Baseballreference.com told only a part of the story of the major leagues this week. To have a complete picture, one had to link to http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/, the Web site of the federal courts.
In a week, more All-Stars appeared in federal court cases than in a game between the Pirates and Reds. It was a record week, it seemed, when it came to baseball drug news in the courts.
Monday
Two days after Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site that three-time AL MVP Alex Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone during baseball’s anonymous survey in 2003, Rodriguez tells ESPN he took banned substances (he didn’t specify which ones) while playing with the Texas Rangers from 2001-3.
Also, federal prosecutors again asked a federal judge in San Francisco to let them show a jury three drug test results they say show Barry Bonds used steroids. The seven-time NL MVP is under indictment for making false statements and obstruction of justice, related to when he told a grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly used steroids. His trial is to start March 2.
Tuesday
ada is charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with lying to investigators for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2005 when he denied knowledge of an unidentified ex-teammate’s use of steroids and human growth hormone.
Wednesday
Tejada became the first high-profile player convicted of a crime stemming from baseball’s steroids era, pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of misleading Congress. He also acknowledged he bought HGH while playing for the Oakland Athletics, his team when he won the AL MVP award in 2002. He can receive as much as a year in jail, but federal guidelines call for a lighter sentence. One his lawyers, Mark Tuohey, said he thinks Tejada will receive probation.
Thursday
laint within 30 days to pursue that claim further and provide specific information about how he was harmed by the statements. Clemens also is being investigated by a Washington, D.C., grand jury trying to determine whether he lied to a House committee last year when he denied McNamee’s allegations.
Friday
Federal prosecutors file a memorandum in U.S. District Court in San Francisco saying they plan to call Bonds’ former personal shopper to testify at his trial next month that she saw the slugger’s personal trainer inject him. Prosecutors also said in a court filing that former teammate Bobby Estalella will testify Bonds told him about using performance-enhancing drugs.Defense attorneys and prosecutors also sparred in court documents over whether to ask potential jurors if they were aware of Rodriguez’s admission that he used banned substances. Among the government witnesses are former AL MVP Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, former NL Rookie of the Year Benito Santiago, Armando Rios, Randy Velarde, and Marvin Benard.
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