Feb
05
Update: Cervelli among players connected to South Florida clinic
By10:19pm: Cervelli released a statement because he’s a real live baseball player: “Following my foot injury in March 2011, I consulted with a number of experts, including the Biogenesis clinic, for legal ways to aid my rehab and recovery. I purchased supplements I am certain were not prohibited by Major League Baseball.”
8:00pm: Via Jeff Passan: Frankie Cervelli is among the new batch of players connected to the Anthony Bosch-run South Florida clinic that allegedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs. You know what I’m talking about, the same mess Alex Rodriguez is currently dealing with. If Cervelli did take a banned substance, I hope he did it recently. The Yankees need all the offense they can get out of their catchers this year.
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I nearly choked reading that last sentence. A+
Late to the show but wow. Slow clap for that line, Mike.
Now why would he do that? Not enough power generated from all those fist pumps?
thats our starting catcher there…
Florida: The Steroid State.
Looks like it’s Romine’s job.
Cervelli is on steroids? I’ve seen it all.
Well fat good of luck that did, he hasn’t done a damn thing with the stick
I hope this is true so Cervelli gets a suspension. That would be addition by subtraction. Cervelli only weakens the production at catcher because he is a lazy/poor defensive catcher and a .250 type hitter at best.
Yes, he’s clearly blocking the greatness below him in the pecking order.
Wait, what?
We’re in 2013 now. Be more original or calm the fuck down.
What are you even talking about?
Oh, God.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
It’s all fun and games…
Until a douche shows up.
While I sometimes partake in calling people fucktards, I do like them to be refreshing instead of the same old ones.
Take anything from the Simpsons. Decades of content and insults and many of them not used.
Not enough “Project Runway” used on here either. A good “slutty slutty slutty” from Michael Kors would do the trick.
*ducks*
Hover your mouse over that huge box that looks like a TV and click on it.
There you will see an overused video meme. This is my best attempt at making this overly simple.
Idk, still pretty funny.
It’s not even the correct video…
Because of the French subtitles? I agree, that is a little annoying.
No he missed the part where he screams get the fuck out.
Erm….what?
Is he supposed to do it twice?
Or I should get the fuck out. Regardless it’s still overused.
But still funny as hell!!! Calm down (not just you) I understand we are all pissed about the allegations but seriously we are taking it too far
Ari Gold is always funny.
I’ve never watched more than 10 minutes of an episode. It’s all new to me.
#jacobstargetaudience
#isthisalrightwithyouerica
…..
I hate you Fish Fingers. And not for the Ari Gold thing, as I’ve never seen any of it, ever, until that 14 seconds above.
Entourage might be for a…younger generation? No offense intended. It’s kind of a “young guy’s show”. Cool cars, hot girls, sweet parties. I find it funny as hell though. And Ari Gold is my favorite character of any TV show.
Not that at all. Just not enough time in the day the past few years to be into every show.
I am almost 100% certain that everyone is just a little cranky because over in the open thread I am playing devil’s advocate with myself. Thank your R-Tills, JJ, and MannyGee for not being assholes and sorry to all the other regular non troll posters that I am pissing off!
You’re not doing anything wrong that I can see. Not like your stance is all that far apart from most everyone else’s, you’re just leaning in the other direction.
I think Manny’s bandwagon is just a tad miffed at me and everyone else hates ari gold. It’s a shame
Not at all. You’re cool in my book. It’s all good.
I’ll be interested to see if Selig is willing to go with this stuff and fight the MLBPA for a suspension or if he wants another source of some kind.
This is getting too funny.
Enter Romine…
Just great, Cervelli ‘s juicing and still couldn’t make the Yankee team last year and he’s our no 1 catcher going into 2013, what a fucking joke.
Is there a substance Frankie can take that teaches him how to play the position?
Oh my goddddddd I don’t even know what to think anymore. We cannot have Chris effin’ Stewart our everyday starting catcher.
What is the point of CERVELLI taking steroids??? He knows you have to be able to hit the ball let alone hit a HR. Not just that but you also have to make the team.
Cervelli’s chances of being the everyday craptcher shrink.
*Fist pumps*
That makes Stewart the everyday (i just can’t use the word “starter” for neither of those two guys) craptcher.
*Goes crying to a dark corner of the office*
My guess is Stewart already was the starter already.
We also might want to wait to see if Cervelli is actually suspended.
Although, I do find it interesting that Cervelli’s name was not listed under the “PED section”. Still though, this is absurd.
