Scott Boras on the Mitchell Report

[Linnwood]

Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted this on their Brewers Blog:

 

I just spoke with Scott Boras, the agent for Brewers reliever Eric Gagne, and he said Gagne wouldn't be issuing a statement about being included in the Mitchell Report today.

 

Beyond the fact that Gagne was alleged to have received shipments of HGH in 2004, the year before that substance was banned by MLB, Boras said he couldn't believe anyone was placing credence in comments made by former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, who cooperated in a plea deal with federal agents after being indicted for selling illegal substances.

 

"Players all over baseball have been smeared, and by whom? A convicted felon," said Boras. "Because there are legal parameters to this, our clients won't be making comments.

 

"All I can tell you is that Eric Gagne has passed every drug test given him. As far as any punishment goes, in the due-process form this evidence is completely inadmissable."

 

An hour later he deleted that post and put this up:

 

I apologize, but an earlier post I put on my blog with comments from Scott Boras, the agent for reliever Eric Gagne, were misconstrued by me as being on the record. I just spoke again with Boras, who wanted to make sure he didn't comment publicly about Gagne in particular because he felt it inappropriate regarding an investigation.

 

In other words, I had a miscommunication with Boras, which was unintentional, so I removed that post.

 

Without commenting specifically on Gagne, Boras said, "The integrity of baseball is defined by rules set by the governance of the sport on both sides. To make a judgment on the conduct of players prior to 2005 (when the current drug program went into effect) is something we have to look closely at.

 

"It's my understanding most of the report is dependent on hearsay evidence. Without clinical evidence, any report must be reviewed with great scrutiny."

 

In other words, Boras completely supports Gagne and is against hearsay evidence. He just doesn't want to step on any legal toes, which is understandable, when Gagne might be facing discipline from commissioner Bud Selig.

 

Sorry about the earlier miscommunication. That happens sometimes.

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[Brian]

I actually think it is smart for a player not to comment on it. Clemens comments and it only fuels things. Gagne is being overlooked by fans and media compared to Clemens and Pettitte.

[Linnwood]

I actually think it is smart for a player not to comment on it. Clemens comments and it only fuels things. Gagne is being overlooked by fans and media compared to Clemens and Pettitte.

 

 

If he is overlooked it is only because he is now in a small market. Brewers fans I know are pissed.

[jackie hayes]

I still don't see why using HGH before it was on MLB's banned substances list is even an issue. I know it still breaks federal law (in some cases), but it's not MLB's business to go around enforcing federal laws.