Gary Matthews Jr., Paul Byrd, Rick Ankiel and other Major League Baseball players who have been linked to human growth hormone in published reports face the prospect of a Bud Selig-imposed suspension if they are found to have violated U.S. law.
Citing a high-ranking major league official, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that Major League Baseball's commissioner hasn't ruled out such discipline for players even if they did not violate baseball's drug policy.
Major League Baseball did not ban HGH until January 2005, but steroids and HGH have been, and still are, illegal without a legitimate prescription.
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Oct 25, 2007 12:56 PM EST
Re-signing C.C. Sabathia remains an issue that Cleveland GM Mark Shapiro wants to deal with sooner rather than later, which means before training camp starts. However, if he sees that talks are promising, he will be flexible with his timetable.
Unlike many fans and those in the media, Shapiro does not see the attempt to re-sign Sabathia as a lost cause.
"As far as C.C. goes, there's not anyone who is stronger in wanting to stay here, and that's after our best days and our worst days," Shapiro said. "But with the magnitude of his success, the question is whether there's a business deal that can be struck with ownership. I think there's a chance."
Shapiro has no plans to trade Sabathia who can be a free agent after next season even if no agreement is reached on a contract.
"It's my job to put the strongest possible team on the field," he said. "It's hard to see how I could do that without C.C."
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Fans can point fingers, second-guess managerial decisions and debate incessantly over reasons why Cleveland collapsed in the AL championship series against the Red Sox.
Indians' GM Mark Shapiro has his own theory.
"We won three in a row. They won three in a row," Shapiro said. "The best two teams played in the ALCS; it went seven games, and the best team won."
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Oct 22, 2007 12:45 AM EST
Josh Beckett needs a bigger trophy case: now he has an AL championship series Most Valuable Player Award to go along with his 2003 World Series MVP.
Unflappable and close to unhittable, Beckett shut down Cleveland twice, including a victory in Game 5 that started Boston's comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series.
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Oct 22, 2007 12:23 AM EST
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia and these Red Sox are taking a sweet streak into the World Series, too.
Boston charged to its third straight win, completing yet another October comeback by overpowering the Indians 11-2 Sunday night in Game 7 of the ALCS behind a new pair of rookie Sox.
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Indians Oct 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Oct 21, 2007
Paul Byrd, who pitched the Cleveland Indians to the brink of the World Series with a victory in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday, admitted to taking human growth hormone under a doctor's care.
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ESPN | Oct 21, 2007
Paul Byrd, who pitched the Cleveland Indians to the brink of the World Series with a victory in Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday, bought nearly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes, according to a published report.
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AP | Oct 21, 2007
The $103 million pitcher takes the mound for the Red Sox Sunday night in Game 7 against the Indians and Jake Westbrook.
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AP | Oct 21, 2007
J.D. Drew hit a grand slam and drove in 5-runs as the Red Sox defeated the Indians 12-2 on Saturday night to tie the ALCS at three games apiece.
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Yahoo! | Oct 20, 2007
Trot Nixon, the former Red Sox outfielder who beat Boston with an extra-inning single in Game 2, was back in Cleveland's starting lineup for Saturday night's sixth game of the AL championship series.
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Yahoo.com | Oct 19, 2007
Josh Beckett dominated the Indians for the second time as the Red Sox defeated Cleveland 7-1 on Thursday night in Game 5.
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Yahoo.com | Oct 16, 2007
Paul Byrd blanked the Red Sox long enough and the Indians used a seven-run 5th inning to beat the Red Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.
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Yahoo.com | Oct 16, 2007
As October's curtain rose, they were unknown underdogs.
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AP | Oct 14, 2007
Manny Ramirez broke the postseason home run record and Red Sox teammate David Ortiz tied another October mark Saturday night in Game 2 of the AL championship series.
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AP | Oct 14, 2007
Eric Gagne's decline from super closer to struggling reliever reached a new low.
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Yahoo.com | Oct 13, 2007
Josh Beckett threw six innings of four-hit ball, and David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez reached base all 10 times to lead the Red Sox over the Indians 10-3 Friday night.
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Newsday | Oct 10, 2007
The industry regarded John Hart as an imperfect general manager when he ran the Indians and Rangers.
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AP | Oct 9, 2007
Curt Schilling will pitch for Boston in the second game of the ALCS against Cleveland, following Josh Beckett in the rotation and moving ahead of Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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Associated Press | Oct 9, 2007
Grady Sizemore and the Cleveland Indians eliminated the New York Yankees after winning Game 4, 6-4.
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New York Times | Oct 8, 2007
Eric Wedge, the manager of the Cleveland Indians, was faced with a critical decision: Whom should he send to the mound tonight to pitch Game 4 of the American League division series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium?
Immediately after the Yankees defeated the Indians last night, 8-4, to cut Cleveland?s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five series, Wedge said he would make no change in his plans to use Paul Byrd.
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yahoo.com | Oct 6, 2007
The Indians defeated the Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings Friday to take a two-game lead in their AL playoff series.
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ESPN | Oct 5, 2007
Rocked right off the bat, the Cleveland Indians quickly found their October swing.
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Newsday | Oct 1, 2007
Hideki Matsui will likely be a designated hitter when the New York Yankees open the playoffs Thursday at Cleveland.