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Dark Day for America's Past Time

Here is the final list, in my opinion this report is very flawed -- based mostly on hearsay and not so much on evidence -- but its still a lot to swallow. The guys who made the final cut may have taken steroids , don't get me wrong, its just not inclusive of everyone who has done so (where the hell is Big Mac? and thanks for Grimsley but what about Sammy?). Lot of Yankees and Mets and that is a direct result of limited interviewing, whatever the case its still a really bad time in the Big Apple. Not sure how this will all play out, but a knee jerk reaction that many will have is that its no coincidence that a Red Sock executive led an investigation which resulted in damaging the Yankees reputation more than any other club.

I don't think that is the case, but lets be honest the 400 page report pretty much covers what two guys had to say (McNamee and Radomski). If trainers from the A's and Mariners were the ones arrested and forced to talk to Mitchell the report would look soo much different. So before there is an uproar calling the Yanks titles tainted, lets be clear, juiced players have played big roles on all baseball rosters in the last 20 years. My big problem with this report is it calls a couple guys out but it leaves other guilty players in the clear. At least Barry Bonds has company in that department now, he is not the only fall guy, welcome Roger Clemens.

courtesy of the Hartford Courant
Gary Bennett Jr, Cardinals catcher, career dates back to 1995
Howie Clark, Blue Jays infielder, in the majors since 2002. Played in 31 games for Toronto in 2007
Jack Cust, A's outfielder, played for five teams in a career that began in 2001.
Roger Clemens, eighth on baseball's all-time wins list
Brendan Donnelly, pitcher, released by the Red Sox this week and now a free agent
Ryan Franklin, Cardinals pitcher, began playing in 1999.
Eric Gagne, Brewers reliever, recently signed free agent deal. Won Cy Young in 2003 and three-time All-Star
Jerry Hairston Jr., Rangers outfielder, played in the majors since 1998 with three teams
Paul LoDuca, Nationals new catcher, signed this week as a free agent after playing the last two seasons with the Mets -- In the majors since 1998, four-time All-Star
Exavier Logan, Nationals outfielder, made his major-league debut in 2004 with the Tigers
Jim Parque, pitcher, in the majors from 1998-2003 with the Devil Rays and White Sox -- Pitched the 2007 in Triple-A for Seattle
Andy Pettitte, Yankees pitcher, signed a one-year, $16 million contract this week
Brian Roberts, Orioles second baseman, two-time All-Star
Mike Stanton, Reds pitcher, in the majors since 1989 and has played for eight teams including the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox
Miguel Tejada, Astros shortstop, AL MVP in 2002 -- Four-time All-Star
Ron Villone, Yankees pitcher -- In major leagues since 1995 and pitched for 10 teams
Rondell White, Twins outfielder, played for six other teams since 1993.
Todd Williams, Orioles pitcher, came up in 1995 and has pitched for four other teams, including the Yankees.
Greg Zaun, Blue Jays catcher, been in the majors since 1995

Former players

Chad Allen, outfielder, played in the majors from 1999-2005 with the Twins, Indians, Marlins and Ranger
Mike Bell, infielder, played 19 games for the Reds in 2000
Larry Bigie, outfielder, played for the Orioles, Rockies and Cardinals from 2001-06
Kevin Brown, pitcher, six-time All-Star, pitched in the majors from 1986-2005
Mark Carreon, outfielder, played for four teams from 1987-96
Jason Christianson, pitcher, 1995-2005 with four teams
Chris Donnels, infielder, played eight seasons for five teams - including the Mets and Red Sox – from 1991-2002
Lenny Dykstra, outfielder, played for the Mets and Phillies from 1985-96
Matt Franco, infielder, Mets, Braves and Cubs from 1995-2003
Jason Grimsley, pitcher for seven different teams from 1989-2006, last with Diamondbacks, who released him after his residence was searched in 2006
Matt Herges, Rockies pitcher, pitched in 38 games last season; been in the majors with seven teams since 1999
Phil Hiatt, utility player, played parts of four seasons in the majors, last in 2001.
Glenallen Hill, outfielder, played with seven teams from 1989-2001
Todd Hundley, catcher, two-time All-Star played for the Mets, Dodgers and Cubs.
David Justice, outfielder, three-time All-Star, played from 1989-2002 with the Braves, Yankees, Indians and A's. Accused of using human growth hormone.
Chuck Knoblauch, second baseman, four-time All-Star and AL rookie of the year in 1991 -- Played for the Twins, Yankees and Royals
Tim Laker, catcher, played for five different teams from 1992-2006
Mike Lansing, infielder, played from 1993-2001 with the Expos, Rockies and Red Sox
Josias Manzanillo, pitched for eight teams from 1991-2004, including the Red Sox, Mets and Yankees
Cody McKay, catcher, career minor-leaguer with short stops with A's (2002) and Cardinals (2004)
Kent Mercker, pitcher, on nine different teams from 1989-2006
Bart Miadich, pitcher, played professional baseball from 1998-2006 with two brief terms with the Angels
Hal Morris, first baseman, played with four teams – including the Yankees – from 1988-2000
Denny Neagle, pitcher, played from 1991-2003 for six teams, including the Yankees -- Two-time All-Star
Adam Piatt, outfielder, in the majors for parts of four seasons (2000-03) with the Devil Rays and A's
Todd Pratt, catcher, played with four teams – including the Mets – from 1992-2006
Stephen Randolph, pitcher, career minor-leaguer who pitched parts of 2003 and '04 with the Diamondbacks; and '07 with the Astros
Adam Riggs, outfielder, played parts of four season in the majors from 2000-03
F.P. Santangelo, utility player who spent parts of 1995-2001 with four different teams
David Segui, infielder, played for the Orioles, Mets, Expos, Mariners, Blue Jays, Rangers and Indians from 1990-2004
Mo Vaughn, first baseman, 1995 AL MVP with the Red Sox -- Played from 1991-2003
Fernando Vina, infielder, played from 1993-2004 with five teams, including the Mets -- Currently a commentator with ESPN.
Jeff Williams, pitcher, played parts of four seasons with the Dodgers from 1999-2002
Kevin Young, infielder, played in the majors from 1992-2003, primarily with the Pirates

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