The Mitchell Report Fallout: Thoughts...

Wheeeeeeee! It's like Christmas morning! Does everyone else find this as hilarious as i do?!?

More on this later, but a couple things i wanted to point out:

What the hell were the Astros thinking trading for Miguel Tejada yesterday? Seriously, you don't think the fact that he might be in this report didn't come up once during trade talks? Either the Astros are freaking retarded, or they just don't care. As sad as it is, i'm inclined to think it's the latter...

The MLB Players Association sent out a letter to players during the investigation basically telling them not to cooperate. Lovely.

It was amazing to me how many of the players paid for these steroids with a CHECK. Hello, paper trail?! Are you stupid? Let's see, i'm buying something illegal and i don't want anyone to know about it. Instead of paying him the $1,100 to $3,200 (average payment) in cash i'm sure most of these guys carry, they pay with a personal check. The guy they were buying them from, Kirk Radomski, kept copies of all the checks players had given him. You think he wasn't covering his ass just in case?

Players mentioned in the report who have links to the Dbacks are:
- Jason Grimsley (We already knew that)
- Matt Williams (Same)
- Alex Cabrera
- Jack Cust
- Chris Donnels
- Stephen Randolph
- Mike Bell
- Matt Herges
- Troy Glaus
- Jose Guillen
- Darren Holmes
- Multiple Members of the Dbacks farm team the El Paso Diablos (Who reportedly repeatedly crossed the border into Mexico to purchase steroids.? Players on that team include the aforementioned Cabrera, Cust, and Williams, as well as notable names such as Alex Cintron, Travis Lee, Lyle Overbay, Robby Hammock, and Junior Spivey. Not for nothing, but Cintron, Cabrera, and Cust led the team in pretty much every offensive category. I'm just saying...

More on this later as more comes out and i delve deeper into the Report...

The Mitchell Report: Preview

Alright kids! 10 minutes til we get names! And i could not be more excited. This day is going to ROCK.
Lots of rumors going around, but two names already leaked and mostly confirmed: Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. Color me not shocked. More updates as this thing rolls along!

The Mitchell Report

I really haven't posted much about this at all, except for a few random Barry Bond's posts, because i've been waiting to see what happens. Well, that time has come.

Tomorrow, Thursday, at 2pm Eastern, George Mitchell will hold a press conference in Manhattan announcing the results of his 20-month investigation of steroids in baseball. MLB officials reviewed the report yesterday, and commissioner Bud Selig will hold his own press conference at 4:30pm Eastern Time to discuss the findings. The report will be posted on mlb.com shortly after Mitchell's press conference.

With as many as 60 current and former players expected to be named in the report, it could be an interesting day. Big names already linked to the report include Bonds, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, and Juan Gonzalez, among others. Expect more names to follow, but not necessarily big names. What i will be curious to hear are the names of lesser-known players, such as pitchers trying to crack the big leagues, or the outfielder with small power numbers. I think this will be the jewel of the report, to see how many 'regular' players have tried steroids in an effort to gain an advantage and get to the Majors.

Either way, expect tomorrow to be a fun ride, and expect radios and televisions to run with this story constantly over the next few days...