THE MITCHELL REPORT

This is more or less the list from the Mitchell report. Some names are no surprises and some names are irrelevant. But there are some really crazy out of the blue names that i would have never known. (I highlighted the standouts in red,)

Remember that the list is not yet complete. There probably will be some more high profile names still to come. As the new names are released I will update the list.

I want everybody to keep in mind that just because a name is on the list it doesn't mean that your guilty. A player is only guilty if there is concrete evidence against him. The repercussions of the list are still to be determined.

this is a link to the entire report http://files.mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf its a good read if you have the patience. I would love to hear your thoughts on the list.

Chad Allen , Rick Ankiel

David Bell, Mike Bell

Marvin Benard, Gary Bennett, Jr.

Larry Bigbie, Barry Bonds

Kevin Brown , Paul Byrd

Jose Canseco , Mark Carreon

Jason Christiansen ,Howie Clark

Roger Clemens ,Jack Cust

Brendan Donnelly , Chris Donnels

Lenny Dykstra , Bobby Estalella

Matt Franco , Ryan Franklin

Eric Gagné , Jason Giambi

Jeremy Giambi , Jay Gibbons

Troy Glaus , jason Grimsley

Jose Guillen , Jerry Hairston, Jr.

Matt Herges ,Phil Hiatt

Glenallen Hill ,Darren Holmes

Todd Hundley, Mike Judd

David Justice, Matt Karchner

Chuck Knoblauch ,Tim Laker

Mike Lansing, Paul Lo Duca

Exavier “Nook” Logan, Josias Manzanillo

Gary Matthews, Jr.,CodyMcKay

Kent Mercker,Bart Miadich

Hal Morris ,Daniel Naulty

Denny Neagle, Jim Parque

Andy Pettitte, Adam Piatt

Todd Pratt, Stephen Randolph

Adam Riggs,Brian Roberts

John Rocker, F.P. Santangelo

Benito Santiago, Scott Schoeneweis

David Segui, Gary Sheffield

Mike Stanton, Ricky Stone

Miguel Tejada ,Ismael Valdez

Mo Vaughn, Randy Velarde

Ron Villone ,Fernando Viña

Rondell White ,Jeff Williams

Matt Williams ,Todd Williams

Steve Woodard ,Kevin Young

Gregg Zaun.

here is are some of the names again but with the reason they were named.

Larry Bigbie (confessed)Brian Roberts (based on an admission to Bigbie)

Jack Cust (based on an admission to Bigbie)Rondell White (Kirk Radomski)

Roger Clemens (Brian McNamee)Andy Pettitte (Brian McNamee)Gregg Zaun

(Kirk Radomski)Ron Villone (Kirk Radomski)Miguel Tejada

(performance-enhancers provided to Tejada by teammate Adam Piatt)

Mike Stanton (Kirk Radomski)Stephen Randolph (Kirk Radomski)

Paul Lo Duca (Kirk Radomski)Eric Gagne (Kirk Radomski)Matt Herges

(Kirk Radomski)Gary Bennett (Kirk Radomski)Brendan Donnelly

(Kirk Radomski)Howie Clark (Kirk Radomski)Nook Logan (Kirk Radomski)

Alex Cabrera (Commissioner's Office, DEA, clubhouse attendants

YANKEES ARE IN NEED OF ONE GIANT STARTER.

About a week ago there were rumors revolving around Matsui and the San Francisco Giants.At the time i made nothing of it because i kept on hearing the name Noah Lowry but now Im hearing that there are other players available .What im about to post is all speculation so dont get your hopes up.
Brian Sabean is desperatley looking for a middle of the order bat plus a major league ready pitcher that will not be making anything that has tallent.The blue jays offered Rios straight up for lincecum but the giants turned it down becauase they arent willing to part with timmy. but they said nothing about matty, Sabean said if this trade dosent get done by yesterday then its over.if the yanx Give them Matsui , Duncan , Bettimite and Kennedy The giants would recieve 3 bats that can instantly make there lineup respectabe to say the least. 2 of which are making the league minimum and one in matsui who would garuntee a plus 290 avg plus 25 hr plus 100 rbi year .Hes been doing this in the AL east. immagine in the NL West ? And Kennedy which would be a pefect fit and would be there number 3 starter for years to come. The yanx would want Cain in this package and wouldent take anything less meaning Noah lowry isnt an option (hes mediocre at best. This would be much better than any other kind of deal the yanx were thinking of (johan, Bedard, Haren)cause over there you lose 2 of the big 3 and here you only lose 1 of them and he happens to be the worst of them.