Cervelli and Arod should ask for their money back.
This Bosch guy couldn’t carry Victor Conte’s jock strap. .
We may end up seeing Sanchez sooner than later. I mean what the fuck kind of half ass mickey mouse show are the Yankees running? Does anyone have any control over there?
“Mickey Mouse Show.” Gotta write that one down.
Add it to the list.
“Y? Because we LOVE you!”
I hope Wednesdays are still Surprise days . . .
Well, with the Yankees 2013 roster, everyday could be a surprise day . . .
This is gonna be an interesting season.
I just need it to start already.
It’s not just the Yankees, its MLB as a whole. If they really want PEDs out of the game, they need to make the punishments much harsher because obviously these aren’t scaring anyone.
Nice pseudonym, Jeet.
Where’s Ramiro Pena’s name? If anyone needed steroids it’s that guy.
I don’t know about steroids, but Ramiro Pena’s name is probably somewhere down the Braves’ depth chart. He plays for them now.
I know…
He’s been a Brave for all of a few months. These documents date prior to that.
Season cannot start soon enough.
Forget Cervilli. The bigger story is the appearance of Ryan Braun on that list.
It isn’t news. He was actually caught and suspended for them. Not just someone that the court of popular opinion decides, but someone caught.
Frick. Romine is struggling to put up decent AAA numbers, Chris Stewart is struggling to put up half-decent MLB numbers, and now Cervelli struggles to put up decent MLB numbers with steroids.
This is what happens when we don’t get catching options early in the offseason. Rod Barajas and Matt Treanor are the two listed on MLBTR and I doubt MiLB players are worth anything.
Your first paragraph is two-thirds fail due to the sketchy nature of both this “evidence” AND Romine’s AAA numbers.
Yea. Lets cut him.
Someone that has 20 bad games over 2 years in AAA doesn’t deserve to be a Yankee.
So to all of you jackasses who thought the sauce was supposed to make you better at the baseballs… TA DAH!
But seriously, this whole goddam thing is getting silly. Danny Valencia and Frankie Cervelli in the “other stuff” section?
That is the piece that is always left out when discussing PEDs. The majority of players caught really have not been good, and in one instance, a reporter went through and compared the perfomance of players listed in the Mitchell Report and noted a decrease in performance during the listed times.
Of course, none of this really means anything.
Bobby Wilson leaked Cervelli’s name.
Him and “Stairs” are in it together.
*hides*
*calls Tony Bosch*
That’s all I can stands, ’cause I can’t stands no more!
This whole Miami thing is starting to look like a witch hunt. Until we get some real evidence (not anonymous sources and handwritten notes) it’s irresponsible for the media to keep dirtying up players’ names and reputations…
Like that’s ever stopped them.
Exactly!
They do it with everything. Just like with real time events. They post information accusing people of stuff, and then all of a sudden it disappears.
Give ‘em two sketchy sources and they’ll print. Especially something like this? I wouldn’t be surprised if they were running on just the notebook at this point (which would be hugely unethical.)
No one has been arrested and no one has admitted that the allegations are true despite this stuff being on the radar for weeks if not months. I won’t be shocked if most of this stuff eventually is proven to be true but so far, the evidence isn’t solid enough to assume anyone’s guilt
Certainly. MLB needs to figure out what all of this means. Isn’t that hard to make this stuff up. Put arod/melky/braun on the list with a few others and you suddenly have a “credible” list.
The Onion headline reading “Frankie Cervelli Proves PED’s Don’t Do Anything” just writes itself, doesn’t it?
Sad about the potential of this with him. We’ll see. Like with Alex, my hunch is where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
I also used to live a few blocks from Biogenesis. Would have taken a few shots in the ass for sure had I’d known.
It’s Saturday night already?
I can’t believe Braun got caught again.
I wonder who’s life he is going to ruin this time around? IMO he is worse than Bonds/Alex combined.
He didn’t get caught doing anything.
Very much this.
Thank you both!
Cervelli is such a fluckwad he didnt know how to take the PEDS right. Would explain all the throws into CF when he would throw out runners
So says the guy who can’t do math.
I just KNEW Cervelli’s performance was too good to be true!!
Frankie blue eyes to juice you have to be able to hit the ball.
Braun claims he paid Bosch “$20-30K” for consulting on his appeal on his positive test in 2011. This conveniently ignores the U of Miami connection that is all over this case. Like…why consult with Bosch of all people?
