Steroid Bombshell Open Thread

Roger Clemens, Andy Petitte, Jason Giambi, and other prominant Yankees are on the list.

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 Sc hoenweiis

David Segui

Alex Sanchez

Gary Sheffield

Miguel Tejada

Julian Tavarez

Fernando Tatis

Maurice Vaughn

Jason Varitek

Ismael Valdez

Matt Williams

Kerry Wood

injuries or ill tempers describe almost every one of the players named.  coincidence? i think not.
on another note, prior and jason lane have been non-tendered.  lane could be a decent stopgap in center (and if he didnt work out, he would be an ideal 4th outfielder).  i would love to see wren aggresively go after prior.

I would say Marcus Giles. I could be wrong but you asked 8)

I could see Andruw being on the list!

If he juiced, he's the worst user of all time. He's still chubby and it didn't help.

Anyway, if that list is credible and truthful, wow, all I can say. I've follow baseball all my life and I've seen a lot of wild things (the 94 strike, Ripken, McGwire, etc.). But this is just so shocking. There are players on there who I fully expected, but Andy Pettite? Really? Wally Joyner? Rich Garces? C'mon.

I don't know what to say, I am at a loss.

...David Justice is on the list.  That really makes me sad, as he is tied closely to one of my fondest memories from childhood.

It says he did it as a Yankee, after he was a member of the braves.

Also I am checking the report right now:

Pujols is not in it
Kerry Wood is not listed
Prior is not listed
Jason Varitek is not listed
Pudge is not listed
Darrly Kile is not listed
Garciaparra is not listed

none of these guys are listed in the report, that Jeremy L dude is wrong

they are probably in all likelyhood directly tied to Radomski, considering the Braves saw him far more often than most other teams.

but cmon some of the names that jumped out to me:
Denny Neagle!
Kent Mercker
Fernando Vina
John Rocker
David Justice

Im just happy that no current Braves were on the list, therefore not compromising next year's team.

overall im glad im not a yankees fan or an Astros fan (how much worse does that Tejada trade look now).

I could see him drinking the stuff in pre-game warmups.

I'm so glad his name showed up, I freakin' hate that guy!

Yes this whole thing...
It kind of makes me mad because baseball rode the effects of steriods, the massive offensive output, to help them patchup the wounds left behind from the '94 strike, and they were just going to continue to ignore it until it got out of hand, Bonds, and then when they were called out on it, BALCO, they then decided it was the worst thing ever and tried to be the hero in a tragedy they created.

Peter Gammons did a nice job of summing up the way to react to this, it is now apart of baseball history, actions have been taking to ensure it will not happen again, and the sport should just keep moving on.

It is kind of funny, but Mcgwires's whole statement at the COngressional hearing now is actually a very good mindset for MLB concerning this subject, as they should, "Not talk about the past, but make a positive step towards the future."

Four former Braves: David Justice, Kent Mercker, Mike Stanton, Denny Neagle.  They all used (or got caught anyway) well after they left Atlanta.

I'm wondering if the Astros can somehow use this report to get out of the Tejada deal.

The case against Tejada in the report is one of the weaker ones. There is evidence, including signed checks and such, linking some players to the purchases of HGH and steroids, but the only thing implicating Tejada is a conversation between Adam Piatt and Rudomski that said the drugs were for Tejada. Rudomski never spoke to or sold Tejada drugs. Without actual evidence there's no way to pursue a case, even if you could (and I don't even see how they could as Tejada was not employed by the Astros during the alledged steroid use).