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Stickball: How More Changes to MLB’s Drug Policy are About Keeping it In the Family
maurybrown.com - 3/28/2008
Stickball: How More Changes to MLB’s Drug Policy are About Keeping it In the Family
— maurybrown.com — MLB and the MLBPA are about to make more changes to the drug testing policy in baseball.... As they say, blood is thicker than water. These changes (and the ones in the past) are coming from Big Brother: Congress (more) Stickball: How More Changes to MLB’s Drug Policy are ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 3/28/2008posted this
seamheads.com - 3/23/2008
Steroids: Good For The Game?
— seamheads.com — It's easy to mark down steroids as one of the dark eras of the National Pastime without... paying attention to what this scandal did for the game and why steroids were actually good for the game of baseball. (more) Steroids: Good For The Game?

Comments vote down Dave Rouleau Dave Rouleau posted 3/23/2008posted this
Random Thoughts
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 3/31/2008
Random Thoughts
— blog.baseballdigestdaily.com — Hard to describe what's in here....links, thoughts, quotes, etc....... (more) Random Thoughts

Comments vote down Clo Clo posted 3/31/2008posted this
Houston may have a problem: Is the noose tightening around Clemens?
grg51.typepad.com - 3/7/2008
Houston may have a problem: Is the noose tightening around Clemens?
— grg51.typepad.com — An IRS team led by BALCO super-investigator Jeff Novitzky, appears to be operating in the Houston area. ... The New York Times reveals one IRS probe target is Houston fitness personality Shaun Kelley.  Kelley, a notorious Houston area operator ... (more) Houston may have a problem: Is the noose tightening ...

Comments vote down The Big Lead found this 3/7/2008found this
Jose Canseco to meet with BALCO busting IRS agent about Roger Clemens
nydailynews.com - 3/8/2008
Jose Canseco to meet with BALCO busting IRS agent about Roger Clemens
— nydailynews.com — As investigators try to determine whether Roger Clemens perjured himself, IRS investigator Jeff Novitzky will interview Jose... Canseco next month as the Justice Department opens its probe into whether Clemens lied to Congress. (more) Jose Canseco to meet with BALCO busting IRS agent about ...

Comments vote down BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 3/8/2008found this
Canseco likes playing poker with the ladies, shuns the gents
grg51.typepad.com - 3/14/2008
Canseco likes playing poker with the ladies, shuns the gents
— grg51.typepad.com — To Jose Canseco again.  Question this time asks 'where has Jose's testosterone level gone?' Seems Canseco shunned... a huge poker tournament this weekend in San Jose, the men's division that is.  Tournament organizers hope Canseco will stay ... (more) Canseco likes playing poker with the ladies, shuns the gents

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/14/2008found this
She may win or lose by a whisker: Tammy Thomas on trial
grg51.typepad.com - 3/23/2008
She may win or lose by a whisker: Tammy Thomas on trial
— grg51.typepad.com — Former US cycling medalist Tammy Thomas's perjury trial begins soon in San Francisco.  The cyclist will face... charges of lying about steroid use, when she testified for the BALCO investigation.  Observers expect the Govt's perjury strategy ... (more) She may win or lose by a whisker: Tammy Thomas on trial

Comments vote down Guyism » celebs found this 3/23/2008found this
sfgate.com - 3/27/2008
THE BALCO CASE / Cyclist appeared to be shaving face, drug tester tells jury
— sfgate.com — (03-26) 18:16 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Former cycling champion Tammy Thomas seemed to be in the midst... of shaving her face when an Olympic drug tester paid her an unannounced visit in 2002, according to testimony Wednesday in her trial on perjury charges. ... (more) THE BALCO CASE / Cyclist appeared to be shaving face, ...

Comments vote down FanHouse found this 3/27/2008found this
BALCO founder Victor Conte has tell-all book ready
nydailynews.com - 3/31/2008
BALCO founder Victor Conte has tell-all book ready
— nydailynews.com — BY TERI THOMPSON in New York and NATHANIEL VINTON in San Francisco DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS Sunday,... March 30th 2008, 8:51 PM SAN FRANCISCO - Monday marks the return of Victor Conte , the charismatic founder of the infamous BALCO laboratory, to the ... (more) BALCO founder Victor Conte has tell-all book ready

Comments vote down ShysterBall found this 3/31/2008found this
Prepare for a tsunami: Victor Conte to pen new book on steroids
grg51.typepad.com - 3/31/2008
Prepare for a tsunami: Victor Conte to pen new book on steroids
— grg51.typepad.com — The New York Daily News says Victor Conte plans on pushing a new kiss and tell book... on steroids:  "BALCO: The Straight dope on Steroids, Barry Bonds , Marion Jones and What We Can Do To Save Sports."  This should be one wild read. ... (more) Prepare for a tsunami: Victor Conte to pen new book on ...