#thealiensdidit
So to beat a PED charge you would employ a known PED peddler?
To beat a murder charge you’d consult OJ Simpson?
All it would take is one cross examination, “Mr. Braun, do you know or have any association with anyone who supplies PEDs?”
“Uh, yeah. I have one on my payroll, for advice.”
“No further questions.”
Wow how shitty was cervelli off steroids? This is funny shit.
Based on Cervelli’s production, his juicing must’ve consisted of copious amounts of Capri Sun
A cacique reference?
Eh, wot?
Woah fella’s calm down, I just like using overused meme’s can we just forget out my opposite view of this whole conondrum and enjoy the 14 seconds?
Can we get out of Cervelli’s contract?
…
You saved the worst news for last. 189 189 189. What a Mickey Mouse Show. Oh look, a parade.
(chuckle)
Also, grave spinz
Thats why he was wearing the oversized batting helmet. Now it makes sense. His head was growing.
Really? A statement?
Great.
I always like that sort of statement better than “TONY BOSCH?!? NOT ONLY DO I NOT KNOW HIM, BUT I HAVE NEVER MET HIM AND HE CERTAINLY DOES NOT HAVE A MOLE ON HIS INNER THIGH.!”
+1
I’m sorry, is this the place to post Entourage clips?
Post them anywhere! It makes everyone so happy
Is it wrong that I believe Cervelli, but not Braun? Also, now that there are players coming out and saying that yes, they were on the list for reasons relating to going to this clinic, it makes me believe A-Rod at least has been there.
Nah I could totally see it, and yeah Alex probably has and just does not realize it is better to admit than lie
I believe Cervelli too because he didn’t already get suspended and then get off on a stupid little technicality.
As much I’ll joke around about the absurdity of it all, it is still worth noting that so far everything is based on an unverified notebook.
Where there is smoke there’s fire, but I’m far more interested in the results of an official investigation, not news articles.
Yes, if you’re ever convicted of a crime, you want me on your jury.
Braun got caught. We know nothing about Cervelli’s circumstances. Did he buy legal stuff, did he buy roids once several years ago and only did them once?
You don’t get arrested for purchasing alcohol. You get arrested high bac while driving.
This. Braun already has a suspicion floating around him. That and Cervelli, well… you know.
I also have no doubt in my mind that hundreds of players have visited this guy, gotten some sort of medical advise and went along to the next doctor.
I really want to hear Big Member’s take on this.
Indeed. His voice must be heard.
I’ll even leave him a plate of cookies and glass of milk overnight if he passes by.
With my luck, of course, forensic will eat the fucking cookies.
Him and Bavarian Yankee always steal the best ones.
I love people trashing legitimate journalists here. Instead of asking what they did to verify or legitimize their source, it’s so much easier to trash them. Good job guys. I wonder what your response to Watergate would have been in the 70′s. Easier to trash than to ask what they did before they went to print I guess.
Asking “what else is there beyond a notebook?” is not unreasonable. That they’ve yet to agree to share the info with MLB investigators hasn’t helped. That there’s been no report of corroborating evidence (even by the people with the most to gain by SHOWING corroborating evidence) hasn’t either.
They are not just going by a notebook. If you got your news from these commentators, I’d understand why you thought that. Anyone who thinks they went to print on just a notebook, proves my point that they are not asking the right questions, or worse, they don’t want to listen to anything that doesn’t back their opinion.
Also, you haven’t been paying attention to what MLB is trying to do. They are just getting into this, and they are still being timid about this. MLB is being reported as wanting the DEA to take charge. The problem is that the DEA is giving a rat’s ass about this case so far. Sadly, journalists are the only ones doing serious investigation. Too bad people here will still shit on them.
We have no idea what they’re going by because all we have is their word, upon which relies their revenue stream, a handful of leaks, and a bunch of speculation. Do documents exist? Almost certainly. We know next to nothing about them that has been independently corroborated as far as we know.
And before you get on the MLB for being “timid,” their reasoning is justifiable: they lack subpoena power or the power to hand down much in the way of effective punishments. That the alleged behavior constitutes a Federal offense works pretty well too, especially since the MLBPA would have to be involved in an investigation or at least its final stages.
all we have is their word, upon which relies their revenue stream
This.
Yeah. Their livelihood and reputation are not a source of revenue in journalism. Oh wait…
Expose’ not followed up or outright panned (which is what I’ve been led to believe is a practice this paper uses) don’t need to be true by most definitions of the word to be enormously profitable for a paper like that.
