Juiced, finalmente o beisebol

A Major League Baseball confirmou o que todo o mundo esportivo sabia: há doping no beisebol. Na gíria, “juiced”. Um esporte sem qualquer controle de doping. Ontem, foi liberado um relatório imenso sobre jogadores com alta performance envolvidos no uso de testosterona e hormônio do crescimento. (clique aqui para ver a versão completa) Aproveitando o post anterior, por enquanto – acredito eu, na minha ingenuidade – o doping está somente na química fina, mas quando chegar na biotecnologia.... Quem quiser aprofundar o tema, Charles Yesalis publicou vários livros sobre o tema. Basta procurar na Amazon. Pena que o tema ainda não se difundiu no Brasil. Por enquanto somente o caso Rebeca e, o ridículo “doping” com finasterida de Romário. Na figura, charge de Barry Bonds, o recordista de home run, mas visivelmente “juiced”. NEW YORK -- Former Sen. George Mitchell said on Thursday that performance-enhancing drug use has been pervasive in the sport for more than a decade as he released his findings in the shape of a 311-page report, which was fashioned during the past 20 months of investigations. "Everyone involved in baseball shares responsibility," Mitchell said during a news conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. "Commissioners, club officials, the Players Association and players. I can't be any clearer than that." In all, 89 players were named in the report, including free agent Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees, Miguel Tejada of the Houston Astros, Eric Gagne of the Milwaukee Brewers and Paul Lo Duca of the Washington Nationals, as well as a list of players like Barry Bonds who have already been publicly associated with steroid use. The report itself is posted at MLB.com and is available to read in its entirety.