Man, I don't even know what to make of this.
It mighta made more sense if Barry Bonds was still on the Giants. OR if they used any other current baseball player who has been linked to 'roids (LoDuca, Pettitte, Giambi, Guillen...I could go on if you'd like).
However, I can't pass up the opportunity to post random Youtube vids that remotely mention any Pittsburgh sports team.
So enjoy. If you can.
Here's a short list of former Pirates named in George Mitchell's steroids list.
Kevin Young, Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Jose Guillen, Jason Christiansen, Tim Laker, Josias Manzanillo and Barry Bonds.
Wow.
UPDATE: Earlier in the day, Will at Deadspin offered a possible list of players mentioned (before the actual list came out). It turned out to be false, but included a few other former Pirates...like Wil Cordero and Julian Tavarez. I knew it had to be false when Wil Cordero's name was popping up in association with steroids.
However, Deadspin commenter Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah offered up a solid reasoning as to why Tavarez couldn't possibly be mentioned as well:
Julian Tavarez? I knew steroids shrunk your balls, but I didn't know they made you look like someone put out a fire on your face with a screwdriver.
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
End of UPDATE.
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ANOTHER UPDATE: Several other former Pirates were mentioned, either in the bulk of the report or in the BALCO section. Other Pirates include:
Matt Herges, Benito Santiago, Armando Rios and Gary Matthews Jr.
Sorry for leaving you out, buds.
End of UPDATE #2.
With the Mitchell Report on Steroids in Baseball due to be announced today, I want to know what current Pirates will be named. And by current, I mean guys who played in Pittsburgh last season, or who will be on the roster in '08.
Everyone is waiting for A-Rod, or Pujols or any other big name star. I'm thinking rationally. Former Pirate Matt Lawton was busted for steroids (albeit after he was traded from the Buccos).
So will there be any Pirates named in the 60-80 players fingered (that sounds gross)? Jack Wilson did look like he gained 3-4 pounds of pure muscle in the past few seasons. Plus, his numbers dipped greatly after his 200-hit season.
Who will it be, who will it be?
