the hammer drops tomorrow

my picks are julio franco, brian giles, and roger clemens

12/12/2007 5:46:05 PM

Go Vols!

12/12/2007 5:48:38 PM

I'm going to say Adrian Beltre, Ivan Rodriguez, and yeah, I'll go with Clemens too.

12/12/2007 5:48:45 PM

David Ortiz

12/12/2007 5:51:05 PM

DEREK JEETER

everyone loves that guy

would create SUCH a double standard

12/12/2007 6:07:46 PM

that would be great

especially if a-rod isnt named

12/12/2007 6:12:12 PM

I'm going with Beltran. And I hope it's true!

12/12/2007 6:17:33 PM

Jeff Kent, Daryle Ward, Adam Dunn.

12/12/2007 6:22:44 PM

Bonds. No one will suspect that guy.

12/12/2007 6:23:16 PM

jeter no way, he's not fast or strong enough, or else that was some shitty hgh he took

12/12/2007 6:23:47 PM

I-Rod
Sheffield

12/12/2007 6:25:03 PM

Kenny Rogers
Placido Polanco <---motherfucker has a head shaped like a peanut, cant be natural

12/12/2007 6:37:01 PM

Nomar

12/12/2007 6:37:01 PM

i would be more shocked if clemons wasn't named. I think he is going to be in there.

Just look for people whose heads have doubled in size over the last 10 years.

12/12/2007 6:39:10 PM

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"I'm going with Beltran. And I hope it's true!"

As long as we're throwing out names of guys who certainly won't be on there, I'm going with John Smoltz and Greg McMichael.

12/12/2007 7:17:50 PM

Tyler Hansborough is a lock. Err wait, wat.

12/12/2007 7:27:07 PM

Nobody on the Current Oakland A's

12/12/2007 7:34:53 PM

1st Round - Mark McGwire
2nd Round - Barry Bonds
3rd Round - Roger Clemens
4th Round - Luis Gonzalez
5th Round - Adrian Beltre
6th Round - Todd Helton
7th Round - Gary Sheffield
8th Round - Pudge Rodriguez
9th Round - Eric Gagne
10th Round - Brad Lidge

12/12/2007 7:39:29 PM

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"Adrian Beltre"

Even though I'm a diehard Mariners fan, Ill have to agree with this pick

12/12/2007 7:40:24 PM

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"6th Round - Todd Helton"

i'd wager a billion dollars that he isn't on there

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"As long as we're throwing out names of guys who certainly won't be on there, I'm going with John Smoltz and Greg McMichael"

players who retired before 2003 aren't on the list, so that rules out mcmichael

if he were on roids though, he must have stopped when he was traded to the mets!

[Edited on December 12, 2007 at 7:58 PM. Reason : ]

12/12/2007 7:53:28 PM

Ozzie Smith
Willie McGee
Tom Brunansky
Pedro Guerrero
Milt Thompson
Jack Clark
Tommy Herr
Vince Coleman

12/12/2007 11:40:00 PM

people who retired before 2003 could be on there, it just wasn't being banned by baseball at that time.

12/13/2007 12:27:01 AM

^ i read somewhere that the list didn't contain players who retired before 2003

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/12/12/mitchell.report.ap/index.html

says there are 60-80 players, mvps and all-stars

there are going to be a lot of broken hearts tomorrow

12/13/2007 1:13:35 AM

I cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12/13/2007 1:15:32 AM

this will work well for the tigers

when pudge is suspended for 60 games, we'll convert inge back to a catcher

12/13/2007 1:16:45 AM

i say both giles brothers, bonds, sheffield, giambi (of course), bob abreu, brian roberts, david ortiz, pudge, paul konerko, jim thome, carlos beltran

12/13/2007 1:19:53 AM

Do you think they will suspend the active players that are on this list?

I honestly can't wait either, being a Cardinals fan there are a few I think we have to worry about.

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 1:38 AM. Reason : Edmonds needs help for his injuries he always has ]

12/13/2007 1:35:10 AM

edmonds for sure

pujols no one knows

12/13/2007 1:36:50 AM

petite

12/13/2007 11:01:34 AM

chipper... i mean, he recovers so quickly from his injuries he must be roiding!

12/13/2007 11:04:23 AM

Mark Prior, non-tendered yesterday.
Miguel Tejada, traded yesterday.
Jeff Bagwell, gut feeling.

12/13/2007 11:07:42 AM

I read a NY paper saying NO current Mets are on the list... so no Beltran if that is true (which it might not be).

I demand the 2000 World Series (unless Piazza is on there). Fucking Pettitte and Clemens, 2 of the 4 pitchers we faced, were illegal...

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:09 AM. Reason : x]

12/13/2007 11:09:20 AM

there was some discussion today up here in baltimore on talk radio about how crushing it would be if ripken was on the list. he's essentially a god up here, and he's always been a real positive player and face in the community. but because he recovered from injuries so quickly to keep his streak alive, there's been some speculation.

12/13/2007 11:10:35 AM

Cal Ripken

12/13/2007 11:11:55 AM

Bobby Cox

12/13/2007 11:13:25 AM

1993 Phillies

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM. Reason : seriously... the entire team. Even that fucker Mickey Morandini]

12/13/2007 11:16:43 AM

Well...definitely Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and Barry Bonds.

