OT: Rick Ankiel busted for HGH in same probe - New England Patriots Forums

***pats1*** · 09-07-2007, 05:52 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3008363

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Report: Cardinals' Ankiel received HGH supply in 2004
ESPN.com news services

Updated: September 7, 2007, 5:43 AM ET

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel, who punctuated a storybook comeback from pitching travails by homering twice with 7 RBIs Thursday, joined the list of athletes linked to a Florida-based steroids investigation.

The New York Daily News reported Friday that Ankiel received a 12-month supply of human growth hormone in 2004 from a Florida pharmacy that was part of a national illegal prescription drug-distribution operation, citing records its reporters saw. That Orlando outfit, Signature Pharmacy, has been implicated in a steroids investigation run by Albany County (N.Y.) District Attorney P. David Soares, which has resulted in 22 indictments and several Florida clinic raids.

Ankiel's HGH prescriptions, including Saizen and Genotropin, were signed by Florida physician William Gogan, who provided them through a Palm Beach Gardens clinic called The Health and Rejuvenation Center, or THARC, the newspaper reported.

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Also linked to the Signature Pharmacy probe, in various reports, are at least 14 professional wrestlers, New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (who was suspended four games by the NFL) and Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Wilson (suspended five games).

Daily News sources said more athletes' names are expected to emerge from THARC.

Tyler.Durden · 09-07-2007, 05:58 AM

Good for him.

desi-patsfan · 09-07-2007, 08:33 AM

Well there goes the feel good story of baseball.

***Deus Irae*** · 09-07-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by desi-patsfan

well there goes the feel good story of baseball.

2004+12 months = 2005. This is 2007 so, unless more info comes to light about him using illegal drugs in the past year, I don't see the problem here.

JaredOfNazareth · 09-07-2007, 09:30 AM

Why do these athletes use their real names or addresses?

***Mike the Brit*** · 09-07-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JaredOfNazareth

Why do these athletes use their real names or addresses?

The smart ones don't.

smg93 · 09-07-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JaredOfNazareth

Why do these athletes use their real names or addresses?

That's the beauty of the Internet. So many people fervently believe that because they are in front of a keyboard with no one else around, that makes them invisible. We all know that you couldn't be more wrong.

Bill's Girl · 09-07-2007, 09:59 PM

When the Rodney story broke, I think it was BelichickFan who wondered how far reaching this probe would be. He was right, this is just the beginning. I still can't help but think the whole thing stems from WWE.... I read the other day that some doctors are speculating that brain damage from repeated concussions could have been part of the reason for the Chris Benoit situation. It reminded me of when Ted Johnson was arrested for assaulting his wife and she mentioned he had been violent before. He is now blaming his problems on post-concussive syndrome.

frankiesfly · 09-07-2007, 10:10 PM

Troy Glaus (Toronto BlueJays) too.

PatsSteve1 · 09-07-2007, 10:23 PM

I believe when Ankiel got the HGH it wasn't yet banned in baseball. I don't know when it was banned in the NFL. Anyway, even if an NFL player got HGH before it was banned, I wonder how the NFL Commish would handle this compared to the MLB commish. Jason Giambi has admitted taking steriods. If an NFL player did that, wouldn't Goodell suspend him?