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2013
Ryan Braun Among Names In Biogenesis PEDs Scandal
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As this story continues to develop, more names have emerged from the Miami-based clinic that is currently under investigation; including Ryan Braun. Yahoo! Sports obtained three of the clinic’s reports that featured Braun’s name. The Miami New Times originally broke the story last week regarding the clinic and it’s slue of prominent baseball players, including Alex Rodriguez, Gio Gonzalez, Nelson Cruz, Melky Cabrera and University of Miami strength-and-conditioning coach Jimmy Goins.
MLB could look to discipline players through “non-analytical positives”:
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. -Yahoo! Sports
Other names on this new list include Alex Rodriguez (again), Melky Cabrera (again), Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia and Tigers pitcher Cesar Carrillo (again).
Some of the other documents include his initials “RB 20-30K”, a notation used by the clinic’s owner Anthony Bosch as well as several mentions to Braun’s lawyer Chris Lyons, who represented Braun during his legal battle with MLB to overturn his 50-game suspension, which he eventually got off on a “chain-of-custody” technicality.
Finally, there was this:
The third record is a letter from Bosch that appears to be to Juan Nunez, a former runner for the ACES sports agency that represents Cabrera, Cruz and Gonzalez. Though undated, it congratulates “Juan” on “the MVP award” – a possible reference to Cabrera’s All-Star Game MVP – and continues: “This smells like the ‘Braun’ advantage.”
MLB’s initial investigation has been primarily focused on the UMiami link, Braun’s Alma Mater. Not only that, but Carrillo, who also appeared in the report now multiple times, also attended University of Miami and was Braun’s roommate for three years. Jimmy Goins has denied any previous knowledge of Bosch.
Braun is going to have a difficult time finding a “technicality” this time around…
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It’s amazing to me – I think this Miami clinic is going to continue to be a big deal
BTW Braun released a 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.”
Nothing to hide= awesome lawyer
Also I’m guessing he made no reference to the letter citing “the Braun advantage”
the best part is lets just say Braun is telling the truth (doubtful here)
Basically as the writer Jeff Passan pointed out on Twitter
“For the players who denied the veracity of the Biogenesis records, Braun’s statement would seem to affirm their legitimacy.”
“Braun’s statement would seem to affirm their legitimacy.”
That’s a good point.
Right hang with me on this
You have Gio going heck no this guy is a phony i’ve never met him
and then you have Braun saying we used this guy as a consultant recently
Both players conveniently use the same offseason trainer Jimmy Goins from UMiami. Weird right? I’m sure it’s all a coincidence …………………….
It looks like a player vs player approach may end up playing a bigger part in this when all is said and done.
Why would Braun’s lawyers consult with a non-physician (who has a long history of legal issues) for such an important matter as Braun’s arbitration hearing? Doesn’t sound logical to me.
I’m glad all this info is coming out. I believe it’s all legit and Gio and Braun and A-Rod are cheaters. One thing to note, however, is that all names have not been released yet. It’s possible there is a Met player eventually implicated.
Metro12,
Steroid users annoy me at this stage. My outrage is gone. Well, was gone until you said the obvious…what if a Met is on this list. This would anger me greatly. Outrage will return. Frustration beyond words. Why you say?? Because for as terrible as we have been last few years, if you’re going to cheat, you better be McGwire-Sosa’ing it.
Well it’s obvious PEDs don’t help all players equally. All you have to do is look at the careers of Valencia and Carillo for proof of that.
“It’s possible there is a Met player eventually implicated.”
Whoever it is should ask for a refund.
WTF? Melky and A Rod were on the same list according to your photo. Were they using him as a consultant too?
Lmao,still defending the guy??????? You are something else… He’s nothing but a cheater, and this proved that everyone was right about him… can we say those numbers last year will be tainted no???? But of course, just like you defended alderson’s bullpen last year you’d defend this guy because god forbid you’re wrong.. SMH. You’re pathetic….
The Braun Advantage? WTF is the Braun Advantage?
The Braun Advantage = Plays for “Selig” owned team = Only guy to win a positive test appeal.
Just a theory…..
Is there any list that A-Rod doesnt appear on anymore ?
The first ballot Hall of Famer list…
Burn!
Hammerin’ Hank, touche!
I’m glad another Yankee got nailed. Probably no franchise in baseball history has had so many players implicated in PEDs cheating.
I believe the A’s and Rangers fill out the top two actually, but the Yankees are up there.
