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Report: Miami PED lists revealed

Records from an anti-aging clinic in Miami list the names of prominent baseball players -- including Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and Gio Gonzalez -- and detail performance-enhancing drugs administered to them and others, according to a report Tuesday by the Miami New Times.

The names were on records Miami New Times said were given to them by an employee who worked at Biogenesis of America before it closed last month. Miami New Times reported that the records show the firm sold performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, testosterone and anabolic steroids.

Anthony Bosch, the 49-year-old head of the clinic, was connected to Manny Ramirez when the former MLB star was suspended for 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy in 2009. Bosch has never been charged by local or federal officials.

Miami New Times said it conducted a three-month investigation before releasing its 5,400-word story online on Tuesday.

Saturday, ESPN's Outside The Lines reported that Major League Baseball was investigating multiple wellness clinics in South Florida, as well as individuals with potential ties to players. The report said that the area from Boca Raton to Miami is "ground zero" for performance-enhancing drugs still filtering into the game.

Rodriguez, the New York Yankees slugger who ended 2012 injured and on the bench during the playoffs, has admitted to using steroids from 2001-03, but he has said he has not used PEDs since. The New Times report said that Rodriguez's name shows up 16 times in the records it reviewed. Miami New Times reported that records indicated Rodriguez paid Bosch $3,500 for "1.5/1.5 HGH (sports perf.), creams test., glut., MIC, supplement, sports perf. Diet." There are other notations for Rodriguez as well, beginning in 2009 and continuing through last season. Rodriguez had hip surgery last month and is expected to miss some or all of the 2013 season.

The names are all included in an extraordinary batch of records from Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic tucked into a two-story office building just a hard line drive's distance from the UM campus. They were given to New Times by an employee who worked at Biogenesis before it closed last month and its owner abruptly disappeared. The records are clear in describing the firm's real business: selling performance-enhancing drugs, from human growth hormone (HGH) to testosterone to anabolic steroids.

Major League Baseball issued a lengthy statement Tuesday in response to the New Times story.

"We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances," the statement begins. "These developments, however, provide evidence of the comprehensive nature of our anti-drug efforts. Through our Department of Investigations, we have been actively involved in the issues in South Florida. It is also important to note that three of the players allegedly involved have already been disciplined under the Joint Drug Program."

The Rangers issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "The Texas Rangers were contacted late last week by Miami New Times regarding the story posted this morning. At that time, the Rangers contacted Major League Baseball on that inquiry. The team has no further comment."

Gio Gonzalez issued a statement Tuesday that appeared in the Washington Times.

"I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will," the statement says. "I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie."

Andrew Marchand ‏@AndrewMarchand

A-Rod is being represented by Roy Black in this PED Case. A-Rod is denying everything.

A-Rod spokesman: "The news report about a purported relationship between Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Bosch are not true. Alex Rodriguez was not Mr. Bosch’s patient, he was never treated by him and he was never advised by him. The purported documents referenced in the story -- at least as they relate to Alex Rodriguez -- are not legitimate."

Quake Griffin wrote:lock the players out until the union agrees to let these team void the contracts of these cheaters.


nobody cares about getting caught when they're getting a 9 figure payday.
take their money away and they'll quit.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN
Root of problem: Since being bad No. 4 OF for ATL in '10, Melky is positioned to make $21m --even after accounting for $ lost in suspension.

Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun's name is in records of the Miami-area clinic alleged to have distributed performance-enhancing drugs to a rash of baseball players, and Major League Baseball will investigate the link to the former MVP who tested positive for illegal synthetic testosterone during the 2011 postseason.

MLB is investigating the Biogenesis clinic and its operator, Anthony Bosch, to determine the breadth of Bosch's alleged PED dispersal throughout the sport. The league could pursue punishment through non-analytical positives – evidentiary links to players without positive tests – and one source said it will not limit the potential discipline to those whose names are surfacing for the first time, meaning those who have faced suspensions in the past could again be tried.

Braun is on a list that includes Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and Cesar Carrillo, who the New Times reported received PEDs from Bosch. Also on the list are New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and Baltimore Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia, who weren't listed near PEDs either. The record matches a document the New Times posted with Braun's name redacted and Cervelli and Valencia's cut off.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun's name is listed in the records of the Miami-based anti-aging clinic that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs to multiple baseball players, Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday.

Braun's name, however, is not listed next to any specific PEDs, according to Yahoo! Sports. The Miami New Times reported last week the Biogenesis clinic distributed banned substances to several high-profile players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.

Yahoo! Sports claimed that it has obtained three Biogenesis records that show Braun's name. Braun is on a list that includes Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli, Danny Valencia and Cesar Carrillo, the website reported.

Braun tested positive for elevated testosterone levels in 2011, the year he was named National League MVP.

In the wake of the Yahoo! report linking, through acquired documents, the name of Brewers slugger Ryan Braun to the controversial Biogenesis clinic in South Florida, Braun himself has released the following statement:

"During the course of preparing for my successful appeal last year, my attorneys, who were previously familiar with Tony Bosch, used him as a consultant. More specifically, he answered questions about T/E ratio and possibilities of tampering with samples.

"There was a dispute over compensation for Bosch's work, which is why my lawyer and I are listed under 'moneys owed' and not on any other list.

"I have nothing to hide and have never had any other relationship with Bosch.

"I will fully cooperate with any inquiry into this matter."

Add yet another name to the ever-expanding list of players reportedly connected to South Florida biochemist Anthony Bosch. This time around, it's Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, according to the New York Daily News.

The Daily News reports that it has learned Montero is named in "records" from Bosch's anti-aging clinic. Now, let us commence with the proper disclaimer: Montero being named in records at the clinic doesn't mean he definitely used any sort of performance-enhancing drug -- though this bit of fact doesn't seem to prevent most from immediately jumping to conclusions.

Another bit of information some may deem as circumstantial evidence -- as noted by the Daily News -- is that Montero is a client of ACES, the agency run by Seth and Sam Levinson. One might recall the Levinson brothers are under investigation by Major League Baseball in connection with another client, Melky Cabrera, and the creation of a fake website in an attempt to get Cabrera out of a 50-game suspension last summer.

Then again, it's not like every Levinson client has been involved in PEDs.

Montero, 23, was traded from the Yankees to the Mariners last winter. He hit .260/.298/.386 with 15 homers and 62 RBI last season for Seattle. He has not previously been tied to PEDs at any time.

destro wrote:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=130&t=1229476

made on the same day as yours. and why does it even matter?

trwi7 wrote:How sensitive can you be?

trwi7 wrote:How sensitive can you be?

destro wrote:

trwi7 wrote:How sensitive can you be?

i mean seriously. i didn't know it was that serious and that there were "board ethics" involved. i'll get it fixed so he feels better though.