Tribune Buries Drug Link to Sosa
Affidavit Says Sosa Discussed AmphetaminesHeadline to the same story on the Sports page of the Chicago Tribune:
Federal Affidavit on Grimsley UnsealedTop two paragraphs of New York Times story:
The Department of Justice has unsealed search-warrant affidavits by a federal investigator on two people involved with steroids in baseball, identifying four more baseball players who may have used the drugs, and a federal magistrate judge criticized The Los Angeles Times for faulty reporting.Top three paragraphs of Chicago Tribune story (notice who's missing):
While dozens of players were named last week in the Mitchell report into the use of performance-enhancing substances in baseball, four others who were not in the Mitchell report — Sammy Sosa, Peter Incaviglia, Geronimo Berroa and Allen Watson — are named in one of the affidavits. The other affidavit, expected to be made public Friday, is believed to name at least one other player who did not appear in the Mitchell report.
NEW YORK - Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, Glenallen Hill and Geronimo Berroa were accused of using steroids by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.First mention of Sosa in Tribune report: Bottom of paragraph seven:
Grimsley also accused Chuck Knoblauch of using human growth hormone; David Segui and Allen Watson of using performance-enhancing drugs; and Rafael Palmeiro and Pete Incaviglia of taking amphetamines, according to IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky's sworn statement.
All but Incaviglia, Berroa and Watson were mentioned last week in the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball.
Tejada's name was mentioned when Grimsley described a conversation he had with Baltimore Orioles teammates Tejada, Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa about how they would play after baseball banned amphetamines.Why is the Tribune still covering up for Scammin Sammy?
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