In terms of the actual number of players, I don’t think the A’s and Rangers can touch the Yankees. Their players were the most heavily mentioned in the Mitchell report. They were named in BALCO. They now have two players associated with the Miami clinic. There was also the separate Jason Grimsley incident. I am pretty sure they lead the majors by a wide margin in terms of number of players involved with PEDs (steroids and HGH).
Jesus Montero is also named in the documents, according to the NYDN. So the number of players with Yankee ties who have been implicated with PEDs is ginormous!
Amazingly, the Mets have been almost squeaky clean, relatively speaking, even though Radomski used to work for the Mets. Many forget that he didn’t start dealing until he left the Mets, according to the Mitchell report.
Metro,
If you believe that Radomski wasn’t dealing until he left the Mets there is a bridge in Brooklyn you may be interest in buying
TJ — Serious question: Do you really think Radomski risked his plea deal, a perjury indictment, and jail time just to cover up for the Mets? His plea deal mandated that he tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Boy, I guess he’s a big time Mets fan, then? You’d have to be to risk jail time just to protect the Mets. And I guess he hates the Yankees? Because he had no problems throwing them under the bus when he sang to the feds.
Oh boy….
This sounds like the tip of the iceberg.
Anybody else see this?? Oh goodness gracious.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bettor_up_mets_eye_casino_at_citi_8zJCHiA7y4cJtLtuqgMmkK
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/60486/spokesman-casino-proposal-2-years-old-not-active
GOOD JOB BBWAA!!!! (Baseball Writers Association of America)
Melky gets killed for being caught last year for PED’s (and rightfully so)but this Bozo Braun gets off on a technicality and his dirt is swept under the rug by the media for the rest of the season. No one brought it up after that trial although everyone knew he was GUILTY!
I heard all season it would be a travesty if Melky won the batting title never did I hear it would be a travesty if Braun won the MVP award in 2012….and he was close finishing in 2nd place to Buster Posey after winning the NL MVP award in 2011.
MVP an award that is voted on by the “BBWAA”…. the same BBWAA that refused to let Piazza (and others) into the Hall of Fame this year due to speculation that he used PED’s.
The BBWAA(Baseball Writers Association of America) whom stated they wanted to make a STRONG stand against cheaters whom used PED’s…Yet this same group was well aware that Braun was GUILTY as SIN of PED use prior to the 2012 season yet the BBWAA still gave him enough votes to finished 2nd in the 2012 MVP voting.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2012.shtml#NLmvp
The Media is and will always be biased and full of crap…Their sole reason behind the Hall of fame votes were self serving to promote themselves…how many of these writers released there ballots to the public? A ton and for what reason? to draw attention to themselves…since they can no longer do that by doing there jobs…REAL JOURNALISM! Which is finding stories….NOT making them…
It seems as if these journalists take it easy on the active players caught for PED use but are harsh on the retired players due to the fact that the retired players are for the most part irrelevant in the eyes of the public.
Good Job BBWAA lets see if Braun is treated as badly as Melky Cabrera???
At least Melky eventually came out and admitted his transgression and even stated he shouldnt be awarded the batting title. Braun is continues to lie and lie…. his nose is growing bigger and bigger the more lies he spews…Pinocchio in a Brewers jersey
BBLB,
Agreed, Braun should be called out much more by the media. MLB knows damn well it had a roids boy MVP and so do many of these writers that fell silent. Now, Melky got lambasted but still wound up with 16 million clams, not too bad after all.
Melky’s still pisses me off. I have already said my piece on the scum that is Braun. Melky should have been suspended for a year. Not only did he take roids but then he tried to deceive baseball by inventing companies to cover it up and his repayment? 16M dollars. That’s the most absurd thing I have ever heard. For one the player should never be able to sign that type of contract following the suspension and for two the BJ’s should have karma rain down upon them like fire from the heavens.
Professional sports are often times riddled with hypocrites. For example:
How can you allow a guy who tortured dogs for sport, come back and make millions of dollars?
Talk about turning a blind eye……
As a UVA fan SRT I HATE Vick, but I will say this, he served his time in prison and I have moved passed that incident mostly (accept when I want to rip into my VT fans) .
Wait a minute.
How badly was Melky treated? Melky just faded away for the rest of the year. You know when he caught the most heat?
When he was involved in creating a fake website for his appeal hearing.