I Just hope that the yanx dont do this deal for Jonathan Sanches.(hes a young lefty that has talent but hes put up horific numbers in his first 2 seasons as a giant.personally I think the giants are way to high on this guy and in my opinion the only reason they are is just to boost his name for trade bate.But you never know with these lefties sometimes they tend to develope a little slower due to location problems.)But i wouldent take him in a package that includes kennedy its simply too much.But i would take him for Matsui .It goes without saying, but i Dont want Noah Lowry for free. He is so overrated its a joke.

We all know how much Brian Sabean Likes to pull the trigger. lets hope he gives us a late chanuka gift. Im praying Imagine a young stud flamethrower for an aging outfielder who we need to clear up space anyway, A couple of young decent players and a pitching prospect??? I WISH....lets all pray and hope this happens.

The Hawk has landed in the Bronx

Reports are stating that the Yankees and Latroy HAWKins have agreed on a 1 year deal said to be worth $3.75 mill.

This was posted by my good friend Dan over at PINSTRIPES PA ( I couldn't have said it any better myself)

Hawkins spent his 2006 season with the Baltimore Orioles....in the American League East. While pitching at Camden Yards Hawkins posted a 2.81 ERA in 32 innings with a 2.62 K/BB ratio. Not bad for pitching in a hitters park. Against the Red Sox that year, Hawkins threw 8.2 innings with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.25 K/BB ratio. The Yankees destroyed him, but he managed to post a 1.08 ERA against the Devil Rays in 8.1 innings. During the first half of the 2007 season, Vizcaino posted a 5.02 ERA in 43 IPDuring the first half of the 2007 season, Hawkins posted a 4.07 ERA in 24 IPDuring the first half of the 2007 season, Vizcaino posted a 3.32 ERA in 32 IPDuring the second half of the 2007 season, Hawkins posted a 2.90 ERA in 31 IPHawkins had one particularly bad April last season, but if you remove that month from his 2007 season, he would have gone 2-2 and posted a 2.70 ERA in 41.1 IP with a 2.2 K/BB ratio.The point is-Hawkins is a decent replacement for Vizcaino; especially considering that the Yankees will get a draft pick for loosing the Viz and will not be hindered by signing a 34-year-old reliever to a 3-year contract. Also, if Hawkins does bad, the Yankees can just eat his contract. If he does good, they have another bullpen option on their hands, or they can trade him for a prospect come July. Fans, understand this deal is nowhere near as bad as people are making it out to be. Hawk is a great clubhouse guy, and if Girardi uses him correctly, he'll be a solid reliever for the Yanks in 2008.

Note: Max n is totally against this signing, He is saying that farnsworthless will be having a better year. (hes nuts) Max your wrong on this one(if hes used correctly(i hope girardi is a better bullpen manager than torre)than he will be solid.)

If he ends up sucking it wouldn't be the end of the world cause we have other pretty good options to work with. Bruney, Edwar,Britton, All im saying is that its worth rolling the dice on the Hawk for a couple of reasons. #1 if hes good we got ourself a new 8th inning guy for a bargain but if hes no good hes expendable #2 hes got a cool nickname "THE HAWK"

P.S. Pavano was signed to a 1 year minor league deal by the yanx after cutting him so they can collect insurance. Pavano logged back to back years of plus 200 innings pitched and the red sox and tigers were among several other teams in the running for him. so you cant really get that mad that they signed him at the time but After all said and done it probably was the worst signing in professional sports history. I challenge all of you to find a worse one.Pavanos numbers as a Yankee was a utter joke. I can remember maybe one or two really good games that he pitched but definateley not worth 40 million. Here are his numbers.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=3784

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