Also, per New York radio, a bunch of Yankees and zero Mets.

12/13/2007 11:17:27 AM

^^Joe Carter already made that team his bitch

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:18 AM. Reason : .]

12/13/2007 11:18:28 AM

I'm really glad Pedro isn't on the list. I made the case with a friend of mine that Pedro was the greatest pitcher who ever lived. He claimed it was Clemens. I based my case on Pedro's W/L percentage and his unbelievable almost sub 1 WHIP as a good indication of just how good he is.

12/13/2007 11:19:33 AM

2:00 pm is when they announce it right

12/13/2007 11:20:05 AM

correct

12/13/2007 11:22:07 AM

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"I'm really glad Pedro isn't on the list. I made the case with a friend of mine that Pedro was the greatest pitcher who ever lived. He claimed it was Clemens. I based my case on Pedro's W/L percentage and his unbelievable almost sub 1 WHIP as a good indication of just how good he is."

I've made that argument on here... Pedro is now, officially, the best pitcher of our generation in my mind. The only argument I usually got was Clemens...

Pedro still has the all time lowest ERA+, the all-time best winning % and has one of the most dominant 7 year stretches in the history of the game (and he did it in a steroid era in the AL East mostly and in Fenway Park).

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No current Mets... I fully expect Piazza to be on there...

12/13/2007 11:22:08 AM

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"Much of the first part of the report will be based on evidence obtained from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski,"

12/13/2007 11:22:38 AM

He quit in '95... I wouldn't be too heartbroken if bums like Juan Samuel, Bobby Bonilla or Wally Whitehurst are on there.

Brady Anderson, Manny Alexander, Rick Ankiel, Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Aaron
Boone, Rafaeil Bettancourt, Bret Boone, Milton Bradley, David Bell, Dante
Bichette, Albert Belle, Paul Byrd, Wil Cordero, Ken Caminiti, Mike Cameron,
Ramon Castro, Jose and Ozzie Canseco, Roger Clemens, Paxton Crawford, Wilson
Delgado, Lenny Dykstra, Johnny Damon, Carl Everett, Kyle Farnsoworth, Ryan Fr
anklin, Troy Glaus, Rich Garces, Jason Grimsley, Troy Glaus, Juan Gonzalez, Eric
Gagne, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Guillen, Jay
Gibbons, Juan Gonzalez, Clay Hensley, Jerry Hairston, Felix Heredia, Jr., Darren
Holmes, Wally Joyner, Darryl Kile, Matt Lawton, Raul Mondesi, Mark McGwire,
Guillermo Mota, Robert Machado, Damian Moss, Abraham, Trot Nixon, Jose Offerman,
Andy Pettitte, Mark Prior, Neifi Perez, Rafael Palmiero, Albert Pujols, Brian
Roberts, Juan Rincon, John Rocker, Pudge Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Scott
Schoenweiis, David Segui, Alex Sanchez, Gary Sheffield, Miguel Tejada, Julian
Tavarez,Fernando Tatis, Maurice Vaughn, Jason Varitek, Ismael Valdez, Matt
Williams and Kerry Wood, Laurent Renard

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:29 AM. Reason : a few duplicates on there... compare this to the actual when it comes out]

12/13/2007 11:26:01 AM

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"I've made that argument on here... Pedro is now, officially, the best pitcher of our generation in my mind. The only argument I usually got was Clemens... Pedro still has the all time lowest ERA+, the all-time best winning % and has one of the most dominant 7 year stretches in the history of the game (and he did it in a steroid era in the AL East mostly and in Fenway Park)."

I think he's the greatest pitcher who ever lived, not just of our generation. Now he's undeniably the best because Clemens is a fucking fake.

12/13/2007 11:27:10 AM

There's already talk that the report is already losing credibility due to the fact that it was headed by a director for the Red Sox and already is known to name several prominent Yankees

It was funny, last night while I was watching ESPN I just happened to see a whole bunch of MLB players scrolling on the bottom line and I was like OH SHIT names have been leaked! Turns out it was just a list of non-tendered free agents

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:31 AM. Reason : ]

12/13/2007 11:29:16 AM

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"Albert Pujols"

wouldnt shock me, but one time they did some piece on pujols and it showed him with a wifebeater on and he looked like a fat slob so i always thought he was just naturally powerful...kinda like Cecil Fielder

12/13/2007 11:31:54 AM

damn I like Pujols :-/

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 11:34 AM. Reason : .]

12/13/2007 11:32:44 AM

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"There's already talk that the report is already losing credibility due to the fact that it was headed by a director for the Red Sox and already is known to name several prominent Yankees "

that's been a topic for a few months

12/13/2007 11:35:03 AM

also Ryan Klesko has GOT to be on there based solely on how much he'd get pissed off and cuss out the umps all the time, or scream and cuss at himself after striking out

i think one of the things thats going to surprise the casual fan is how many pitchers are named since the casual fan perspective is still that roids are mostly used to hit homers

12/13/2007 11:35:36 AM