Eric Gagne says that 80% of his Dodger teammates used HGH.

[StealthShot]

“I don’t know why I feel so guilty. It’s hard to explain. Maybe it’s because I love baseball so much,” Gagné said at Old Montreal’s Taverne Gaspar, where the official book launch took place Tuesday. “I don’t feel like I cheated; I find it too bad that I lied to other players in saying I had always been ‘clean’. That’s what I try to explain a little bit in the book. But I don’t know why I feel guilty. I knew that it wasn’t legal. That it had never been prescribed by my doctor. I knew that it would help me.”

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/spor...agné+tries+ease+guilt+book/7298875/story.html

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Beltre called for Gagne to name names, and Robin Ventura didn't seem to inclined to agree with the assessment either. I wonder if there will be more fallout from this, or if it will just be a blip on the radar.

 

[NAHSTE]

opcorn:

Will be interesting to see what transpires from this, but there's no evidence that HGH actually helps performance. Placebo effect, more or less.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

opcorn:

Will be interesting to see what transpires from this, but there's no evidence that HGH actually helps performance. Placebo effect, more or less.

HGH has similar effects to steroids. Plus, it has healing benefits. Until baseball has Olymipc style blood testing, I can't be convinced that the use in not widespread.

People like Ventura & Beltre will be defiant for obvious reasons.

 

[StealthShot]

Well im just going by some of the players on the team from 1999-2006 these are the ones that could all be candidates. Not saying all these players did steroid or HGH but if I had to say anyone it would be some of the people here.

P Andy Ashby
3B Adrian Beltre
P Kevin Brown
LF Jeromy Burnitz
CF Jose Cruz
RF J.D. Drew
SS Rafael Furcal
LF Brian Jordan
C Paul Lo Duca
P Eric Gagne
1B Nomar Garciaparra
LF Jason Grabowski
RF Shawn Green
C Todd Hundley
1B Eric Karros
2B Jeff Kent
RF Raul Mondesi
P Guillermo Mota
P Paul Quantrill
1B Olmedo Saenz
P Duaner Sanchez
P Jeff Shaw
LF Gary Sheffield
3B Robin Ventura

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Several of those players were either named on the Mitchell Report or failed a drug test outright.

 

[NAHSTE]

Mota has been caught twice, including about 3 months ago, so it's safe to say he was one of the 80%, lol.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

How dare you accuse Kosher Shawn Green of dirty play.

 

[PP]

HGH is used for recovery. For a day in day out game like baseball it 100% has benefits.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

HGH is used for recovery. For a day in day out game like baseball it 100% has benefits.

Exactly. Can definitely imagine some of those veteran pitchers like Kevin Brown being involved in this.

 

[Glenbino]

Jeff Shaw... Definitely on the juice.

 

[Villain]

Shawn Kippur.

 

[MVPete]

Darren Dreifort.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Darren Dreifort.

Also quite possibly the worst contract given out, considering his performance to that point.

 

[MVPete]

Also quite possibly the worst contract given out, considering his performance to that point.

Yup. I forget if Jason Schmidt was with them when he had to retire as well.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Yup. I forget if Jason Schmidt was with them when he had to retire as well.

Both had previous arm injuries that made you say WTF for the signings, but at least Schmidt had a history of pitching well. Dreifort, meanwhile, got this deal following his "best" season, which was 12-9 with a 4.16 ERA and 1.36 WHIP.

Scott Boras had to be laughing to the bank and back on that one :lol:

 

[mcstl25]

Are people still surprised about this? When you have millions of dollars at stake, of course people are going to look for ways around the rules.