I’m not saying we know that they’re lying or even fudging the story. I tend to think they’re on to something. But it’s still a very thin case even for the court of public opinion. A criminal court or an arbitration hearing would probably laugh you out of the room.
Both the LA Times and NY Times still have strong reputations despite printing articles that later turned out to be based on false information.
They might have been 30 years ago.
There are multiple news outlets and journalists that are backing this up. The DEA shows no interest whatsoever. It doesn’t matter I guess because an independent source would only be another news source because no one else gives a crap.
The other journalists are covering the coverage, a classic move since the liability should someone sue would fall almost totally on the Miami paper. They don’t have their own sources, they’re writing up reports citing the original paper as the (only) source. That’s tricky business. Show me the media outlets covering their own investigative reporting that shows what’s going on. Not just “documents in the possession of the Miami Morning Bugal Call, who is still considering whether and how to release said documents.”
Going to bed but ESPN is corroborating the A-Rod part of the story with their own sources. Braun is also a corroborating piece.
I take ESPN’s reporting with a grain of salt. They have a lousy track record when it comes to anonymous sources…
I’m also a working journalist. I’ve got to agree with Havoc on this one. Do the documents exist? Certainly seems so. Did the journalists take every stop possible to corroborate that the entries actually were orders for banned substances? That’s less clear at this point.
I like to give fellow journalists the benefit of the doubt, but we have really no means to fact check at this point in the process.
I don’t think people here are “shitting” on journalists in this case (and I know what it looks like; it happens to me and colleagues with some frequency) but are rightfully skeptical of the report.
Hopefully more details surface, and quickly.
They have gone on record about what they did to support their claims in the article. Do you know what they did?
This is also a newspaper that a former Miami Native on this board equated to the Village Voice. Now nothing against Village Voice, I’m sure they hold journalistic ideals at the highest regard, but if they broke a story about corruption in the mayor’s office before, say The Times, I’d take it with a grain of salt.
Going to bed.
Lol
I know right? How dare he prioritize his life over this board. LMAO!!!
I’m glad you’re rushing to his defense.
Glad you are piling on.
I’d disagree with that. Big time.
Village Voice had major people writing for it.
The New Times ain’t the Village Voice, but it’s what it’s always tried to be.
I always found the New Times interesting, and there were biting articles akin to this one I enjoyed.
I’ve read through this thread, and my general reaction is when you’re asked for details, you then ask a question you then attempt to side step it and redirect by asking you’re own question, such as “Do you know what they did?,” yet you never provide detail. Then when pressed further, you announce you’re going to bed.
I’ve seen the editor interviewed, I’ve watched and listened to Verducci, who wrote a very detailed follow-up piece, and now we have the Jeff Passan Yahoo article. I have no problem with Verducci’s research and reporting. It’s fine. The problem is they all are driven off the same source material coming from the same person. It’s a good thing to keep an open mind until the source material is verified. I’m in the smoke=fire camp, but I’m not convicting anyone yet. The news media already has enough Selena Roberts types. Perhaps she’ll bring her fine Duke-Lacrosse reporting approach to this story. Oh, wait…
I am a journalist, and rule one of journalism is to question. The only source that they have publicly stated having is the journal, hell even if they through out having an anonymous source that works with one of the players or worked at Biotech I’d be more likely to trust them.
Not true. I’ve heard the writer discuss the research that went into verifying the notebook. They had the notebook for three months prior to print. They actually worked at finding out if the notebook was real. I guess people rather not find out or know.
I wonder why they haven’t turned over the notes to the MLB investigators
My thing is if the notebook is credible, and Bosch is being investigated by the Feds, why don’t the Feds have the notebook?????
We are getting a full range of statements from players:
Who the fuck is Tony Bosch? –A-Rod
I don’t know who Tony Bosch is, but I did use him as part of my defense in using PEDs, but I still don’t know him. –Ryan Braun
I went to Tony Bosch’s clinic because I thought it was a tanning salon. –Francisco Cervelli
Lmfao +1
ietc
immolate
Folks, I was on a grand jury. And we would’ve laughed this notebook out of court, and none of us were lawyers.
Thought I can’t understand why Cervelli would release that kind of statement, the unequivoval denials across the board are really interesting. Though I guess you could argue that one thing everyone’s learned from A-Rod in 2009 is you gain nothing by confessing.
