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Mitchell Report fallout leaves Bigbie stranded
A package of human growth hormone was delivered to Larry Bigbie's home in Northwest Indiana at Christmastime 2005. Within 10 minutes, federal investigators were at the former Orioles outfielder's door. Bigbie knew he was busted. He said he had no choice...Tags: Sidney Ponson, Internal Revenue Service, New York Mets, Fraud, Jay Gibbons
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'Fess up or fight? Accused confront difficult decision
Sun reporterOrioles second baseman , after a weekend of silence, chose to fall on his sword. He had been named as a steroid user in the Mitchell Report released by Major League Baseball last week, and though the evidence against him amounted to hearsay - the word of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Companies and Corporations, New York Yankees, Children, Athletes
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McGwire spurned
Sun ReporterMark McGwire came far closer yesterday to dropping off the ballot than entering the Hall of Fame. In an apparent repudiation of baseball's so-called steroid era, just 23.5 percent of Hall of Fame voters endorsed McGwire, the seventh-leading home run...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Sports Illustrated, Billy Williams, Mark McGwire, Jim Rice
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Palmeiro's evolution as slugger cast in doubt after suspension
Sun StaffWhen Rafael Palmeiro was starting out with the Chicago Cubs, he seemed more likely to become the next Wade Boggs than to pass Reggie Jackson on the all-time home run list. His smooth swing sent singles and doubles skittering through gaps in the defense,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sports Illustrated, Sammy Sosa, Death, Plastic Surgeons
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Report: Bonds failed test
Sun reporterThroughout baseball's raging steroids controversy, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has maintained his innocence by offering the same, continual refrain - he gets tested each season and has never failed a drug test. Now, a published report...Tags: Guillermo Mota, Hank Aaron, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, New York Giants
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Griffey's 600th homer prompts 'What if'?
O, by the WayIt's a little strange to say of a guy who just joined one of the most exclusive groups in baseball history, 'What if,' but that's exactly the case concerning Ken Griffey Jr., who hit his 600th career home run yesterday......Tags: Sammy Sosa, Hank Aaron, Armed Forces, Babe Ruth, Defense
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Congress urged baseball to save samples
Sun ReporterMonths before former Oriole Jason Grimsley said he and other players were using human growth hormone, Congress was quietly pressuring baseball to save players' urine specimens so they could be analyzed when a test for the performance-boosting drug becomes...Tags: Urinalysis, Summer Olympics, San Francisco Giants, John McCain, Henry Waxman
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Ex-Oriole Gibbons pleads for chance anywhere
O, by the WayA story on ESPN.com reported on the difficulty that some baseball players named in the Mitchell Report are having trying to get jobs in the majors this season. Of course, the most high-profile player connected with performance enhancing drugs without........Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Charity, Major League Baseball, Jay Gibbons
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Truth or consequences
Sun ReporterWhen pitching great Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, answered questions from a congressional committee yesterday about Clemens' alleged steroid use, one of them wasn't telling the truth. That disconnect in credibility, rather than...Tags: Brian McNamee, Jose Canseco, Dan Burton, Elijah E. Cummings, Roger Clemens
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Fan reaction: 'It's about time'
Sun ReporterThe use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball was the hot topic of discussion among local sports fans yesterday, with reactions to the information contained in the Mitchell Report ranging from surprise at the names involved to empathy for the...Tags: Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Miguel Tejada, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens
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Hard to believe Roberts
Just how do we know? How do we ever know? Maybe we're hardened cynics by now. A sorry lot of seamheads turned skeptics. Maybe our doubts and distrust are wound tighter than the string in a baseball. So let me ask you this: Do you believe today? Many of...Tags: Miguel Tejada, Larry Bigbie, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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