Clark looked at it.

He eventually struck out.

The Yanks tanked.

Ugh.

(1) The MLB Drug Policy SAYS NOTHING about unnamed prescription drugs being used without a prescription violating the drug policy. You keep relying on Mitchell’s reliance on a single 36 year old MLB memo to claim it is the use of prescription drugs without a prescription violated MLB’s drug policy. As you should be aware as a learned baseball reporter, MLB policy in this area is subject to the CBA and does not just get handed down from generation to generation. Indeed, Selig can try to do just about anything in the “best interest of baseball,” but if he uses that to try and discipline players on a subject matter that is specically covered by the collective bargaining agreement and his decisions are challenged in court, he will very likely lose.

(2) All of what is written about McNamee’s statements about administering or giving steroids or HGH to players is about the period form 2000 through 2002. However, all of the corroborating evidence (from Radinski statements, documents, phone records) about McNamee’s purchase of steroids and HGH appears to be from 2003 and later. Why is there no information in the report about who was given these perfomance enhancers in 2003 and later? Why is there no corroborating evidence for the period prior to 2003? According to the report, McNamee didn’t give Clemens or Pettitte any “stuff” after 2002 and he continued to purchase too much for personal consumption.

The report is little more than an anecdotal patchwork assembled by a man working under the appearance of a conflict of interest. Among other things, Mitchell should provide ALL of his evidence — including the full transcripts of the conversations his office had with McNamee and Radinski — to the public. There are far too many holes in a report that rambles on for over 400 pages and cost over $20 million.

Clemens ,on the other hand, after hearing the testimony against him, has deliberately cheated, and although innocent till proven guilty, he’d be best to fess up, before it turns into a Barry Bonds saga.

Doubt Santana will be traded to the Yanks. Why should they give up 2 major league players plus others for Santana and then have to sign him for an extra 6-7 years. That is much more than Oakland received for Haren. None of those players would even start for Minnesota. If the Yankees need to unload 12-13M of salary, Matsui, if he waives his NTC, is the only one who makes sense. Stuck with Mussina and Giambi. There would be a market for Damon, but who leads off-Jeter? Would only see Matsui going to the Mets or a west coast team, and who would be willing to take on his salary, let alone have a need for him?

Bullpen is their weakness. There’s not a one of them I’d trust to come into the game with RISP and one out, to get out of the inning unscathed. Maybe Rivera, but remember he blew 3 of Pettitte’s games.

For example, NYU professor Gary Walder noted in a recent article that although more research is needed, it is generally felt by those who work in the field of physical therapy that HGH, “can be a reasonably effective recovery tool.” Again I’m not saying it’s use has been legitimately established or that it is widely promoted, but by not even acknowledging the differing opinions of HGH, you wrongly imply that Pettitte’s explanation is insincere and unfounded. I’m sorry but he deserves better.

I think we’re on the same page. The blog post quoted by Boston Dave targeted IPK for 152 innings, and I simply meant to say that, more than PH or JC, the Yanks may want him to have more than that.