Cleveland pitcher spent thousands on human growth hormone

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BREAKING NEWS: Paul Byrd purchases HGH from Florida clinic
Published 10/21/2007 by James at Tribe Report
... I M WILLING TO BET, WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT MANY OTHERS DID AS WELL.  WHAT DOES BOTHER ME IS THAT IT COMES OUT BEFORE GAME 7 OF THE ALCS.  CLEVELAND HAS ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT THAN TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS GARBAGE. YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I AM SICK OF THE GRANDSTANDING OF PAPERS LIKE THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. YEAH, REPORT THE NEWS, BUT IT S NICE HOW THEY WAIT UNTIL A GAME SEVEN TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK. RIDICULOUS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. More on this as it comes in. Link to the San Francisco Chronicle Article that broke the story. This entry was posted ...

Paul Byrd is a Dirty Cheater
Published 10/21/2007 by Sooze at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... , who pitched the Cleveland Indians to a Game 4 victory in the ALCS on Tuesday, apparently purchased roughly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. ...

You're Busted Pal!
Published 10/21/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... ALCS, Paul Byrd has been caught cheating.Byrd, who will turn 37 this December, purchased close to $25,000 worth of human growth hormone between August 2002 and January 2005 from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center, a Florida anti-aging clinic. According to his credit card statements, he bought roughly 1,000 vials of HGH and hundreds of syringes... but no Botox.Byrd, who is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA this postseason, declined to comment, of course. [San Francisco Chronicle] | [Epic Carnival] | [Halos Heaven] | ...

Paul Byrd: Flying to the World Series with Growth Hormone (HGH)?
Published 10/21/2007 by GRG51 at Steroid Nation
... Documents obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle indicate Paul Byrd -- 15-8, 4.59 with the Cleveland Indians in 2007 -- purchased thousands of dollars of Internet pharmacy purchased HGH from 2002-2005.   That's not good news for a team now engaged effectively in a one game elimination match at Boston today, with the winner of the Tribe-Sox game earning a 2007 World Series berth. ...

Report: Byrd linked to HGH
Published 10/21/2007 at Extra Bases
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd purchased large sums of HGH. Byrd, who won Game 4 of the ALCS, according to the report bought nearly $25,000 of the drug. The paper reported that the purchases were made via credit card from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between August 2002 and January 2005. In that time frame, Byrd pitched for the Kansas City Royals, the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels.

Breaking: Indians Pitcher Paul Byrd Bought HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
M ark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of the SF Chronicle reported this morning that Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd bought nearly $25,000 worth of HGH from Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between August 2002 and January 2005: Paying with a credit card, Byrd spent $24,850 to buy more than 1,000 vials of growth hormone, an injectable prescription drug with muscle-building properties, and hundreds of syringes. The records reviewed by The Chronicle included Byrd s purchase and shipping orders, payment data and other information, including his birth date and Social ...

ALCS: In The Words Of Boston's Generation, "UP... YOURS!"
Published 10/21/2007 by Sussman at Deadspin
"J.D. Drew hit a grand slam." That line speaks such volumes of how off Fausto Carmona was last night, that it usually saves sports columnists 600 words and gets people home earlier to spend quality time with the family. J.D. Drew had been making beat writers work overtime all season, now he's finally giving back to the community. Much like in the movie Independence Day when Bill Pullman fired test missiles at the alien ship to see if Goldblum's virus worked, Drew played the Randy Quaid character by causing Carmona to implode. After that, it was fire-at-will for the rest of the game. And since Fausto Carmona was essentially manhandled for the ...

A Rotten Lazy Sunday Gets Worse
Published 10/21/2007 by Pat Tabler at The DiaTribe
... On a Lazy Sunday where the focus should be tonight’s Game 7 (which I’ll hit later today), a dark cloud has formed in the Indians’ locker room, particularly over the head of Paul Byrd amidst a report in the San Francisco Chronicle that Byrd bought 1,000 vials of HGH worth nearly $25,000 between August 2002 and January 2005. ...

Indians Pitcher Byrd Ordered 1,000 Vials of Human Growth Hormone
Published 10/21/2007 by rcade at SportsFilter
From 2002 to 2005, Cleveland Indians starter Paul Byrd dropped $25,000 on human growth hormone and syringes from a Florida anti-aging clinic, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada report in today's San Francisco Chronicle. He made his last order one week before Major League Baseball formally banned the drug on Jan. 13, 2005. An article in Slate from March explains why athletes take HGH, which doesn't have the severe side effects or muscle-mass enhancing traits of steroids. Read Story.

