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OK, let's do a little test of the Internets today: In the last hour, we have been forwarded a list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report by about 25 different people. Is this list substantiated? No. Is it from an MLB official? No. Do we have any reason to believe it's anything but random bunk? No. But it's what's making the rounds today, and we're less than three hours away, and if the list is wrong, we'll know real soon.
But, if you're curious, here's the list of players supposedly mentioned in the report, according to just about every email we've received. It could very likely be one of those Web urban legends that somehow got around, like when everyone thought Scott Baio was dead. It probably is, actually. (We mean, come on: The list has Rich Garces on it.) We'll know soon enough, but, for now, for "fun" ... After the jump.
(UPDATE: A source inside baseball says this list is "not entirely accurate." Emphasis ours.)
(SECOND UPDATE: WNBC apparently has the same list, some names of which have been disputed by baseball. But not all. And less than two hours to go!)
(ONLY UPDATE THAT REALLY MATTERS: Here's the full Mitchell Report.)
Brady Anderson
Manny Alexander
Rick Ankiel
Jeff Bagwell
Barry Bonds
Aaron Boone
Rafael Bettancourt
Bret Boone
Milton Bradley
David Bell
Dante Bichette
Albert Belle
Paul Byrd
Wil Cordero
Ken Caminiti
Mike Cameron
Ramon Castro
Jose and Ozzie Canseco
Roger Clemens
Paxton Crawford
Wilson Delgado
Lenny Dykstra
Johnny Damon
Carl Everett
Kyle Farnsworth
Ryan Franklin
Troy Glaus
Rich Garces
Jason Grimsley
Troy Glaus
Juan Gonzalez
Eric Gagne
Nomar Garciaparra
Jason Giambi
Jeremy Giambi
Jose Guillen
Jay Gibbons
Juan Gonzalez
Clay Hensley
Jerry Hairston
Felix Heredia, Jr.
Darren Holmes
Wally Joyner
Darryl Kile
Matt Lawton
Raul Mondesi
Mark McGwire
Guillermo Mota
Robert Machado
Damian Moss
Abraham Nunez
Trot Nixon
Jose Offerman
Andy Pettitte
Mark Prior
Neifi Perez
Rafael Palmiero
Albert Pujols
Brian Roberts
Juan Rincon
John Rocker
Pudge Rodriguez
Sammy Sosa
Scott Schoenweiis
David Segui
Alex Sanchez
Gary Sheffield
Miguel Tejada
Julian Tavarez
Fernando Tatis
Mo Vaughn
Jason Varitek
Ismael Valdes
Matt Williams
Kerry Wood.
Comments
That's gotta be fake. There's no way Rocker was on roids.
Um, Wil Cordero tested positive for "telephone to the head," not steroids.
Wait...Scott Baio isn't dead??
Rich Garces?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!
I consider myself a baseball fan, but there are at least 5 guys on that list I couldn't pick out of a lineup.
It's one thing to suck, but another to cheat and suck.
By the way - this list is a fake.
There's a Jeremy Giambi?
Not Paxton Crawford! Why, Paxton, why?
No Manny or Ortiz? I call BS...
Even I have contacts who say they have seen Manny take steriods....
Will, you're just hoping this is fake aren't you?
*cough*Pujols*cough*
I like how Jose and Ozzie are on the same line.
Brian Roberts! NO! Matt Williams too. That's disappointing.
So this is what Carlo Gervasi gave up to the Feds. Tony has nothing to worry about.
no big hurt so far. (( whew ))
@Senators Lost Cojones: and supposedly he found himself a lady friend. No longer 45 and single
Jose and Ozzie count as one person? I guess that makes sense.
Johnny Damon? Brian Roberts? WTF?
Rich Garces! Our innocence is officially lost.
Mark Prior was using them wrong.
Rich Garces? Ozzie Canseco? Really?
Cap Anson used parrafin wax.
I've also heard that if you eat pop rocks and soda your head will explode...
@Senators Lost Cojones: Just on the inside.
The Cansecos? This list truly defies credulity.
Somebody get Ken Caminiti on the phone! I demand to hear a former N.L. MVP's explanation for such shenanigans!
Yeesh. Kile, huh?
Troy Glaus is on there twice. Maybe he did double steroids...
I blame Felix Heredia, Sr.
I thought Mo Vaughn got big because of donuts, not steroids.
@Hustler of Culture: If someone isn't in the report, it doesn't mean they didn't take steroids. It means that the sources Mitchell had at his disposal didn't have evidence/knowledge that said person took steroids.
@roland_t_flakfizer: but yet the Giambi Bros get a line each.
Carl Everett believes in steriods because he has seen them
as a red sox fan, I gotta say that Varitek wouldn't surprise me at all. I don't care if he has that "honorable captain" image.
@blainer: I'm bummed about Roberts, too. Oh well.
No Piazza, Jeter, or Dukes? I call bullshit.
When I woke up this morning, the last thing I expected was two posts mentioning Fernando Tatis.
21 present or former Red Sox on that list. So no, Mitchell isn't giving a hometown discount.
Funny my first thought upon seeing David Bell was crackhead, not roidhead.
sweet, I guessed Damon a couple of hours ago. And Nomar! Where's my trophy!
Darryl Kile, if you're innocent of these allegations, speak up now.
"Say it ain't so, Nails!"
"It's so, brah."
12/13/2007: The day Deadspin milked the Mitchell Report cow to death.
Darryl Kile? That's pretty weak.
I can't wait for the sanctimonious Bonds-crushers' collective heads to explode.
TEK!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
@Mr. Marinovich: Well, if you'll smoke those funny jazz cigarettes, there's no telling what you'll do.
Dykstra? Is chewing tobacco a steroid now?
Paxton Crawford? who who who?
How many tax dollars were spent compiling this list? Can someone send the bill directly to MLB?
@Jews For Purple Jesus: That's Derek Bell you fucking retard.
I don't think Darryl Kile's going to give a good goddamn one way or t'other.
Prior and Wood did steroids? That's an argument against taking them right there!
@Lady Andrea: His sweater vests must be very proud.
So many Orioles on this list. No surprise there. Lots of people figured Brady was on something fishy when he hit 50 homers that year. This from a guy who normally only hit around 20 a year.
@She Blinded Me With Violence: I would have been more annoyed by Markakis
No Dravecky? I guess I would have lost my bet.
Well, print it out to check off the names during the live blog. I say at least 5 actives will pop up who aren't on here and 2 or 3 actives will be cleared by name. Pettite, Pujols?
Aaron and Bret Boone were probably taught while growing up that the juice was just part of the 4 major food groups.
@Senators Lost Cojones: No, that's just his career.
No Babe Ruth? This list is lame.
So if Troy Glaus is on the list twice is that like a double negative then?
Belle,Bradley, Everett, Offerman, Rocker on the list further proving HGH and steroids will make you crazy.
I would like to take this moment and say thanks that Cal Ripken is not on this list. I think I would have had to stop watching sports completely if he had been named....
Paxton Crawford, why hast thou forsaken me?
Wait.
Who the hell is Paxton Crawford??
J'accuse Goody Prynne!
Wally Joyner???? Serioulsy? Wally World?
@Afino: Yeah, putting a dead guy on the list seems to be rubbing it in a little bit.
No! Not Robert Machado! If you're on the list, who's going to wipe my windshield on my way home from work?
I've seen this a few times.
In Rich Garces's defense, he didn't know that guy he ate happened to be on the juice.