Damon angered over false steroids report
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog —
... "I asked my agent about legal action, but he said it wasn't worth it. Maybe the president [of NBC] will write me a nice letter." (New York Post) ...
Damon mad at NBC, bloggers
River Avenue Blues —
... Johnny Damon’s name appeared on that bogus list early Thursday that we at RAB refused to publish. On Friday, he lashed out at those who printed the list, and as you could guess, he wasn’t happy. ...
N.Y. Post: ‘IT SUCKS’: DAMON FURIOUS AT BEING NAMED ON FALSE STEROID LIST (RR)
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
N.Y. Post: ‘IT SUCKS’: DAMON FURIOUS AT BEING NAMED ON FALSE STEROID LIST (RR) While others on the Dienst List seemed not to care. Damon discovered that he was on the NBC list when he heard from his family.“I woke up and my brother is telling me there are reporters at my father’s house,” Damon told The Post. “My dad told them, ‘My son isn’t a liar, my son doesn’t lie.’” The center fielder was furious, and considered suing the station. “It sucks, I am wondering if there is any legal course to turn to,” Damon said. “I walk around with my shirt off. If I had anything to ...
Damon is pissed off
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And I don’t blame him.
Some idiot at a WNBC-TV in NYC wrongly reported that Johnny Damon and others would be named in the Mitchell report before it’s release on Thursday.
He was flat wrong:
Forty-one of the players named by WNBC were not mentioned in the Mitchell report, including big-name stars like Albert Pujols, Jason Varitek, Nomar Garciaparra, Mets catcher Ramon Castro and Yankees slugger Johnny Damon.
Damon discovered that he was on the NBC list when he heard from his family.
“I woke up and my brother is ...
Monday Morning Pig Poop
Real Sports Bloggers —
... Other players sited on the WNBC report who did show up on the Mitchell report include Albert Pujols, Jason Varitek, Nomar Garciaparra and Mets catcher Ramon Castro. I wonder if those guys are pissed off too. POOP!!! ...
Scorecard: Tracking the Impact of the Mitchell Report
The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network —
... 'IT SUCKS': DAMON FURIOUS AT BEING NAMED ON FALSE STEROID LIST Research by Maury Brown - From various sources. Maury Brown is the founder and president of the ...
thebiglead.com 12/13/2007 — With the Mitchell Investigation bomb expected to be dropped in 24 hours, here’s a fun little game that should keep you sufficiently entertained until the news hits: the Mitchell Investigation draft! Our Baseball Friend proposed the idea to us, ...
sports.aol.com 12/13/2007 — So this offseason is starting to get good, eh? Well that's good for the Dugout. We have the Mitchell Report coming out tomorrow, which will be better than a movie. My immediate plans aren't exactly in place yet, but I'm sure it'll involve a liter of ...
www.yourfaceisasportsblog.com 12/13/2007 — The Mitchell Report is set to get dropped in one hour, and when it does BASEBALL WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!! Unless the list mainly contains players that everyone pretty much knew were doing something. There is a list of names named floating around the Internet right now. I'm skeptical because Rich "El Gordo" Garces is on that list. No joke.
www.hardballtimes.com 12/13/2007 — The Mitchell Report was released today, and everyone is all ga-ga about the players named on the list. Personally, I couldn't care less. I haven't read the entire report yet (it's over 400 pages!), but I do want to reiterate its conclusions. Here they are, copied directly out of the report:
wrigleyville23.blogspot.com 12/13/2007 — Here is the Mitchell Report , in pdf. Lots of former Cubs: Kent Mercker (no wonder he got so angry at Chip and Steve), Todd Pratt, Jerry Hairston Jr., Gary Matthews Jr., Todd Hundley, Benito Santiago, Rondell White and Glenallen Hill. At least those are the ones that I saw, and they are good example of the bad to marginal players who used to stay in the league. (Or, as Sarge just said: "Well ...
www.nydailynews.com 12/13/2007 — The Mitchell Report is out, and by my count, 77 different players — both current and former — are named in some capacity in the report. Among them are stars such as Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Miguel Tejada, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, ...
