I thoroughly enjoyed this story about Dan Naulty, former relief pitcher named in the Mitchell Report, whose use of steroids caused him to question the meaning of life and ultimately put him on a more righteous path.
Happy Holidays!
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Tagged: Dan Naulty, holiday, Mitchell Report, steroids
- There was only a bit of circumstantial evidence, but that was enough for Brendan Donnelly to be forever linked with the Mitchell Report. Now he’s sick to his stomach.
- Who is Kirk Radomski? Mike Stanton says he has no idea what the man who purportedly sold him human growth hormone even looks like.
- Unsigned reliever Ron Villone is glum.
- Matt Herges is mum, but his team believes that he’ll have to provide an explanation.
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Tagged: Brendan Donnelly, Matt Herges, Mike Stanton, Mitchell Report, Ron Villone, steroids
For every Barry Bonds or Rafael Palmeiro, there’s a Jason Grimsley or Guillermo Mota. In light of the news that the Mitchell Report, to be released Thursday, will contain approximately fifty names of former and current MLBers, expect some unheralded middle-relief pitchers to be on that list.
Here are three random players I predict to be named:*
(1) Vinnie Chulk (Giants) – Barry’s partner-in-crime
(2) Brendan Donnelly (Red Sox) – put an asterisk on the 2007 championship
(3) Tanyon Sturtze (inactive/retired) – my favorite Yankee in 2004-2005
*These predictions are based on absolutely nothing. Except scientific fact.
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Tagged: Brendan Donnelly, Mitchell Report, predictions, steroids, Tanyon Sturtze, Vinnie Chulk
The Mets received a mediocre catcher (man, they really hate Paul Lo Duca) from the Brewers today in exchange for a mediocre relief pitcher. The Brewers continue to add shitty pitchers to their hot stove, producing a rancid odor throughout Milwaukee. On November 20, they added Randol Doyle Choate, known by Yankees fans for being a fairly ineffective Loogy (1.35 Career WHIP against lefties). Now they’ve traded for Guillermo Mota, known best for two things: fighting and steroids. Sure, Mota had a good stretch with the Mets in 2006, but couldn’t the Brew Crew have done better trying out a young pitcher rather than paying Mota $3.2 million to pitch next season? Mota was bad last year: 1.365 WHIP, 5.76 ERA, 74 ERA+. Unless he reconnects with his performance-enhancing dealer, don’t expect much of an improvement in 2008.
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Tagged: Guillermo Mota, Loogy, Randy Choate, steroids, trades
