St. Louis manger Tony La Russa, a strong supporter of Mark McGwire for the Hall of Fame, bristled at the recent vote that gave the former slugger a mere 21.9 percent approval — just a tad short of the 75 percent needed.La Russa is certain McGwire’s numbers merit inclusion. As for that other stuff — you know, the steroids — he offers the following argument:
“If it’s a question of what did he do to make himself stronger that wasn’t legal, and that’s kind of a character-and-integrity issue. If it’s a character-and-integrity issue, how many guys do we know who did what Mark did?”
Funny you should ask, Tony.
Apparently, his brother knows.
Bodybuilder Jay McGwire, who admittedly doesn’t have the best relationship with his bro, writes not only that Mark used Deca-Durabolin but he — Jay — was the one who introduced the outfielder to performance-enhancing drugs in 1994. He even injected his brother with the juice, he says.
“Like most first-timers,” Jay writes in a book proposal, “he couldn't plunge in the needle himself. Later a girlfriend injected him.”
According to Deadspin.com, Lauren Brown, Jay's girlfriend from his steroid-supplying days, backs his claims.
There’s been no comment — of course — from Mark McGwire. And no comment from La Russa, stuck in the Land of Denial.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3851381
http://deadspin.com/5137355/ex+fiancee-corroborates-mcgwire-steroid-claims-made-in-book-proposal?skyline=true&s=x
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