrian RobertsManager: Tony LarussaBenchOF1BIF3BCJose CansecoRafael PalmeiroBret BooneJim LeyritzBenito SantiagoBench Coach: D. BakerRotationSPSPSPSPSPRoger ClemensAndy PettitteChuck FinleyWilson AlvarezRyan FranklinPit. Coach: M. StottlemeyreBullpenRPRPRPRPRPRPJason GrimsleyPaxton CrawfordTony SaundersJuan RinconTom HouseRafael BetancourtBullpen Coach: R. Williams roster is full of would-be-still-might-beHall 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 view all this. Nevertheless in their prime the players in this lineup would do some major damage, if they could make it through a season without self-destructing. Grimsley and Canseco would probably literally be beaten up, repeatedly, at least until the ... More About: Team , Full , Vise , Roster
Suspected Steroid User: Andres Galarraga
2006-10-27 21:09:05 Andres Gala rraga was a gentleman.He was beloved by his teammates and fans for his big smile, friendly manner, and the monstrous home runs, long before he overcame Non-Hodgkin?s Lymphoma in 1999. After sitting out the entire 1999 season in the prime of his career, The "Big Cat" returned in 2000 and to the delight of baseball fans everywhere. He hit 28 home runs and drove in 100, winning his second Sporting News? Comeback Player of the Year Award. All the while Galarraga avoided even rumors of steroid use.At age 32, Galarraga turned into a great hitter. At age 35, he turned into Mickey Mantle. After two seasons cut short by injuries, Galarraga took a pay-cut signing a one-year deal to play with the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993. He went on to hit .370, winning a batting title in his first year at Coors Field. Galarraga parlayed his season into a 4-year $17 million contract with the Rockies. The media and players alike chalked it up to The Coors Effect and a fresh start for a good... More About: Andre , User , Andres , Suspect
Steroid Era News: San Francisco Chronicle Agrees to Contempt
2006-10-27 21:09:05 According to a court filing Thursday, the San Fran cisco Chronicle has agreed to be held in contempt of court for refusing to assist a federal grand jury probing who leaked the secret testimony from the BALCO grand jury. The agreement is largely procedural, allowing the entire case to move before the appeals court which will ultimately decide if the fines and prison terms for its journalists, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wadaand are to be upheld.The newspaper joined its two employees in their refusal to assist the government?s investigation into the leaked grand jury documents and testimony. The government would like the newspaper to reveal the source or to compel their employees to do so. The Chronicle, like the reporters, claims the First Amendment protects them, a position a federal judge has rejected several times.Under the deal between the Chronicle and federal prosecutors, which is pending approval by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, the newspaper agreed to pay a fine of a... More About: News , A News , Cisco
Reversing the Aging Process with Steroids & hGH in Baseb
2006-10-27 21:09:05 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, Sabernomics, Baseball Notebook, just to name a few, have yielded approximately the same result. It should be noted that in spite of the variation in formulas used to calculate these figures, the results consistently show the peak year to be right around 27; they also reflect the same aging/performance patterns before and after the peak.We have all watched players in their mid thirties show their age. The ba... More About: With , Steroids , Sing , Ever , Aging
Non-Steroid Factors for Increased Offense in Baseball
2006-10-27 21:09:05 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 hormaone (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? EffectDenver, Colorado?s Coors? Field stands 5200 feet above sea level. The thin air allows the ball to carry further as would an increase in bat speed from steroid use. Ball s that would have hit the warning track in other parks, with less resistance, would leave Coors, just like using steroids. To the dismay of pitchers, the elevation also restricts the break on curve balls and sliders that would ordinarily have ?thick? air to catch the seams and cause the b... More About: Baseball , Fact , Actors , Ense
Historically Speaking, When Was the Steroid Era?
More articles from this author:2006-10-25 20:45:00 The Steroid Era is now cemented in baseball lore alongside the Dead Ball Era. The Dead Ball Era, notorious for a lack of offense, began in 1900 and ended in 1919 when the White Sox threw the World Series and Major League Baseball made a number of changes that favored offense. Baseball historians will inevitably compare famous Dead Ball stars like Joe Jackson and famous Steroid Era players like Barry Bonds not only to eachother but to the stars of the future. This is what baseball people do.It?s important for baseball fans to best be able to understand when performance-enhancing drugs began to affect the game to a point where players were being overvalued. According to ESPN?s Dan Patrick, ?More than any other sport, baseball is numbers-driven. Fans relish numbers, and if they're tainted, there's a sense of consumer fraud.? Fans who followed the game in the 1990s will take the era with a proportionate grain of salt. But for generations to come, any analysis of the Steroid Era will h... More About: Historical , Historic , Stor , King , Speak 1, 2, 3 |
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