What? Baseball players use steroids?
Baseball released the Mitchell Report yesterday. The investigation led by former U.S. senator George Mitchell linked 85 former and current players to steroid use in the last 10 years. The list also included the names of 31 all-stars and seven MVPs.
Among those named, Roger Clemens stands out the most. Former Yankee and Blue Jay trainer Brian McNamee said he personally injected the seven-time Cy Young award winner with steroids along with former Clemens teammate Andy Pettitte.
While steroid use in baseball comes as no surprise, it will be interesting to see how baseball officials react to this new slew of accusations, especially when it comes to Clemens.
As a pitcher, Clemens has had a career on par with that of Barry Bonds. Clemens ranks 8th all time in wins, and is one of only four pitchers to strike out more than 4,000 in his career.
It should be fun to watch the media and the commissioner’s office trip over themselves as they try to react to the Clemens accusation with the same kind of venom and vitriol they showed Barry Bonds.
