Get used to it because the ripples from the Jason Grimsley Affair are already starting and may turn into pretty tasty waves soon.
It looks as if Grimsely has fingered Chris Mihlfeld, a Kansas City-based ìstrength and conditioning guruî (and the former Strength And Conditioning Coordinator for the Kansas City Royals baseball club) as referring Grimsley to a source from whom Grimsley obtained “amphetamines, anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.” Mihlfeld has been Cardinals star Albert Pujolsí personal trainer since before Pujols was drafted by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 draft.
Meanwhile, as speculated in this previous post from over a year ago, this NY Times article reports that the perjury investigation into Barry Bonds is continuing to fester.
This is going to get very ugly. Quickly.
Update: Mihlfeld is denying that his name is connected to the drug probe that has ensnared Grimsley or that Pujols was involved in taking performance-enhancing drugs.
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This steroid nonsense should remind us of the greatness of Babe Ruth. He lost a few years as a hitter because of his extraordinary pitching ability. Mr. Ruth also did not take especially good care of himself. It is rumored that the King of Swat often played with a hangover and was not inclined to eating healthy foods. Moreover, he regrettably subscribe to the myth that a heavier bat increased the odds of hitting home runs. We now know that the exact opposite is the reality of the matter. My guess is that this alone may have cost him another 100 homers during his illustrious career. And yet, Babe Ruth, for all of his failings, remains a legend decades after his death.