Honestly, though? I won’t care about the “cheating” that was a) rampant and b) both ignored and tacitly encouraged by the media, until the hypocrisy about, you know, actual crimes is at the very least acknowledged. The moral superiority is cringe-inducing.
The notebook itself is circumstantial evidence, yes. Did you bother toask or see if they went after corroborating evidence? Maybe you should before you talk about laughing out of court.
…My point is that in this case, there is no corroborating evidence. There’s a really random notebook with very convenient names.
It’s possible that everything in the notebook is true, sure, but there isn’t any proof right now that it is.
This is incorrect.
You haven’t explained why it’s incorrect besides that we should take the journalists at their word. I could write up a list right now of names and numbers, claim it’s a list of professors and students that conspired to form a massive cheating ring at my college from last semester. How is that any different from what these guys, or even the clinic COULD HAVE done? I’m not saying they did, hell I don’t think they did, but to just fall in rank and file without questioning were the facts come from is silly.
Going to bed, but point is that there is corroborating evidence.
Now, with the players comments there is corroborating evidence, but before today there wasn’t much (if any).
“You’re wrong, but since I don’t know why, I’m leaving and taking my ball with me. Hmph.”
Becasue discussing things with people on the internet after midnight is so important! Screw work!
He started it. If he didn’t want to discuss things after midnight, he shouldn’t have opened that can of worms.
Making fun of him, you wrote, “‘…I’m leaving and taking my ball with me. Hmph.’”
Then you follow it up with, “He started it.”
The irony.
Then what is it? As far as I (and apparently, the other 3 people in this conversation that aren’t you) are aware of are a set of documents claimed to be internally consistent that no one outside the paper has been able to verify or obtain. No one at the clinic is confirming what the paper is saying (again, as far as we know). The MLB’s requst to review the document has not yet been answered definitively by the paper. The DEA, a group not known for shouting “WE’RE TARGETTING YOU,” during an investigation is doing whatever it is that it’s doing for reasons we do not know.
So what am I missing here that has you saying that I’m not understanding/seeing the evidence put forward?
In turd surfer’s defense, the guys who broke Braun, Cervelli, and Valencia on Yahoo I’m pretty sure did it independently of the Miami paper. I could be wrong though. This is one of the reasons I’m beginning to believe the report.
Yes, ’tis true. FOrgot about that.
I am wondering whether they’re being intentionally vague about the nature of the documents or if they honestly don’t know what to make of them themselves.
I’m just saying if I’m an editor at either the Miami paper or Yahoo Sports, I wouldn’t have let these stories run until we knew what we had, if only because if there is an innocent explanation behind the note book, good luck getting the public to believe it now.
God I can’t believe I spent the time reading this crap. If any of you alleged journalists bothered to take two minutes and read the article you’d notice the part where they say 6 customers and 2 employers corroborated the story.
Those eight people are mentioned five times, quoted once, paraphrased 3 times, and never named. Two of the paraphrases are them effectively saying “well, I never SAW this, but, you know, I think this is what was going on.”
I’m not saying I don’t believe the charges. I’m saying it’s unclear and not a crime to be skeptical. The whole thing is rickety as Hell at the moment.
The Miami New Times will print provocative stuff like this. It’s not a daily paper or anything of the sort. It’s like the Village Voice. Free weekly combining stuff on the arts with an attempt at cutting edge journalism. This is totally in their area.
Obviously these guys don’t know they can order them online
If they cant find them they can always call Melky and have him start a new website.
Many broad strokes being brushed here, eh? My natural inclination is to say there’s something fishy going on. Lots of connections to MiamiU, known steroid peddlers, shady characters, players linked to previous failed drug tests. Smoke, meet fire.
But until I see something more than scribbles in a notebook and cloudy pairings to banned substances (for some players, that is), I’m going to withhold judgment.
Having said all that, my personal opinion is players should not just be encouraged to take steroids, but should be required to juice. I don’t spend a king’s ransom on cable packages, tickets, concession items, etc. to watch infield singles and Sweaty Freddie fastballs.
Damn straight, I want the ball and bat to both break the sound barrier causing a near reality shattering experience when a hitter gets the sweet spot on the ball. (I’m not kidding)
If my Keynesian philosophies run true. Athletes can’t do enough steroids and should be taking more – so much that they eventually become “too big to fail”
Ironic that you link to an Austrian Economics website….
Shame, I thought he was a for sure first ballot Hall of Famer but those pesky writers and their anti-PED agenda will probably make him wait a couple years now. How will I explain to my children that the Legendary King of Fist-pumps isn’t right in there with Gehrig and Ruth?
