Mitchell report: Big Bang inside MLB.

After a 20 months investigation concerning the use of performance enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players, the ex-senator George Mitchell released the identity of a list of players who are said to have used performance enhancing drugs.

The list of players contained in the Mitchell report is simply impressive. Over 70 names are mentionned in the report. And NONE of the 30 MLB teams are spared, each and every MLB club has at least one player in the list.

The shockwave doesn’t spare the province of Quebec as the 2003 Cy Young winner Eric Gagné’s name is present in the Mitchell report. Gagné is said to have contacted an ex-New-York Mets employee, Kirk Radomski, and told him he was interested in buying growth hormones for himself. Radomski said that catcher Paul Lo Duca was used as an intermediate for Gagné as he signed two checks of $3200 each in a 6 weeks span during 2004.

Here is the soon to be famous list of players contained in the Mitchell report:

Performance enhancing products users:

Marvin Benard
Barry Bonds
Bobby Estalella
Jason Giambi
Jeremy Giambi
Benito Santiago
Gary Sheffield
Randy Velarde

Steroids and growth hormones users:

Lenny Dykstra
David Segui
Larry Bigbie
Brian Roberts
Jack Cust
Tim Laker
Josias Manzanillo
Todd Hundley
Mark Carreon
Hal Morris
Matt Franco
Rondell White
Roger Clemens
Andy Pettitte
Chuck Knoblauch
Jason Grimsley
Gregg Zaun
David Justice
F.P. Santangelo
Glenallen Hill
Mo Vaughn
Denny Neagle
Ron Villone
Ryan Franklin
Chris Donnels
Todd Williams
Phil Hiatt
Todd Pratt
Kevin Young
Mike Lansing
Cody McKay
Kent Mercker
Adam Piatt
Miguel Tejada
Jason Christiansen
Mike Stanton
Stephen Ranfolph
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Paul Lo Duca
Adam Riggs
Bart Miadich
Fernando Vina
Kevin Brown
Eric Gagné
Mike Bell
Matt Herges
Gary Bennett Jr.
Jim Parque
Brendan Donnelly
Chad Allen
Jeff Williams
Howie Clark
Exavier Logan

Bought drug enhancing products on the web:

Rick Ankiel
David Bell
Paul Byrd
Jose Canseco
Jay Gibbons
Troy Glaus
Jason Grimsley
Jose Guillen
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Darren Holmes
Gary Matthews Jr.
John Rocker
Scott Schoeneweis
Ismael Valdez
Matt Williams
Steve Woodard

As you can see, the list is simply impressive. This case is far from being closed.

(Picture: Eric Gagné, Canadian Press.)