www.babeslovebaseball.com 12/13/2007 — Superstar shortstop Miguel Tejada -- one of the current players named in Thursday's Mitchell Report -- has been traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for five no name players.
www.blessyouboys.com 12/14/2007 — As you surely know, George Mitchell's report on steroid use in Major League Baseball was made public today. The press conference announcing the report's release just ended, during which Mitchell recommended that the commissioner's office not ...
www.bugsandcranks.com 12/14/2007 — Let’s face it, the Mitchell report didn’t include ALL the names we expected to see. Frankly, the preemptive list circulating this morning, which Deadspin posted and which several “respected” news organizations such as MSNBC ...
lioninoil.blogspot.com 12/14/2007 — Not that I've ever bought drugs, but if I would, I believe I'd be smart enough not to write my drug dealer a check. Most of the players named in Thursday's Mitchell Report? Not so smart. So to honor them, I've put their checks below, in no particular ...
weblogs.newsday.com 12/14/2007 — Hey, A-Rod talked to Katie Couric about the Mitchell Report but not the Yankees beat reporters . No fair! Oh, well. The interview will be shown on "60 Minutes'' Sunday. Here is an excerpt shown on the evening news Thursday: Katie: So many ...
www.gaslampball.com 12/14/2007 — Here you go: Benito Santiago Ken Caminiti Jack Cust Rondell White Ron Villone Adam Riggs Kevin Brown Matt Herges Gary Bennet Jr. Ismael Valdez Wally Joyner Gary Sheffield Ricky Bones Also... [Montreal's bullpen catcher Luis Perez] told ...
www.imwritingsports.com 12/14/2007 — As predicted, the Mitchell Report was basically a dud. The information was old, 53 of the 88 players named are already out of the league. It did more damage than good. We didn’t need Senator Mitchell to tell us that steroids are bad, ...
soxanddawgs.com 12/15/2007 — So there are several names in the Mitchell Report who could be potential Hall of Fame candidates, some like Roger Clemens, were considered a sure fire lock for a trip to Cooperstown. Now with these nearly 90 players being named does this change their chances for induction?
blog.masslive.com 12/15/2007 — APJason Varitek is one of the players who got a raw deal in Mitchell Report speculation. Just because no current Red Sox players were named in the Mitchell Report doesn't mean some of their names didn't take a hit. And...
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/17/2007 — Don writes : Do you think that the Mitchell report which names prominent Yankees such as Clemens, Justice and Pettitte tarnishes the whole validity of the great Yankee championship teams in the era of 1996-2000? Answer: Not a bit. The Mitchell ...
everyfacetofthegame.blogspot.com 12/18/2007 — The aftermath of the Mitchell Report has seen several phases. The initial was directed at the actual names named in the report. Next all eyes turned to the evidence behind the claims. Now all attention is on the actual players. Who is going to step up and admit to performance enhancing drug use? Who will fight the claims of the report?
Major League Baseball is looking into the cases of at least 14 players named in the Mitchell report where it is suggested violations of MLB steroids/HGH rules may have taken place since 2004.
Nationals president Stan Kasten on Monday broke his silence about the Mitchell Report. However, he declined to mention newly acquired catcher Paul Lo Duca by name for legal reasons. Lo Duca was one of 89 current or former players named in the Report.
The Baltimore Orioles, one of the clubs hit hardest by the Mitchell Report, issued a statement Saturday night calling for tougher drug testing but asking the public not to judge players based on "unsubstantiated allegations." Nineteen current or ...
Though no current Rangers have been named in the Mitchell Report, several have commented on the recent news, noting that while the Report may tarnish some players' names, it will promote healthier competition in the future.
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President Bush said Friday that baseball players and owners must take seriously the Mitchell Report on steroid use, but cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the individuals named. "My hope is that this report is a part of putting the ...
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No current White Sox players were named Thursday in former Sen. George Mitchell's report to Major League Baseball about performance-enhancing drugs, but four players with ties to the organization were included in the report.
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