Jesus Montero, too, apparently:
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....-1.1256495
WOW!!!!!!!
That a big one for Yankees fans and a heartbreaker for some.
Time for a bridge watch.
The trade for Pineda looks a tiny bit better now.
Thank God for the Chris Stewart trade too
How do you know Pineda’s name isn’t on there as well?
He said “now”.
If evidence comes to light that Pineda’s name is on there, you know, later, then his opinion might change.
Witch hunt
Interesting.
I’ll say this: The more names I hear, the less I think every one of the players named will be truly implicated.
I hope Montero’s ties are legit ones. I also hope, for the love of the “PEDs work” narrative, that Frankie Cervelli has never even smoked a joint in his life.
Yeah, it’s interesting because Gio, Braun, and Cervelli weren’t linked to specific banned substances in the reports.
Wow. Didn’t see that one coming. The plot thickens. Going to be an interesting season.
Hmm.
This whole thing just gets stranger and stranger as we go.
am I the only one who’s afraid that Cano’s name might come up anytime in the future?
No you’re not the only one. And if it does, I hope it comes up right away, that way he won’t get that next big contract
People are only allowed to break PED stories about Yankee players after they sign albatross contracts.
That’s a bit knee-jerk, but I guess that’s allowed.
I think most players are fair game to wonder about at this point.
There is a poster on another who is basically guaranteeing Cano’s name is on the list. I guess we’ll wait and see.
Bill Simmons “I want to see you pee in a cup” list makes sense to me and it includes the following things taht cause you to be suspicous:
• Skip the Olympics (which has much stricter drug testing) in your prime for any dubious reason and you’re on the list.
• Enjoy your best season in years in your late 30s, four or five years after your last “best season,” and you’re on the list.
• If you’re a skinny dude who miraculously managed to add 20 pounds of muscle to your scarecrow frame, you’re on the list.
• If you chopped down the recovery time of a debilitating injury to something that just didn’t seem possible a year ago, you’re on the list.
• If you were really good and really ripped at a really young age, and now your body is breaking down much sooner than it should be breaking down, you’re on the list.
• If you’re exhibiting a level of superhuman endurance that has little correlation to the endurance of any of your competitors, you’re on the list.
On this basis the name I’m scared of is Derek Jeter. Everone (including myself) is convinced he is clean but if he’s not, the consequence (to me) would be beyond sad.
What part of that does Derek fall under?
I wouldn’t say he’s exhibited superhuman endurance, and he certainly hasn’t had a “best season” 5 years too late.
It’s not having your best season ever, but rather your best season for years and 2012 qualifies. You could argue that 2012 was his best hitting season since 2006 outside of 2009. His bat speed was slowing down and then it came back.
• If you were really good and really ripped at a really young age, and now your body is breaking down much sooner than it should be breaking down, you’re on the list.
So that puts Griffey, another player who everyone things is innocent, on the list as well
That’s the one I have the most issue with in general. Some people just have bad genes when it comes to ligaments and such.
Wasn’t there a story about an orthopedic surgeon who said as much recently?
BTW, I thought it was a good read and deserves a link.
http://www.grantland.com/story.....d-question
I disagree with all of it. Especially the “best season in your 30s” crap
Why?
Lots of players have had great seasons in their 30′s before the steroid era. Hank Aaron and Ted Williams come to mind.
COuld be a blessing. Now finally, (Maybe) all the Montero whining and second guessing can finally stop.
Even if he’d been found by a Daily News reporter with a needle in and the plunger half depressed the Great Trade Debate would not totally die off.
Monterowasdinero may have had a stroke though.
I am willing to believe Cervelli for now. There are other players names that have been dropped in this scandal that even the records that are relied upon to show their involvement only show the distribution of legal and non-banned (by MLB) substances. See Gio Gonzalez. It is not unheard of for operations like this to provide both legal and illegal solutions. Some players can really want to do everything possible up to the edge of the rules without going over to the other side. This actually happens in many contexts in all aspects of business. As a lawyer many clients seek advice on how to go right up to regulatory lines, but want to be sure that they do not cross them (i.e. they have NO intent to break the rules, but want to be as competitive as possible within the rules).
I am not saying that Cervelli is definitely innocent, but I will give benefit of the doubt since he is not going into total denial mode.
Enough! Somebody call Eli whiteside!
I have stopped caring about PEDs. Who cares if these players juice?