As we hash out everything that's a part of the 409 page Mitchell Report, one of the first things that jumps out is the section dealing with Paul Lo Duca. The newly signed catcher for the Washington Nationals is one of many players linked to former Mets clubhouse boy Kirk Radomski in the report and is alleged to have purchased performance enhancing steroids from him on several occasions. Some of those occasions were while Lo Duca was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and what's interesting is that the Dodgers appear to have known that their backstop was on the juice. The report quotes from an internal discussion among Dodger officials in October 2003.
Steroids aren't being used anymore on him. Big part of this. Might have some value to trade . . . Florida might have interest.. . . Got off the steroids . . . Took away a lot of hard line drives.. . . Can get comparable value back would consider trading. . . . If you do trade him, will get back on the stuff and try to show you he can have a good year. That's his makeup. Comes to play.Much like the revelations about Eric Gagne, this serves as notice of just how many people knew about major leaguers using steroids. That raises the question of why Mitchell's report is not harder on Major League Baseball and its teams for their willingness to just go along with steroid use for so long. And, most damningly, that they equate it with Lo Duca being a "gamer" who comes to play.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Maybe someone could explain to me why baseball players need to use steroids when the same results they seem to demonstrate, or even better, can be attained without them. For example, in 1995 I weighed 219 lbs, I could squat 2.55 times my body weight, bench 1.6 times body weight, and deadlift 2.4 times body weight. All without steroids or any kind of supporting gear (belts, knee wraps, etc.). Today, at 53 years of age, I weigh 250lbs, can still lift the same percentages of the higher body weight, still without steroids or supporting equipment. I must admit that I have done this while competing in amateur powerlifting in a drug-free national association, but even so I've never spent more than 6 hours per week in the weight room. Now, I'm certainly not denying that the guys who use steroids in powerlifting aren't super-human, but baseball players don't need to be. So, if it's possible to get reasonably strong without steroids why chance it by taking them? I seriously doubt that any of the major league players on steroids lift any heavier than I do steroid free. So, why do it?
Posted at 4:37PM on Dec 13th 2007 by numenprof
2. WOW, U MEAN BONDS WAS NOT THE ONLY ON USING ROIDS? FOR ALL THE BS THIS GUY TOOK, I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO APOLIGIZE. ROGER, DAMM.....SMILE.
Posted at 5:33PM on Dec 13th 2007 by Phil
3. I believe there is a steroid problem in MLB but to get info from the ones who supplied is ridiculous.It is like asking a murderer to testify for another murderer.How many of these informers are going to jail.It seems funny this was released after Barry got the *record.I think they should have looked closer at the Red Sox.Personal message to Cansucko (Canseco),stay out of baseball.
Posted at 11:31AM on Dec 14th 2007 by GEORGE DIXON