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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	82	50	.621	C1
2	Philadelphia	73	59	.553	E1
3	Arizona	68	64	.515	W1
4	Milwaukee	77	55	.583	C2
5T	St. Louis	73	60	.549	C3
5T	New York Mets	73	60	.549	E2
7	Florida	67	65	.508	E3
8	Houston	66	66	.5	C4
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	65	67	.492	W2
10	Colorado	62	71	.466	W3
11	San Francisco	58	73	.443	W4
12T	Cincinnati	58	74	.439	C5
12T	Atlanta	58	74	.439	E4
14	Pittsburgh	57	75	.432	C6
15	San Diego	50	82	.379	W5
16	Washington	47	85	.356	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	80	51	.611	W1
2	Tampa Bay	79	51	.608	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	76	56	.576	C1
4	Boston	76	55	.58	E2
5	Minnesota	74	58	.561	C2
6	New York Yankees	70	61	.534	E3
7	Toronto	68	63	.519	E4
8T	Texas	65	68	.489	W2
8T	Cleveland	64	67	.489	C3
10	Detroit	64	68	.485	C4
11	Baltimore	62	70	.47	E5
12	Oakland	60	72	.455	W3
13	Kansas City	56	76	.424	C5
14	Seattle	50	82	.379	W4

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The Mitchell 85

2008-02-17 11:16

by Bob Timmermann

With spring training starting and in the wake of the Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee hearings, I thought it would be time to check to see how the 85 players named in the Mitchell Report reacted to being named in the report.

My search would not be called exhaustive. It would be called tedious. An exhaustive search would be twice as tedious, but it's a holiday weekend. Besides, I lost Kirk Radomski's phone number.

In many cases, the reaction is "none" which is either "I couldn't find anything specific or the player refused comment."

Player Name	Reaction since report
Armando Rios	None
Marvin Benard	None
Barry Bonds	It's complicated
Bobby Estalella	Already said he used PEDs in grand jury testimony
Jason Giambi	Already said he used PEDs in grand jury testimony
Jeremy Giambi	Admitted use
Benito Santiago	None
Gary Sheffield	Already said he used PEDs, but unknowingly
Randy Velarde	Admitted use of PEDs according to his attorney
Lenny Dykstra	None
David Segui	Confesses about once a week
Larry Bigbie	Cooperative witness and has implicated several players
Brian Roberts	Admitted use
Jack Cust	Denied use
Tim Laker	Admitted use in report
Josias Manzanillo	Admitted purchasing steroids, but not using them
Todd Hundley	None
Mark Carreon	Admitted use to Arizona Star
Hal Morris	Denied use
Matt Franco	None
Roger Clemens	I believe someone misremembered
Andy Pettitte	Admitted use
Chuck Knoblauch	Admitted that Mitchell Report was correct regarding him
Jason Grimsley	Named lots of names
Gregg Zaun	Denied use, said check to Grimsley was for something else
David Justice	Denied use
F.P. Santangelo	Admitted use
Glenallen Hill	Admitted use
Mo Vaughn	None
Denny Neagle	None
Ron Villone	Said report contained "inaccuracies"
Ryan Franklin	None, but was suspended for use in 2005
Chris Donnels	None
Phil Hiatt	None
Kevin Young	None
Mike Lansing	None
Cody McKay	None
Kent Mercker	Admitted use
Adam Piatt	Admitted use
Miguel Tejada	"No comment", but Feds may be investigating
Jason Christiansen	None
Mike Stanton	None
Stephen Randolph	Refused to admit or deny use
Jerry Hairston	Denied use before report was issued
Paul Lo Duca	Apologized without giving specifics
Adam Riggs	Says he has passed all drug tests in Japan, denied use
Bart Miadich	None
Fernando Vina	Admitted to HGH use, but not steroids
Kevin Brown	None
Eric Gagne	Apologized, but did not admit use
Mike Bell	Admitted use in Mitchell Report
Matt Herges	Apologized and admitted use
Gary Bennett	Admitted use
Jim Parque	Denied use
Brendan Donnelly	Denied use
Chad Allen	Admitted use in Mitchell Report
Nook Logan	None
Jeff Williams	None
Howie Clark	None
Mike Judd	None
Ricky Stone	None
Derrick Turnbow	Already suspended from international competition in 2003
Wally Joyner	Admitted use
Rafael Palmeiro	Already suspended for positive test in 2005
Paxton Crawford	Admitted use before report was issued
Ryan Jorgenson	Suspended in 2007 for failing drug test
Ricky Bones	Admitted use to treat degenerative hip condition
Ken Caminiti	Deceased; Admitted use in 2002 SI article
Rick Ankiel	Said he had prescription for HGH
David Bell	None
Paul Byrd	Said he had prescription for HGH
Jose Canseco	Has admitted use. A lot.
Jay Gibbons	Admitted use after suspension in December
Troy Glaus	Kind of, sort of, maybe admitting using HGH
Jose Guillen	Suspended for beginning of 2008 season
Darren Holmes	Bought PEDs, but did not use them
John Rocker	Admitted use
Scott Schoenweis	Denied use as positive test was result of cancer treatments
Ismael Valdez	None
Matt Williams	Admitted use before Mitchell Report came out
Steve Woodard	None
Dan Naulty	Admitted use in Mitchell Report
Rondell White	None
Todd Williams	None
Todd Pratt	None

I checked in a lot of places online, but the bulk of the info came from the ESPN.com summary and this article from SFgate.com (which actually focuses on the Yankees, not the Giants.) If you know of any errors or information on any other player who has spoken on the record one way or the other about the Mitchell Report, I will make the change.

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Comments

2008-02-18 14:00:22

1. scareduck

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2008-02-18 14:23:37

2. Bob Timmermann

That's a helpful comment.

2008-02-18 19:44:56

3. Gen3Blue

Gagne? I know--thats not helpful either.
I have gotten neurotic between the spelling of either-ethier-damn.

2008-02-19 08:19:40

4. Jen

Didn't Jeremy Giambi also admit to using PEDs?

http://tinyurl.com/22rkgo

2008-02-19 12:52:43

5. Bob Timmermann

4
Thanks, I'll make the change.

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