Among the names expected to appear in the Mitchell Report today are two of the most revered pitchers in Yankee history - Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.
According to a source familiar with information provided to Mitchell, Brian McNamee, the longtime personal trainer for the players, gave the former Senate majority leader conducting a steroids investigation for Major League Baseball, information linking Clemens to the use of steroids and human growth hormone and Pettitte to human growth hormone.
According to the source, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the information, both players were provided the substances to help them recover from injury.
HGH is not a steroid. It is very useful in healing from injuries and thousands of MDs nationwide prescribe it for their (non-athlete) patients every single day. Women need growth hormones as well, to help ward off Lupus, MS and other ailments of menopause. To castigate ball players for using HGH is just silly. Everyone who needs it should be able to use it.