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Fernando Vina Confirms HGH Use
Fernando Vina Confirms HGH Use
Apparently, Fernando Vina is interested in keeping his analyst job at ESPN and staying in the public eye. To do that, Vina had to come clean and discuss his appearance in the Mitchell Report ... and that's exactly what he's done in an interview with Bob Ley (loose quotes): In 2003 I did use HGH ... in '01 I played over 150 games, in '02 I played over 150 games, in '03 I had some issues with ...
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