Report: Paul Byrd used HGH?
Published 10/21/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... , a story in the San Franciso Chronicle this morning ties Paul Byrd, that flame-throwing Indians starter, to the purchase of 1,000 vials of HGH between 2002 and 2005. From the story : Paul Byrd, the veteran pitcher who has helped the Cleveland Indians reach the brink of the World Series, bought nearly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was targeted by law enforcement for illegally distributing performance-enhancing drugs, business records show. Byrd made 13 purchases from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between August ...

Paul Byrd Linked To HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Come on down Paul Byrd, your next on who has purchased illegal performance-enhancing drugs. That’s right, Byrd has been linked to the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center investigation into the distribution of steroids, HGH and other illegal PED’s. According to a report in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, Byrd allegedly bought $24,850 of HGH and syringes. The amount of HGH he purchased was over a 1,000 vials. It all started back in 2002 when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals. He bought 12 boxes of HGH. Each box held 15 vials. Byrd missed the 2003 season due to an elbow injury. In 2004, he was a member ...

Byrd Bought HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by Regis Courtemanche at Mets Heads
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd, winning pitcher of game 4 of the ALCS, allegedly bought nearly $25,000 worth of HGH and syringes. ...

‘Game Of Shadows’ Scribes : Indians’ Byrd Was An HGH Buyer
Published 10/21/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
From the San Francisco Chronicle’s Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wade. Paul Byrd (above), the veteran pitcher who has helped the Cleveland Indians reach the brink of the World Series, bought nearly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was targeted by law enforcement for illegally distributing performance-enhancing drugs, business records show. Byrd made 13 purchases from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between August 2002 and January 2005, according to the records. ...

Report: Paul Byrd Ordered HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by Stephen Smith at FutureAngels.com
Today's San Francisco Chronicle reports that Cleveland pitcher Paul Byrd bought $25,000 of human growth hormone between 2002 and 2005, which would include the 2005 season he spent with the Angels.

Sunday Morning Rockpile: Good Thing He's Not Pitching Tonight
Published 10/21/2007 by Russ <info@purplerow.com> at Purple Row: Front Page Posts
Indians starter Paul Byrd reportedly bought HGH between 2002 and 2005. Well, the timing of this report seems about right if the Indians want a distraction from tonight's game. Pressure's off the players and on Byrd to explain his supposed purchase of HGH. ----- Aaron Cook pitched four innings in an intrasquad game yesterday. He walked Willy T and Kaz, but had Holliday ground into a double play. Cook also allowed an RBI single to Helton and a homer to Kaz  in the fourth. Torrealba was behind the plate for Cook, so that should answer any lingering questions on whether or not Iannetta would catch Cook if he made the roster. Iannetta and ...

Paul Byrd Received HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
Filed under: Indians, AL Central, MLB Police Blotter, PEDsLance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, authors of Game of Shadows, drop some disconcerting news today: Paul Byrd bought $25,000 worth of HGH between August 2002 and January 2002. That's 1,000 vials, in case you're wondering, which is apparently plenty of HGH to re-establish an 84 mph fastball. The records reviewed by The Chronicle included Byrd's purchase and shipping orders, payment data and other information, including his birth date and Social Security number. The records were provided by a confidential news source, who ...

ALCS game 7 and Parallel Universes
Published 10/21/2007 by Dr. Joseph Hecht at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... and shut down any Indian rally it will have haunting parallels to one of the more painful days of my life. My son, Ken, was in Boston s Fenway last night and since he s been in Cleveland for college, I ve given him permission to root for the Tribe. Nonetheless, he had explicit instructions not to reach for any catchable foul balls near the wall. The SF Chronicle is breaking the news that Indians 4th starter, Paul Byrd is now involved in the steroid investigation. He s accused of multiple, large ($25,000) purchases of HGH from the same Florida lab that was recently ...

The Griddle: Byrd lastest player to be implicated in HGH use
Published 10/21/2007 at The Griddle
In today's San Francisco Chronicle, writers Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada report that Cleveland pitcher Paul Byrd is the target of Federal law enforcement officials after finding evidence that Byrd purchased $24,850 worth of HGH from a Florida clinic. Ken Rosenthal on Foxsports.com has a response from Byrd where the pitcher insists that he used the HGH under a doctor's care and no longer uses the hormone. " I have not taken any hormone apart from a doctor's care and supervision, " Byrd said. " The Indians, my coaches and MLB have known that I have had a pituitary gland issue for some time and have assisted me in getting blood tests in different ...

Day 19: Updated Vegas Percentages
Published 10/21/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... zone in the first (although I'm not sure that was warranted). But walking around the bases is showing up the Red Sox- there's no place for that. I'm probably one of the biggest Victor Martinez fans alive (did you know he won the Carolina League MVP in 2001?), but that was ridiculous.I have no idea what happened to Rafael Perez. He has faced 13 Red Sox this series; they are 7/11, with two walks, and two HRs. He hasn't recorded a single strikeout.Oh, and apparently Paul Byrd took HGH (via TBL). Although it may have been for medical ...

