After reviewing all 400+ pages of the 2007 thesis, or the most important and nonsifting document in American sports history I have the following thoughts:
1. There are waaaay more names out there than this report contains. This report pulls names from media reports, isolated incidents whereplayers got caught, Canseco's book, Game of Shadows, and a clubhouse attendant from one high profile team.
2. The majority of these players played for the Mets or Yankees atsome point. i.e. all these names came from the one or two narc trainers.
3. There are other "club house attendants" that have more knowledge and more names than this guy that didn’t spill the beans.
4. George Mitchell did a good job and is a very smart man. But he needed more resources and more time. i.e. subpoena power.
5. Everyone knew Clemens was on the juice when he threw that bat at Piazza in the highly rated Subway Series.
6. Needles weren't the only thing Pettite and Clemens were putting in each others butts.
7. If Mike Stanton was on roids so was 90% of baseball.
8. Bonds HR record is given more validity by showing an even playing field because of the use by even the poor players; and half of them are pitchers.
9. Non-steroid era players should be given closer consideration for the HOF, i.e. Dale Murphy and Jim Rice.
10. What was the Mets clubhouse attendant doing giving the juice to opposing players?
11. Baseball players are too stupid to pull anything off. See the million dollar players who wrote checks and left a paper trail for $1,000 purchases.
12. The named players will roll on other players as they dont want to be singled out.
13. Steroids and HGH taken under the direction of a physician will not adversly effect your health. They will give you more energy, make you stonger, and younger. See the 45 year old Canseco who looks 27.
14. Juice gets you a hot wife. Then when you get off it, she leaves you. See Paul LoDuca and David Justice.
15. Players that were probably in the report but redacted by MLB totry and save the integrity of the game: Gay-rod, Jeter, Pujols and Ricky (I am the greatest) Henderson.
16. Record most directly related to steroid use: Gagne's save record.
17. Players will always be looking for an edge. At least with the lack of regulation there was an even playing field. Everyone was cheating. Not just a 1988 40/40 guy and a 120+ stolen base machine.
18. Dale Murphy would still be playing for the Braves and going after 755 this year had it not been for a roided out Dave Justice.
19. If the NFL had a similar investigation there would be no NFL.
20. Owners most defintely knew and looked the other way to rebound from the strike. Now they have to give guys like Gary Matthews Jr. $10 mil a year.
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