Balzac Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Anyone else hearing the rumors that Clemens and Damon are 2 players that are about to be revealed as having tested positive for roids? I've heard this from 2 sources that have relatives inside ESPN in Bristol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrappy1 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Anyone else hearing the rumors that Clemens and Damon are 2 players that are about to be revealed as having tested positive for roids? I've heard this from 2 sources that have relatives inside ESPN in Bristol. 935661[/snapback] As in this season, as in suspensions pending? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 As in this season, as in suspensions pending? 935674[/snapback] Yep. Apparently there is a pretty long list of names - these are just the only two that I've actually heard at this point. I'm hearing that the league is simply waiting for the suspension appeals to come back before they say anything. I just got confirmation from a 3rd source inside ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaynfl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I hope it is not true... Baseball is tarnished enough with this crap! I hate the Red Socks and Damon... but Jesus on roids, that's just not right! Clemens would say good bye to another Cy Young... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Yep. Apparently there is a pretty long list of names - these are just the only two that I've actually heard at this point. I'm hearing that the league is simply waiting for the suspension appeals to come back before they say anything. I just got confirmation from a 3rd source inside ESPN. 935686[/snapback] You have a lot of ESPN sources, I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I hope it is not true... Baseball is tarnished enough with this crap! I hate the Red Socks and Damon... but Jesus on roids, that's just not right! Clemens would say good bye to another Cy Young... 935779[/snapback] That would explain Clemens' dominance at age 43. Of course being a Maddux fan over the years, it has taken me some time to warm up to Clemens...and this was the year I was gettin' all hot and bothered! I think they should just do an entire league sweep, get the names out, do suspensions or whatever, and get the game back on track. Nothing like being caught to make an honest man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 You have a lot of ESPN sources, I'm jealous. 935840[/snapback] None of them are first hand, but a guy I work with did speak with Rob Neyer (apparently they know each other somehow) at ESPN who apparently confirmed that there's a big list of names of busted players that is about to be released. The other two sources come from friends of friends that have brothers working in Bristol - that's where I heard the actual naming of Clemens. I wish I had first-hand inside sources at ESPN - would be pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegFuJohnson Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 It would be good to get some more pitchers out there. Maybe then people would stop trying to get the home run records thrown out. They were just trying to keep up with the pitchers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrappy1 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Damon says no way...then again, didn't Palmeiro? Damon: 'Roid rumor wrong By Michael Silverman Friday, August 19, 2005 - Updated: 08:04 AM EST ANAHEIM, Calif. – Johnny Damon found himself in the awkward position of defending himself from a rumor that bigger names than Rafael Palmeiro are about to be announced as testing positive for steroids. Damon, Houston's Roger Clemens and an unnamed Yankee player were Topic A, at least in cyber-space, yesterday. ``No way,'' Damon said. ``If I tested something positive for anything, then someone threw something in the (sample). I think it's because of the way I'm built. I've had people thinking that since I was in high school.'' Damon believes reporters are trying to stir the pot. ``I think it starts with a rumor, a reporter somewhere wants to see if a player will crack,'' said Damon, who said he was tested both in spring training and some months ago. ``They'll say anything. They want to come after stars, they want to see how people react.'' Damon said being linked to the rumor mill is nothing new for him. ``I'm used to that stuff this year, with my personal life this year in Boston,'' he said. GM Theo Epstein scoffed at the rumor. ``The reporting of this steroid issue has taken on witch-hunt proportions and I think it's wrong,'' he said. ``That's a pretty severe accusation to be throwing around, whether it came from an Internet chat room or a newspaper. I'd like to think some actual reporting is going on.'' http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view...articleid=98750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 Saw this too. No idea what's going on - funny stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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