is derrick goold broke about to be

Is Derrick Goold broke? About to be fired? and/or Lazy?

Using Goold's reportorial style, one might imagine so. A professional

writer doesn't report on a story with only partial facts, which is

what the Selig/Mitchell report was. None of the names they

dramatically unveiled should be discussed publicly until all teams

have been examined similarly.

* Had no luck finding other names? Use better methods, use sources

in the Dominican Republic, use people who have first hand

knowledge but were never contacted by Selig/Mitchell.

Goold not only uses the report's names, he assures you they must've

done much worse. Not that other names obviously skated, but that these

often one-time infractions with no evidence except a few words

exchanged--must be even worse. The names are known mainly due to the

lack of luck--which other players magically possessed, but Goold

thinks they deserve worse punishment than their joyously and

capriciously ruined careers.

* Where did Goold obtain qualifications to make judgments such as

this? Who approves his continued forum for spewing his hatred?

Derrick Goold's manner of reporting says the following:

* He may be desperate for money--his approach will get him on ESPN.

Whoa, baby $$$$.

* Perhaps Derrick Goold is guilty of a capital crime--extrapolating

from his logic, if even hearsay evidence is proof of a crime, then

the person accused must be assumed to have done much worse.

* If you're so dishonest you don't talk about Paul Byrd's 1000 HGH

units, by your logic, you must be dishonest enough to do many

other heinous acts, steal from friends and employers, torture

helpless children, etc.

The problem with baseball writers is they have no conscience

whatsoever. The words are right there for all to see.

* Following is what I found from reading the Mitchell Report and its

attachments about the 2000 Yankees which I originally posted

12/22/07:

Only 1 Yankee on 2000 team named by Mitchell Report.

* Following are 10 names the media has said "are linked to the 2000

Championship Yankee team," (and of course Joe Torre) etc. The

Report has only 1, Roger Clemens, as a Yankee team member actually

using or paying for a substance during that year. I've included

documentation where available:

* 1. Yes. Report cites Clemens using in middle of year 2000,

injected by McNamee .

* 2. No. Grimsley checks to Radomski are 2001-2005.

* 3. No. Glenallen Hill first check to Radomski March 14, 2001:

"For the investigation, Radomski produced one check from Hill for

$3,200, dated March 14, 2001,"

* From article in SantaCruzSentinel.com, Jim Seimas, 12/14/07,

"Ex-MLB Outfielder Named in Mitchell Report." ***This article also

states Hill met with MLB as required as he's an MLB employee.

* The AP Thumbnail on Yahoo Sports doesn't state the 2001 date of

the check. Leaving out this key detail allows the reader to assume

Hill used in 2000 while a Yankee.

* Both AP and the Santa Cruz paper note Hill's meeting with MLB,

that he acknowledged purchasing a substance from Radomski but

never used it, and had been having marital stress at that time.

Regarding Glenallen Hill's 2000 World Series performance: Over all 5

games:

*

3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0

From Baseball-Reference.com

* Nevertheless, you see the exact opposite written, such as this

from the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

"SANTA CRUZ -- Hometown hero Glenallen Hill -- a key player on the New

York Yankees' 2000 World Series championship team -- was named in the

Mitchell report released Thursday."

* A "key player" on the World Series team? Over the 5 games he had 3

at bats, got no hits, no walks, nothing.

* 4. No. David Justice. First, the AP report says Radomski sent

Justice something "AFTER the 2000 World Series". Assuming that's

so, the AP report states Justice paid by check and that Radomski

cashed the check. But AP leaves out a key detail again: Radomski

had no canceled check, did not provide any record of such to the

Mitchell Report. The lack of a canceled check has been noted

elsewhere including ESPN.com, 12/14/07. Also noted in the NY

Times, Justice did meet with MLB once before the report.

* 5. No. Chuck Knoblauch. "In the report: McNamee said that he

acquired human growth hormone from Radomski for Knoblauch in

2001."

* 6. No. Denny Neagle. The Mitchell/Radomski report page 235 said

"Neagle always paid by check." The Mitchell Report included

photocopies of all checks. NONE WERE DATED BEFORE 2001. They are

located on pp. 389 and

* 390 in the Appendix of the Mitchell Report. THE MITCHELL REPORT

ITSELF DOESN'T CLARIFY THIS FACT IN THE TEXT. YOU HAVE TO GO TO

THE APPENDIX AND SEE THE CHECKS. The AP report notes verbal

testimony of sales being made between 2000 and 2004 thereby

allowing the reader to assume he used while on the Yankees, which

was not shown by the evidence in the Report. (In the 2000 World

Series, Mariano Rivera pitched more innings than Denny Neagle)

anyway.

* 7. No. Andy Pettitte. Only stated and acknowledged during early

2002 for HGH when Pettitte was on the DL.

* 8. No. Mike Stanton. The report states the first sale to Stanton

was in 2003 when he was on the Mets.

* 9. No dates relevant. Jose Canseco. Had 1 AB in 2000 World Series

and struck out.

* 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

From Baseball-Reference.com

* 10. No. Allen Watson. Name was not on Mitchell report. His name

was mentioned in passing by Grimsley but not for steroids or HGH.

Something unspecified, no dates, has been denied by Watson's

lawyer who has threatened legal action for anyone making any such

statements about Watson. Watson did not appear in the 2000 World

Series, had a 10.23 ERA in his 22 IP in the 2000 regular season.

Reference, AP report published on YahooSports.com, "Thumbnails of

Players Mentioned in Mitchell Report"

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