Byrd Prescribed HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by Ryan <info@letsgotribe.com> at Let's Go Tribe!: Front Page Posts
... Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, sports writers for the San Francisco Chronicle, and the authors of Game of Shadows, a steroids expose, published this in Sunday's Chronicle: ...

Yo Jesus: Pass the HGH
Published 10/21/2007 by Sean at The Meaningful Collateral
A couple good journalism stories: About a week after Indians’ pitcher Paul Byrd admitted he’s not one of THOSE religious jocks (see Kitna, Jon) but yes, he is a religious jock (read here for espn.com’s article on Byrd’s upcoming book), The San Francisco Chronicle Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada scooped the journo world again, id’ing Byrd buying near $25,000 of Human Growth Hormone. But it doesn’t stop there. Ken Rosenthal of foxsports.com got the exclusive interview with Byrd, who admitted to buying HGH, but said it was doctor prescribed who say he suffered ...

Indians Paul Byrd and Accusations of hGH Use
Published 10/21/2007 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
Cleveland Indians Starting Pitcher Accused of Human Growth Hormone Use. Responds That He Did So Under Doctor Care.Paul Byrd, the Cleveland Indians Game Four ALCS winning pitcher, has been accused of purchasing “nearly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes” according to Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada of the San Francisco Chronicle. As reported: Byrd made 13 purchases from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between August 2002 and January 2005, according to the records. During those years, he pitched for the ...

ALCS Game 7 Open Thread
Published 10/21/2007 by Signal to Noise at Awful Announcing
It's Jake Westbrook vs. Dice-K for all the marbles and a chance to try to snap the Rockies incredible streak in the World Series. Hit it up here in the comments with revelatory bits, any more clutch hits from J.D. Drew, and how many times Joe Buck and Tim McCarver bring up the fact that Paul Byrd ordered HGH, as reported today by the SF Chronicle.I actually really don't know whom to pick here, at all.

If I see one worm, I'm not eating another apple again
Published 10/21/2007 by Minneapolis Red Sox at Siberian Baseball
So, amongst the chaos this morning at the hotel, I found a few minutes to flip on ESPN where The Sports Reporters were weighing in on the Paul Byrd story among other things. ...

Sunday Short Hops - 10/21
Published 10/22/2007 by Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
 So if you're the Cleveland Indians and about to play a Game 7 in the ALCS, how do you feel about the San Francisco Chronicle running a story (written by Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada of Game of Shadows ...

MLB & Taco Bell Like PB & J...and other baseball happenings
Published 10/22/2007 by Chimpanzee Rage at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... , denying the Indians yet ANOTHER chance to win something...anything...in any sport. Those poor bitches. Hopefully the Rockies won't be rusty from the slight layoff and will crush the BoSox, I honestly cannot have a year where the Red Sox and the Patriots are both champions...my soul weeps at the thought. Despite the Indians losing, Paul Byrd's name won't be leaving the headlines anytime soon, the Cleveland pitcher has been found out to be a former HGH user, spending around 25,000 bucks for the pleasure of using the illegal drug. God is good isn't he? Byrd does say ...

Paul Byrd Claims Innocence - Paul Byrd Is Guilty
Published 10/22/2007 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
... to include the superfluous to the situation statement, said Byrd, a devout Christian who often talks about the role his faith plays in his life. So, while Byrd plays his trump cards to a naive, not wanting to know the truth, and looking for any excuse to exonerate certain athletes, press, the press itself plays the religion card so that to impugn Byrd is the equivalent to dissing the New Testament. Finally the proof that Byrd is lying is in the Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams article . While Byrd said this: I have nothing to hide, Byrd said about two hours ...

Make This Caged Byrd Sing.
Published 10/22/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Wednesday, maybe, just maybe, the media can break down and process that Paul Byrd is the latest name to be added to those of Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, and Scott Schoeneweis in the Signature Pharmacy/Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center mess that has emanated out of Florida and been picked up by the Albany (NY) district attorney s office. Because what is being floated in the initial report by the SF Chronicle s Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada doesn t exactly mesh with Byrd s response: Williams/Fainaru-Wada : Two of Byrd s prescriptions for growth hormones were not ...

The Timing of Byrd-Gate
Published 10/22/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
I am sure that you like myself was wondering why on the biggest game of the season for the Cleveland Indians was the report released by the San Francisco Chronicle. The report stated that Byrd had purchased almost $25,000 in HGH. So I took it upon myself to find out and I emailed Lance Williams of the San Francisco Chronicle to find out. Much to my surprise I received a response to my question and with permission I post the answer. SOX & Dawgs: Is there any reasoning as to why this article was released today with the Indians playing the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS tonight. Lance ...