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Upton

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43. The Mitchell Report..
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 06:49 PM
Aug 2012

Former Senator George J. Mitchell released a blistering report Thursday that tied 89 Major League Baseball players, including Roger Clemens, to the use of illegal, performance-enhancing drugs. The report used informant testimony and supporting documents to provide a richly detailed portrait of what Mr. Mitchell described as “baseball’s steroids era.”

Mr. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was the most prominent name on a list that included seven other former most valuable players as well as players from all 30 teams. The list included more than a dozen players who have had significant roles with the Yankees, and more than a dozen Mets, too. It also included 11 players alone from the 2000 Los Angeles Dodgers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/sports/baseball/14mitchell.html?pagewanted=all

Uh, among the Dodgers implicated were: Gary Sheffield, Todd Hundley, Paul Lo Duca, Eric Gagne, Ismael Valdez, and Kevin Brown..

Lets not forget, the Mitchell report didn't include the 50 game suspension Manny was forced to serve while playing for the Dodgers..

How does that go.....people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?



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Well well well Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #1
WTF?? Auggie Aug 2012 #2
excessive amounts of it. TZ Aug 2012 #3
Dodgers just won the NL West Auggie Aug 2012 #5
Five playoff games? KamaAina Aug 2012 #10
See post 5 ... Auggie Aug 2012 #23
LOL RockaFowler Aug 2012 #4
Take away his MVP All Star game win! El Supremo Aug 2012 #6
One of these will suffice: Auggie Aug 2012 #7
Ban him from Baseball -- trade him to the American League! Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #14
You mean ban him from REAL baseball... make him a DH. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #28
Tainted Melk.. Upton Aug 2012 #8
Well ... Auggie Aug 2012 #9
Hey, we're in great shape now. Upton Aug 2012 #15
To that I say ... Auggie Aug 2012 #27
Buster tested positive? Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #17
No, he got knocked out for most of last season KamaAina Aug 2012 #24
Testosterone? Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #11
Too bad...sort of liked him because Satan had dumped him... joeybee12 Aug 2012 #12
The Kansas City Royals are Satan? KamaAina Aug 2012 #16
No, the real Satan...the Stankmes! joeybee12 Aug 2012 #20
The Royals are Satan's farm team. Iggo Aug 2012 #30
Actually, the old Kansas City A's pretty much were Satan's farm team. KamaAina Aug 2012 #38
DON'T REMIND ME! El Supremo Aug 2012 #39
Oddly enough, they got driven out of Denver by none other than the Rockies KamaAina Aug 2012 #47
Well, I didn't think the Giants' chances were too good with him, either Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #13
He's a free agent after this season Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #18
Th-th-th-that's all, folks KamaAina Aug 2012 #19
The guy went from being a sometimes decent hitter to MVP Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #21
Hmmm. There appears to be a pattern of abuse in SF going on. Unless of course he "unknowingly" madinmaryland Aug 2012 #22
The Joint Drug Program?! KamaAina Aug 2012 #25
... El Supremo Aug 2012 #26
As an added punishment, because of the timing, he'll be 1 AB short hughee99 Aug 2012 #29
The "Tony Gwynn Rule" says you're wrong.. Upton Aug 2012 #31
That's right up there with the Panda and Bochy Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #32
?? Upton Aug 2012 #33
Giants get by on another technicality Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #34
I wasn't aware of the rule, but I don't believe having a runner picked off is a plate appearance. hughee99 Aug 2012 #35
Yeah, it wasn't an official AB.. Upton Aug 2012 #36
Kirk Gibson thinks Melky Cabrera got off easy RockaFowler Aug 2012 #37
This seems to becoming a pattern with this team Onceuponalife Aug 2012 #40
Check out Kemp's stats sometime.. Upton Aug 2012 #41
BULLSHIT! Auggie Aug 2012 #42
The Mitchell Report.. Upton Aug 2012 #43
And do you really think Auggie Aug 2012 #44
You better develop some thick skin about this. El Supremo Aug 2012 #45
I'm going to call bullshit if I see it Auggie Aug 2012 #46
Kicking to show how all our Failure Fixated Frisco Fans were ready to throw in the towel. El Supremo Oct 2012 #48
I was WAY WRONG Auggie Oct 2012 #49
Excuse me, that's SAN FRANCISCO to you Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #50
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