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http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-01-31/ne...-biggest-names/ Open the neat spreadsheet and scroll past the listing of local developers, prominent attorneys, and personal trainers. You'll find a lengthy list of nicknames: Mostro, Al Capone, El Cacique, Samurai, Yukon, Mohamad, Felix Cat, and D.R. Then check out the main column, where their real names flash like an all-star roster of professional athletes with Miami ties: San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera, Oakland A's hurler Bartolo Colón, pro tennis player Wayne Odesnik, budding Cuban superstar boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Texas Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz. There's even the New York Yankees' $275 million man himself, Alex Rodriguez, who has sworn he stopped juicing a decade ago. Read further and you'll find more than a dozen other baseball pros, from former University of Miami ace Cesar Carrillo to Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal to Washington Nationals star Gio Gonzalez. Notable coaches are there too, including UM baseball conditioning guru Jimmy Goins. The names are all included in an extraordinary batch of records from Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic tucked into a two-story office building just a hard line drive's distance from the UM campus. They were given to New Times by an employee who worked at Biogenesis before it closed last month and its owner abruptly disappeared. The records are clear in describing the firm's real business: selling performance-enhancing drugs, from human growth hormone (HGH) to testosterone to anabolic steroids. Interviews with six customers and two former employees corroborate the tale told by the patient files, the payment records, and the handwritten notebooks kept by the clinic's chief, 49-year-old Anthony Bosch. Bosch's history with steroids also adds credence to the paperwork. The son of a prominent Coral Gables physician named Pedro Publio Bosch, he was connected with banned substances when slugger Manny Ramirez was suspended for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy in 2009. At the time, MLB confirmed the Drug Enforcement Administration was probing the father and son for allegedly providing Ramirez with HCG, a compound often used at the tail end of steroid cycles. The Bosches were never charged with a crime. Both Pedro and Anthony Bosch failed to respond to a hand-delivered letter and then, reached on their cell phones, declined to speak with New Times. The nine athletes and one coach named in this article didn't respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment, but when New Times began asking questions last week, players' agents leaked information to the New York Daily News and ESPN to soften the blow. MLB issued this statement responding to questions about the Bosches: "We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances and have been active in the issues that have emerged in South Florida... anned substances... have no place in our game." Taken as a whole, New Times' three-month investigation into Biogenesis adds fuel to the raging national debate over the role of steroids and HGH in sports. It follows an embarrassing Hall of Fame election that saw no steroid-era stars enshrined and comes just weeks after cycling star Lance Armstrong described to the Oprah Network his own chemical cheating. Now, as baseball teams head to spring training under a tougher new policy, the Biogenesis records affirm that the war on doping has been as futile as the War on Drugs. "In general, almost every drug these records describe coming from this clinic is well-known in the world of illegal doping," says Dr. Gary Wadler, a past chairman of World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List and Methods Sub-Committee, after listening to a description of the records. The story of how Anthony Bosch built the East Coast version of BALCO — the notorious California lab that provided baseball greats such as Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds with steroids — doesn't just shine a harsh light on America's drug-addled pro sports. It also makes clear that federal crackdowns have done little to police anti-aging clinics, which earn millions annually from average citizens wanting to look younger and from elite athletes seeking an edge. "Anti-aging clinics contend their services are legal because they are treating aging as a disease. Therefore, they'll tell you, testosterone is a medical necessity for aging adults, as is human growth hormone in some cases," says Shaun Assael, author of Steroid Nation, a book about the history of performance-enhancing drugs in competition. "But that's an argument that's already been litigated in sports."

According to a Miami newspaper. Also several other playerd were named as well

I rebuild classic old cars and sell them for a profit. I'm also a firefighter and tattoo artist. I sold a 49 merc for a good profit, that is how I was able to buy Super Bowl tickets.

I'm very glad that I am in New Orleans this week for the Super Bowl..

I believe Sale will win the Cy Young this season

Had amazing time at Soxfest. Now I'm off to New Orleans :-)

He isn't going to get it, with Dunn, Flowers, and Viciedo in the lineup. It would be nice though. I wish the Sox had more contact hitters who have speed over power hitters.

I'm thrilled that the 49ers will have about 15 picks in the draft.. I hope that we can move up in the first rd

The 49ers might be interested in Revis http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000013...ign=Twitter_atl Would be a very nice pickup for the Niners

I watched the Katie show, feel bad for the Te'o family. The voice on the phone sounds like a woman. The pic look very real as well.

Jim Plunkett is a ugly man

Have Te'o take a polygraph test, watch his whole story crumble.

I guess this move is for Triple A

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/0ap1000...wl-quarterbacks When Colin Kaepernick leads the San Francisco 49ers into battle in Super Bowl XLVII, he'll do so as one of the most athletic quarterbacks to ever have played in the title game. The 49ers have 3 of his top 5 athletic QB's

HuffPost Media ‏@HuffPostMedia Katie Couric says she found some of Manti Te'o's story 'sketchy' http://huff.to/11U77wr

DKnobler ‏@DKnobler Pedro Martinez joins Red Sox as special assistant, team announces

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale The #Dbacks will now try to package SS Nick Ahmed and pitching prospect in trade for #Tigers starter Rick Porcello, one NL official says

I still think Te'o is gay.

With Soxfest happening this weekend, getting very excited for the upcoming season. Go Sox!!!

This will be a very close game.. The Ravens will be tough to beat. Flacco has had a great year and I have always loved their D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BAwp0zO76E Kaep is such incredible QB.

My confidence has been up all year. I've faith and a lot of passion for my team.

Can't wait for the 49ers to WIN their 6th Super Bowl.

Santiago won't pitch in the WBC. I'm glad he decided that

He's still a liar. As time goes by, we will know more about the situation.