Bombshell Lawsuit Filed Against Levinson Brothers

Juan Carlos Nunez, the former employee of the ACES baseball agency who went to prison for his role in the infamous Melky Cabrera fake Website and PED case, has filed a bombshell lawsuit against Seth and Sam Levinson, the proprietors of one of baseball’s biggest agencies, claiming they were not only aware of players’ PED use but directed players to folks who gave them PEDs.

FanRags

George Mitchell On The Legacy Of The Mitchell Report, PEDs, & The Hall Of Fame

In November, baseball writers across America received an advisory from a prominent Hall of Famer with suggestions for how to handle the nettlesome issue of immortality and steroid use. A day after the Hall released its 33-man ballot for 2018, Hall of Fame vice chairman and former Cincinnati Reds great Joe Morgan emailed voters with a list of three criteria he thinks should disqualify future candidates from admission to the shrine.

ESPN

Manny Ramirez On PEDs, Hall Of Fame: 'Sometimes You Think You're Doing Right, But You're Not'

Next year Mark McGwire is off the ballot, and Manny Ramirez takes his place, for the first of potentially 10 shots at the Hall of Fame through voting of the baseball writers.

Chicago Sun Times

Scott Kazmir, Aaron Harang, Matt Garza, Kyle Lohse Are Possible Trade Targets; Teams Waiting For Rafael Soriano's Price To Drop

Scott Kazmir, LHP, A’s — “Tick, tick, tick,” one AL GM said in response to whether he thinks Kazmir might be traded before the deadline. “Sure. If Oakland can’t hang in, Billy [Beane] will flip him for prospects. He’s actually an interesting name. All you hear about is [David] Price, [Jordan] Zimmermann, [Johnny] Cueto, but that’s a pretty good name right there.” Kazmir, 31, is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA in six starts after going 15-9, 3.55 last season. Kazmir is not expected to be as costly as the others. He could be a Red Sox target.

Boston Globe

New Edmonton Capital Larry Bigbie Shelves His Demons

When the Edmonton Capitals take to the field for their home opener next week, the player at ground zero of one of the biggest scandals in baseball history will be starting in left field.

Edmonton Sun

Larry Bigbie: Steroid Story Hits Home

When the doorbell rang at Larry Bigbie's home in Valparaiso, Ind., on a typically cold winter day in January 2006, there was no reason for him to think something unusual was about to occur.

The Star Press

Best Books Of 2009

The spring of 2009 flooded us with books on steroid users in various stages of outing. Roger Clemens had already fallen to earth. Alex Rodriguez was taken down, thanks in part to Selena Roberts' book. Manny Ramirez hadn't yet joined them when "Becoming Manny" hit the shelves. We even had a title from clubhouse insider/supplier Kirk Radomski.

Baseball America

Cardinals Should Pressure Mark McGwire To Come Clean

Six weeks ago the Cardinals made the announcement that Mark McGwire was ending a self imposed exile from baseball and returning to the team as their new hitting coach. Reaction, as you could imagine, was mixed. There are plenty of people who think that McGwire is a villain. There are just as many people who think that he is innocent until proven guilty.

101 ESPN

Sources Tell SI, Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003

In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated

jrocke217 says: And we are surprised by this finding? Somebody has been living in a cave the past 10+ years. Now does this change any minds on Mark McGwire or are the media gonna continue to pound away at him like he was the one that invented steriods and gave it to everyone in baseball or any other sport.

Feds Question C.J. Nitkowski In Roger Clemens Case

As a grand jury in Washington hears evidence in its probe into whether pitcher Roger Clemens committed perjury, the FBI remains actively involved in the investigation.
Daily News

Former Yankees pitcher C.J. Nitkowski was interviewed nearly two weeks ago by federal agents as part of their investigation into whether Roger Clemens committed perjury when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
MLB

Little Interest For Book By Mark McGwire's Brother

A proposal for a tell-all book by Jay McGwire that discusses the alleged steroid use of his older brother, the former slugger Mark McGwire, is meeting with a cool reception from the New York publishing world.

NY Times

11 Months Later, George Mitchell Looks Back

Nearly one year later, George Mitchell wouldn't change a word of his report.

MLB

Hypocrisy Is Problem With Barry Bonds Bashers

The Cardinals need a bat, and Barry Bonds is available for adoption.

STL Today

More Investigations Into Doctor Who Prescibed PED's To Troy Glaus & Others

Prosecutors at the United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California are investigating a California doctor to determine whether he illegally wrote prescriptions for patients, including major league baseball players, according to three lawyers who have been briefed on the investigation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/sports/baseball/12scruggs.html?_r=1&ref=baseball&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Ron Villone Takes On Ex-Cardinal Scott Rolen's Number

The St. Louis Cardinals wasted no time handing out Scott Rolen's old number.

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/SPORTS0301/802210344/1002/SPORTS

More On Ron Villone

On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals announced the signing left-handed pitcher Ron Villone to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to the team’s Major League spring training camp.

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/730271.html

Jason Grimsley Implicates Players

Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra and Rafael Palmeiro were among nine players accused of doping by former Major League pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071220&content_id=2334936&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Fernando Vina Admits To HGH Use

Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7577528

Larry Bigbie Never Discussed HGH While At Springfield

Former big-league outfielder Larry Bigbie, who was quoted in baseball's Mitchell Report as admitting to using human growth hormone, played briefly for the Springfield Cardinals in the 2006 season.

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/SPORTS02/712170338/1002/SPORTS

McKay Family & Steriods

A day after the family celebrated Thanksgiving last month, Cody McKay came clean to his father, Cardinals coach Dave McKay.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/F2651A3CD45D7D53862573B2001A98FE?OpenDocument