This idea that he “admitted” what he did is a 100% lie. Literally, there’s no truth to it. He did everything and then some to try and get away with it. When he finally got busted with the website and his tests etc – he admitted defeat.
I think Braun is in trouble here and as I stated below, he and his lawyer released contradictory statements and that spells for bad news for him.
And further your example of the HoF voting and MVP voting is also not accurate.
In order to be eligible for a Hall of Fame vote, a writer must be an active member of the BBWAA for 10 consecutive years. Once a writer receives a Hall of Fame vote, he is eligible to continue voting even when he is no longer an active member of the BBWAA, provided he becomes a lifetime honorary member.
For annual awards
Two writers from each MLB city are recommended by the local chapter chairman and approved by the national secretary-treasurer to vote for each award. Writers from NL cities vote for NL awards, and writers from AL cities vote for AL awards, making 32 voters for each NL award and 28 for each AL award. Most traveling beat writers will vote for at least one annual award each year. In some chapters, columnists or backup writers may also vote. Any active member of the BBWAA is eligible to vote for annual awards, regardless of his or her number of years in the organization. Some Honorary members may also vote.
Francisco Cervelli should be Ashamed of himself taking Mega-Roids and still sucking….
He shouldve asked for his money back from Boesch because obviously he got a bad batch of PED’s…lol
BBLB, I am willing to bet if not for the roids he would be on here with us instead of playing baseball. LOL.
Braun is a cheater…plain and simple. He got off on fancy lawyering, that is all. They proved the test sample was tainted not that Braun was clean.
Personally, I was not upset last season when Carrasco drilled him.
LOL…I forgot about that drilling by Carrasco.
Can you call anything Carrasco did a drilling? I saw a lot of shelling but not much drilling.
Ha! Touche.
And the lies continue from this cheater:
http://leeinks.weei.com/sports/2013/02/06/brewers-of-ryan-braun-says-he-consulted-anthony-bosch-only-for-appeal-of-positive-ped-test?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
The Braun case just got more interesting
Last night Braun said and I quote directly
“my attorneys, who were previously familiar with Tony Bosch, used him as a consultant.”
Yet today, Braun’s attorney release a statement and it said, again quoting
“I was not familiar with Tony Bosch prior to Ryan Braun’s case.”
Hmmmmmmmmm
Can you post the link to that please?
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/kv03a5
The full statement to Yahoo! Sports from David Cornwell, Ryan Braun’s former attorney during his arbitration hearing for a positive drug test:
“I was not familiar with Tony Bosch prior to Ryan Braun’s case.
“In the 15 years that I have represented players facing discipline under the various professional sports leagues’ substance abuse and steroid programs, I have relied primarily, if not exclusively, on Dr. David L. Black and his team of scientists at Aegis Sciences Corporation in Nashville, TN as my experts with respect to scientific and other matters relevant to the testing of player specimens.
“Bosch was introduced to me at the earliest stage of Ryan’s case. I found Bosch’s value to be negligible and, thereafter, I followed my prior practice of relying on Aegis in the preparation of Ryan’s winning defense.”
That’s kind of consistent with what Braun said.
He is admitting to working with Bosch briefly once the case began for his “false” positive.
I’m not saying I believe the two of them whatsoever, however their statements are somewhat consistent.
Actually it’s 100% contradictory to what Braun said
Braun said his lawyer were previously familiar with Tony Bosch prior to using him as a consultant on his case.
His lawyer said he was not familar with Bosch until the Braun case.
Oh I thought Braun only said that he was used for the case
No…
Braun’s statement opening paragraph
“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.”
- my attorneys who were previously familiar with Tony Bosch
Opening statement from Braun’s attorney
“I was not familiar with Tony Bosch prior to Ryan Braun’s case.”
So how could his lawyer be previously familiar with Bosch while prepping his case if the lawyer said he didn’t know anything about Bosch UNTIL the case started?
You’re right, I guess I overlooked that part of the statement. You would have thought they’d be air tight on at least their statements.
If I had to predict how this goes down in the worst case scenario, it will be about Goins and the ACES runner. Those 2 are the key.
For Gio is there is even a shred of evidence that he has spoken to or met Bosch – he’s done.
For Braun and others, it’s about the UMiami S&C coach that they use in the offseason and the ACES runner who picks up and drops off.
Starting to look like all the strings run through that guy at U Miami.
Ryan Braun gave the tester that he accused of tampering a big time off the hook time. Braun should be suspended for 100 games this year.