It is out, and it is as ugly as anyone probably imagined it would be. Eighty-six families forever tarnished. From relative unknowns (who the heck is Josias Manzanillo?) to household names (David Justice) to living legends (Roger Clemens), no class of athlete was spared.
The sad thing about this is that George Mitchell is not really going by first-hand accounts, he's going by what a couple of people have said (be it under penalty of perjury.) The report would carry much more weight if it indeed had had cooperation from the named individuals. Of course, the people involved had nothing to gain by cooperating and everything to lose, so this should not come as a surprise to anyone.
Of all the entities that lose out in all of this (the fans, the players, the franchises, the union, the Commissioner's office) the biggest loser is the Hall of Fame, that fabled and sacred institution. Who's player's records do you believe now? When you have an avowed religious man in Andy Pettitte (who supposedly used Human Growth Hormone for an 'achy elbow') giving thanks to the Lord for all his blessings but neglecting to talk about a substance he might've used to help him, you know you have a problem.
A very sad state of affairs has befallen us.
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