Archive for February, 2009

SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE BSO UNDER INVESTIGATIONS FOR STEROID USE

Friday, February 27th, 2009

It seems like more and more members of the police department fall prey to the call of steroid use. Just recently, fifteen members of the Sheriff’s Office in Broward, Palm Beach and a civilian employee were taken off their duties in order to further investigations on their possible steroid use. Last Friday, these sixteen individuals [...]

YANKEES FACE ANOTHER STEROID SCANDAL

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

The news of steroid use isn’t just limited to Major League Baseball athletes themselves. Just after facing the news on Alex Rodriguez’s steroid use, another shocking scandal has laid itself over the New York Yankees. Just a few days ago, a report came out that Felipe Lopez III, the son of the Yankees vice president, [...]

SCOTT SEIGEL ARRESTED FOR STEROID DISTRIBUTION IN REAL LIFE

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Some say that the best “training” actors have is actually having to face the same life situations they are in the movie in real life. This allows them to be able to feel more of the character and give more meaning to each scene. The movie, “The Wrestler”, depicts the life of a professional wrestler [...]

SUGGESTIONS ON NEW FIRST OFFENSE PUNISHMENT

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Everybody has their opinion on how the make the Major Leagues a “better place” by implementing stricter rules or by adding blood tests. David Ortiz of the Boston Red is no different. During a recent interview, Ortiz claims that he wants Major League Baseball athletes who yield positive tests to have more severe punishments than [...]

OPERATION AXE DRAWS IN THE BIG BOSSES

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Police have arrested over 47 individuals in Quebec and Ontario who are involved in illegal distribution of prescription drugs including anabolic steroids. Interestingly, two were picked up recently for still managing to continue their criminal activities while already in jail. These were identified as Dany Cadet Sprinces and Gregory Wooley.
From Globe and Mail:

Mr. Wooley is [...]

OSWALT FEELS THAT HE HAS BEEN CHEATED

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Upset, angry, disappointed— these are only a few of the feelings Houston Astros’ Roy Oswalt shares with fellow Major League Baseball players who have never used performance enhancing drugs in their careers. Oswalt, a good friend of Lance Berkman, Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, expresses his anger at how the world of baseball has been. [...]

A-ROD FINALLY SPEAKS UP

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

After days of keeping quiet, Alex Rodriguez finally admitted to have used performance enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, when he was still with the Texas Rangers. This has been the long-awaited confession, making Rodriguez one of the few who have actually acknowledged their mistake. Of course, this doesn’t save him from public scrutiny. Now [...]

SOME PLAYERS JUST GET MORE THAN OTHERS

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

In the government’s efforts to stop illegal steroid use and distribution, there have been many big names tainted probably permanently. This is what Bruce Jenkins expressed in his article which was mainly about Barry Bonds and the effect that the whole anabolic steroids scandal had on him. Whatever the outcome of the trial may be, [...]

JUSTICE HAS NEVER MET RADOMSKI

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Terence Moore of Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote a very interesting column on his interview with former Braves star David Justice and points of view about the Mitchell Report and Kirk Radomski. Justice had played for several teams in the Major Leagues such as the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees. With his success came [...]

ILLEGAL USE OF STEROIDS IN EUROPEAN CATTLE

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

The use of growth hormones and anabolic steroids to improve the body has extended beyond human use. The European Union has come up with new ways of detecting the use of growth enhancers in steroids on the continent’s cattle. According to Professor Chris Elliot of the Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use, despite the ban [...]