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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 the report that he had bought human growth hormone from Radomski, a steroid dealer and also a former clubhouse attendant. Justice was named in the Mitchell Report even after he had denied the use of HGH,  anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs and after he had testified about what he knew on the use of those substances in baseball. He continuously denies any illegal use and Moore believes that he is saying the truth.

From The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Radomski doesn’t like Justice. Either that, or the former clubhouse attendant has a vivid imagination. He told George Mitchell that he sold human growth hormone to Justice. That was significant, because Mitchell was in charge of baseball’s investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Then Radomski told ESPN that he gave Justice a box of HGH and steroids during a ride to the airport after Justice finished playing for the New York Yankees in the 2000 World Series.

Now consider this: Radomski has a recently published book on steroids and baseball. It’s a book with large passages disputed by Mitchell. Which means it’s wise to question anything leaving Radomski’s lips.

“When he said he took me to the airport after we won the World Series, hey, I got my cousins, I got friends who were up there with me, and they all said, ‘That dude didn’t take you to no airport,’ ” said Justice, who did recall Brian McNamee, the former trainer, now famous for saying Roger Clemens was juiced.

Justice did admit that he had approach strength coach Brian McNamee and complained about his groin pain. He was given HGH and syringes to administer this with, saying that it wasn’t steroid, it is safe to use and that doctors prescribe it all the time. Justice said that he would have used this and actually had reason to except that he didn’t want to inject himself with a needle. If he was given a pill, that would have been a different story.

Category: Anabolic Steroids | Tags: Brian McNamee, David Justice, human growth hormone, Kirk Radomski, Major League Baseball, Mitchell Report, performance enhancing drugs, steroids