Comments vote down SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/31/2008found this
Superhuman Barry Bonds sets single season testosterone record
grg51.typepad.com - 3/1/2008
Superhuman Barry Bonds sets single season testosterone record
— grg51.typepad.com — Supermale Barry Bonds's testosterone level knows no bounds according to the federal indictment information released in San... Francisco yesterday.  Bonds's testosterone levels -- like his single season mark f 75, or his career home run tally of 762 ... (more) Superhuman Barry Bonds sets single season testosterone ...

Comments vote down SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/1/2008found this
Olympic champ Marion Jones sprints into prison in Fort Worth
grg51.typepad.com - 3/8/2008
Olympic champ Marion Jones sprints into prison in Fort Worth
— grg51.typepad.com — The prison 4 by 100 team noticeably improved when former Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones reported to... the federal pen in Fort Worth Texas yesterday.  Jones begins a 6 month sentence for deceiving federal investigators looking into her PED use ... (more) Olympic champ Marion Jones sprints into prison in Fort Worth

Comments vote down SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/8/2008found this
Tammy Thomas BALCO-perjury trial will put hair on your chest
grg51.typepad.com - 3/25/2008
Tammy Thomas BALCO-perjury trial will put hair on your chest
— grg51.typepad.com — As they say in the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show" "This will make you a man".  The Tammy... Thomas perjury-BALCO trial opened in San Francisco. We told you about the Thomas beard last week. This week, we go to the Thomas chest.  ... (more) Tammy Thomas BALCO-perjury trial will put hair on your chest

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/25/2008found this
New evidence implanted in Congress may bust Clemens
grg51.typepad.com - 3/3/2008
New evidence implanted in Congress may bust Clemens
— grg51.typepad.com — The New York Daily News says that Congress investigators found new evidence that Roger Clemens attended Jose... Canseco's Florida party: there occurred a battle of the breast implants. Congress is believed to have received new evidence over the past ... (more) New evidence implanted in Congress may bust Clemens

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/3/2008found this
Victor Conte: Reports on Barry Bonds' test results inaccurate
nydailynews.com - 3/7/2008
Victor Conte: Reports on Barry Bonds' test results inaccurate
— nydailynews.com — From ESPN to USA Today, it was widely reported that transcripts showed Barry Bonds had a sharply... elevated testosterone level in 2001, indicating another "failed test."Only one problem: In my opinion, the reporting is not accurate, writes BALCO founder ... (more) Victor Conte: Reports on Barry Bonds' test results ...

Comments vote down Only Baseball Matters found this 3/7/2008found this
Another huge steroid bust? Shoeneweis and Glaus doctor -- Ramon Scruggs -- now under federal scrutiny
grg51.typepad.com - 3/16/2008
Another huge steroid bust? Shoeneweis and Glaus doctor -- Ramon Scruggs -- now under federal ...
— grg51.typepad.com — The New York Times reports that the physician who pumped up Scott Schoeneweis and Troy Glaus will... be the target of more federal probing.  Dr. Ramon Scruggs of California Prosecutors at the United States attorney’s office for the ... (more) Another huge steroid bust? Shoeneweis and Glaus doctor ...

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/16/2008found this
Good steroids, bad business, big Barry Bonds: Tammy Thomas trial touches THG
grg51.typepad.com - 3/27/2008
Good steroids, bad business, big Barry Bonds: Tammy Thomas trial touches THG
— grg51.typepad.com — Testimony in the Tammy Thomas-BALCO perjury trial turned to basic business yesterday.  And talked your basic Barry... Bonds too. Patrick Arnold -- who has to know about as much about anabolic steroids as anyone on the planet -- and his ... (more) Good steroids, bad business, big Barry Bonds: Tammy ...

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/27/2008found this
IRS Agent Jeff Novitzky testifies in Tammy Thomas BALCO perjury trial
grg51.typepad.com - 3/30/2008
IRS Agent Jeff Novitzky testifies in Tammy Thomas BALCO perjury trial
— grg51.typepad.com — BALCO superstar investigator Jeff Novitzky be testifying at the San Francisco perjury case of Tammy Thomas yesterday... (links here and here ).  Notable for several reasons, Novitzky will be busy this year laying down the truth about the BALCO ... (more) IRS Agent Jeff Novitzky testifies in Tammy Thomas BALCO ...

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/30/2008found this
Yesalis, Williams and Fainaru-Wada on steroid panel at Penn State: 95% of NFL players use HGH
grg51.typepad.com - 3/30/2008
Yesalis, Williams and Fainaru-Wada on steroid panel at Penn State: 95% of NFL players use HGH
— grg51.typepad.com — Steroids expert and Penn State prof Charles Yesalis, and "Game of Shadows" authors Lance Williams & Mark... Fainaru-Wada shared a stage in State College PA to discuss steroids and PEDs.  Report here (Pittsburgh and Tribune-Review) ... (more) Yesalis, Williams and Fainaru-Wada on steroid panel at ...

Comments vote down Epic Carnival found this 3/30/2008found this