Mitchell Report, A depressing day for Baseball Options

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For those that don't know, ex-senator Mitchell spent months compiling evidence against players that used steroids in the past years and the report was released at 2 pm est today. Complete list of names as far as I could tell (haha Clemens):

Lenny Dykstra
David Segui
Larry Bigbie
Brian Roberts
Jack Cust
Tim Laker
Josias Manzanillo
Todd Hundley
Mark Carreon
Hal Morris
Matt Franco
Rondell White
Roger Clemens
Andy Pettitte
Chuck Knoblauch
Jason Grimsley
Gregg Zaun
David Justice
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 Christansen
Mike Stanton
Stephen Randolph
Joey Hairston Jr.
Paul Lo Duca
Adam Riggs
Bart Miadich
Fernando Vina
Kevin Brown
Eric Gagne
Mike Bell
Matt Herges
Gary Bennett Jr.
Jim Parque
Brendan Donnelly
Chad Allen
Jeff Williams
Howie Clark
Nook Logan

The entire 300+ page report is available on www.espn.com

Such a sad day, Paul Lo Duca was my favorite player last year... Well, just another reason why the NHL is the best.

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mod ,its there -trust me . all sports.

i think if the kids know theres a more thorough testing method and harsher penalties ,alot would probably think twice.MLB is a slave to the players union and is going to be the reason for its demise-no salary cap- lame drug testing.heres a question, me as a father ,do i want to take my son to the ball park to see a bunch of millionare drug users and spend $150 for a hot dog and 2 beers?or take him to the zoo?



kt ,i do agree although we do use the timeout method,lol. now that im at the office 5 to 6 days a week i see my wife slowly moving towards throwing that method out the window .





This post has been edited by UNDEAD 1: 12/17/07 10:39am

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mod ,its there -trust me . all sports.

i think if the kids know theres a more thorough testing method and harsher penalties ,alot would probably think twice.MLB is a slave to the players union and is going to be the reason for its demise-no salary cap- lame drug testing.heres a question, me as a father ,do i want to take my son to the ball park to see a bunch of millionare drug users and spend $150 for a hot dog and 2 beers?or take him to the zoo?



kt ,i do agree although we do use the timeout method,lol. now that im at the office 5 to 6 days a week i see my wife slowly moving towards throwing that method out the window .

Well, you said that it is worse in hockey than baseball. Frankly, when the rumours have been swirling around baseball for over a decade now and we now have a report that names some of the bigger names, and just those linked to one guy, I think it's some wrong to throw out a blanket accusation at another sport with no evidence. Yes, of course there are atheletes everywhere using steriods, but in baseball it seems like it has gone that extra step to being a part of the culture. One suspects that any player not satisfied with the current state of his game could easily find someone in his clubhouse who could help his start the steriod cycle.

The union in this all has been dispicable. Instead of calling meeting and trying to come up with a plan that would eliminate drug use so ALL their members could compete on an even level, they've done their best to protect the guilty. What must a ball player who hasn't used steriods be thinking? Clemens and Bonds break records and make untold millions, and when it is discovered they cheated to make themselves better at the expense of other players, the union is looking out for THE CHEATERS, and ignores the innocent!

With 25 million dollars contracts to players for 1 year's service, baseball could obviously afford to hire an army of testers to scoure the major and minor league's with surprise tests. If there was any will to fix the problem, they could do it.

However, the first step would be to ban all people listed from any Hall of Fame entry, period. Then launch a fuller investigation and if steriod use can be proven more conclusively, start lifetime bans from baseball. Strike Bonds and Clemens records from the books, etc. Baseball is stained. If they want to remove it, time for some harsh justice. Don't let the league's most successful cheaters dominate the record books or adorn Hall of Fame plaques. Send the message out to kids that baseball doesn't tolerate cheaters anymore, and that steriods isn't one of the paths to the major leagues.

Or ignore it. If they ignore it, I hope baseball fans stop going. If the execs won't send a message, the fans should. Stop cheering exposed and guilty cheaters.