More Players Accused of HGH Usage
The latest round of illegal substance accusations took another step today when the San Francisco Chronicle leveled some blows. The Chronicle reported that Seattle Mariners outfielder Jose Guillen, former Giants third baseman Matt Williams and former pitcher Ismael Valdez all bought human growth hormone. Though Williams says he took HGH on doctors orders to rehab […]
Mitchell Denies Byrd Leak
An article in today’s New York Times reports that George Mitchell has denied his investigative team leaked the Paul Byrd story on Sunday. On the morning of the Cleveland Indians ALCS game 7 loss to the Boston Red Sox The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Byrd’s HGH usage. There was speculation that Mitchell, a member […]
Byrd and the HGH
A story broke yesterday about Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd‘s use of human growth hormone (HGH). Byrd has said that he has used HGH as part of the treatment for a pituitary condition and has only used it with a prescription. HGH has been banned by Major League Baseball since 2005 and Byrd supposedly made […]
