PLAYERS:
Curt Schilling,
Bartolo Colon,
Melky Cabrera,
Yasmani Grandal,
Alex Rodriguez,
Gio Gonzalez,
Francisco Cervelli,
Jhonny Peralta
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers
So, this Biogenesis scandal is really getting out of hand, and Curt Schilling added more fuel to the fire with his comments today that the Red Sox encouraged him to use PEDs.
When the original details of Anthony Bosch’s anti-aging clinic were released a couple weeks ago, we saw names that weren’t surprising, such as Bartolo Colon, Melky Cabrera, and Yasmani Grandal. There were also names a little more surprising, such as Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, and Gio Gonzalez. As recently as this week, Francisco Cervelli, Danny Valencia, and Ryan Braun were added to the most controversial list of players since the Mitchell Report was released. The list is now 12 players deep, with Jesus Montero and Jhonny Peralta being the latest names released.
The fact that people within the Boston Red Sox organization encouraged an injured Curt Schilling to take PEDs in 2008 to try and get on the field again is just absurd. Now, I realize the former pitcher doesn’t have the best reputation in the public ey...
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