sports.yahoo.com - 6/28/2009
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Marlon Byrd (notes) wouldn’t be pulling down $3 million as a Major League baseball player without getting a second chance from an obscure community college after he nearly had a leg amputated more than a decade ago. So shrugging off Victor Conte’s reputation as a notorious steroid pusher, he ...
bizofbaseball.com - 6/25/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Marlon Byrd of the Texas Rangers (currently tied
for first in the AL West with the Angels)...
is working with the former head of BALCO, Victor Conte on a nutritional supplement program through Conte’s new company, Conte’s San Carlos, Calif., business now goes by the acronym SNAC, standing for ...
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Marlon Byrd Working With Former BALCO Head Victor Conte
joshqpublic.com - 6/25/2009
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joshqpublic.com —
You better think, think about what you’re trying
to do to me. Yeah, think, let your mind...
go, let yourself be free. -Aretha Franklin Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! C’mon Marlon, use your head. Victor Conte ? Really? Do you read the papers? According to ...
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What Is Marlon Byrd Thinking?
hardballtimes.com - 6/25/2009
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hardballtimes.com —
Rangers' outfielder Marlon Byrd is either really brave,
really stupid, really trusting or some combination of the...
three: Marlon Byrd wouldn’t be pulling down $3 million as a Major League baseball player without getting a second chance from an obscure community college after he nearly had a ...
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Marlon Byrd gets his supplements from Victor Conte
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Marlon Byrd Has Questionable Judgment [Steroids]
Deadspin —
... an athlete dumb enough to turn to him for supplements. Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but when you're the common thread between Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery, Bill Romanowski, et al., anyone who works in a profession that has a drug policy might do well to stay far, far away. BALCO is no more, but Conte now runs Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning. Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd wanted what SNAC has to offer, so he gave Conte a call. I'd been doing the GNC-can search, putting this product ...
Marlon Byrd Has Questionable Judgement [Steroids]
Deadspin —
... an athlete dumb enough to turn to him for supplements. Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but when you're the common thread between Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery, Bill Romanowski, et al., anyone who works in a profession that has a drug policy might do well to stay far, far away. BALCO is no more, but Conte now runs Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning. Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd wanted what SNAC has to offer, so he gave Conte a call. I'd been doing the GNC-can search, putting this product ...
Links of the Day 6/30/09
The Victoria Times —
The Isotopes were a little uncomfortable with Manny Ramirez. Victor Conte still has customers! Just to clear up any confusion, Willie Mays is still not dead.
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Byrd getting supplements from Conte (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/26/2009
Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd says he has nothing to hide and no problem with people knowing he takes supplements provided by Victor Conte. Byrd confirmed Friday that this is the second season he has taken supplements from Conte, the founder of the ...
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SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/27/2009
Marlon Byrd The Rangers' outfielder says he has nothing to hide and no problem with people knowing he takes supplements provided by Victor Conte. Byrd confirmed that this is the second season he has taken supplements from Conte, the founder of the Bay ...
