Posted on 03/17/2005 12:17:34 PM PST by Cagey
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired slugger Mark McGwire Thursday told a congressional panel investigating drugs in baseball that he would not "participate in naming names" of players who used steroids. McGwire did not say in his opening statement to the House Government Reform Committee whether he used steroids.
Two current players, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro, said they never used steroids. That duo and McGwire were accused of using performance-enhancing drugs by Jose Canseco in a best-selling book that helped prompt the hearing.
In a tense scene, Canseco sat at the same table as the other players as he told the lawmakers that he could not fully answer their questions because of concerns his testimony could be used against him.
Choking back tears, his voice cracking, McGwire said he knows that steroid use can be dangerous and will do whatever he can to discourage young athletes from using them.
"What I will not do, however, is participate in naming names and implicating my friends and teammates," said McGwire, who ranks sixth in major league history with 583 homers.
getting ugly now. Liar liar pants on fire time
cockpit problems here
reaching for eject handle
If every one got to wear one, fine. But you have to get an exemption to do so. Therefore, it makes it an unfair playing field. By the way, he didn't start wearing it until the 2000 season, since then he has hit 258 of his 703 home runs.
I'm having trouble understanding what jurisdiction the Congress has also, and I don't condone the use of steroids either.
Congressman mutters in the background... 'You sound like you are running for office' (he's a Republican dont encourage him...)
That was a great little exchange there. The sanctimonious "Bernie" told Shilling that he gave a politician's answer, and that he should be a politician. Some other congressman interjected, "Bernie, you better be careful there about encouraging him, he's a republican."
HE is a REPUBLICAN. He is the only one I trust on this panel!
Congresman: "Congress has a vested interest in seeing that there is no cheating in baseball"
What a crock!
illegal steroid use and sales are federal crimes according to earlier comittitte member
I don't buy the "pretty much admitted" arguments, because a lot of people are inferring things that might not be there.
Canseco, Caminiti, Rios, and the Giambis have all actually admitted steroid use, maybe a few others.
I'm not going to go along with this witch hunt. Innocent until shown otherwise, as far as I'm concerned, and I'd need a confession or a positive steroid test before I'm going to say someone did steroids. People are getting hysterical over this.
While you're at it, don't forget bandbox ballparks, diluted expansion pitching and the postage-stamp strike zone.
I guess you just don't like facts getting in the way of your guesses. Fact-2003 testing showed 6%, Fact 2004 testing showed less than 2%. But maybe we should just take your word for it that the number is really 50%. Teach your kids about drugs, don't wait for Congress to do it. Their war on drugs shows that they can't do anything.
Conseco saying that Congress needs to regulate baseball.
So, techincally under the law McGwire could not testify to being clean.
We here in Pennsylvania call him CORKEEEEEEY
They do, watch CSpan any day of the week.
I'm guessing Joes is not sitting at the main table with the other players since he's, he's,
not welcome?
Just a guess mind you
Bull.
I've never understood this either. All he has to do is flex his bicep and the ricochet from the pitch would kill the thirdbaseman.
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