
Mitchell Report implicates 85 (cont.)Posted: Thursday December 13, 2007 12:45PM; Updated: Friday December 14, 2007 12:24PM Former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski also provided information as part of his plea agreement in a federal steroids case. Rafael Palmeiro, who tested positive for steroids, was among the former players named. So were Kevin Brown, Benito Santiago, Lenny Dykstra, Chuck Knoblauch, David Justice, Mo Vaughn, Wally Joyner and Todd Hundley. Mike Stanton, Scott Schoeneweis, Ron Villone and Jerry Hairston Jr. were among the other current players identified. "Other investigations will no doubt turn up more names and fill in more details, but that is unlikely to significantly alter the description of baseball's `steroids era' as set forth in this report." Mitchell is a director of the Boston Red Sox, and some questioned whether that created a conflict, especially because none of their prime players were in the report. "Judge me by my work," Mitchell said. "You will not find any evidence of bias, special treatment, for the Red Sox or anyone else. That had no effect on this investigation or this report, none whatsoever." Giambi, under threat of discipline from Selig, and Frank Thomas were the only current players known to have cooperated with the Mitchell investigation. "The players' union was largely uncooperative for reasons that I thought were largely understandable," Mitchell said. Union head Donald Fehr made "no apologies" for the way they represented players. "Many players are named. Their reputations have been adversely affected, probably forever," he said. "Even if it turns out down the road that they should not have been." Certainly a lot of people read the names. The report was downloaded 1.8 million times off MLB.com in the first three hours after it was posted. About two hours after the report was released, two congressmen at the forefront of Capitol Hill's involvement in the steroids issue asked Mitchell, Selig and Fehr to testify at a House committee hearing Tuesday. California Democrat Henry Waxman and Virginia Republican Tom Davis -- the leaders of the panel that held the March 17, 2005, hearing at which Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Palmeiro testified -- want to know "whether the Mitchell Report's recommendations will be adopted and whether additional measures are needed," they said. Also, a Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing on Jan. 23 relating to steroid use in professional sports. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 2 of 2
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