Using the Find function in Adobe Acrobat, I searched for each name in the early morning list that sped through the internet. Of the 74 named players on the list, 55.4% were named in the report.
How this list was complied before being leaked to WNBC.com is not known right now. However, the spelling mistakes could be a result of a rushed effort to copy them and send it out as quickly as possible.
I am not surprised at the precision of the list. I am more surprised that suspected cheats like Brady Anderson were not in the Mitchell Report, but maybe these are amongst the "Many persons declined our requests for an interview, including many former players who are alleged to have used banned substances; central figures in the BALCO investigation; and, as noted earlier, over fifty current players from whom we sought interviews."
Either way, I do not believe this report to be the end of steroids speculation.
PLAYER | In Leaked list? |
Jose Guillen | Yes |
Jay Gibbons | Yes |
Juan Gonzalez | Yes |
Clay Hensley | No |
Jerry Hairston Jr | Yes |
Felix Heredia | Yes |
Darren Holmes | Yes |
Wally Joyner | Yes |
Darryl Kile | No |
Matt Lawton | Yes |
Raul Mondesi | No |
Mark McGwire | Yes |
Guillermo Mota | Yes |
Robert Machado | No |
Damian Moss | Yes |
Abraham Nunez | No |
Trot Nixon | No |
Jose Offerman | No |
Andy Pettitte | Yes |
Mark Prior | No |
Neifi Perez | No |
Rafael Palmiero | Yes |
Albert Pujols | No |
Brian Roberts | Yes |
Juan Rincon | No |
John Rocker | Yes |
Pudge Rodriguez | No |
Sammy Sosa | Yes |
Scott Schoenweiss | Yes |
David Segui | Yes |
Alex Sanchez | Yes |
Gary Sheffield | Yes |
Miguel Tejada | Yes |
Julian Tavarez | No |
Fernando Tatis | No |
Maurice Vaughn | Yes |
Jason Varitek | No |
Ismael Valdez | Yes |
Matt Williams | Yes |
Kerry Wood | No |
Brady Anderson | No WOW |
Manny Alexander | Yes |
Rick Ankiel | Yes |
Jeff Bagwell | No |
Barry Bonds | Yes |
Aaron Boone | No |
Rafael Betancourt | No |
Bret Boone | No |
Milton Bradley | No |
David Bell | Yes |
Dante Bichette | No |
Albert Belle | No |
Paul Byrd | Yes |
Wil Cordero | No |
Ken Caminiti | Yes |
Mike Cameron | No |
Ramon Castro | No |
Jose and Ozzie Canseco | Yes |
Roger Clemens | Yes |
Paxton Crawford | Yes |
Wilson Delgado | No |
Lenny Dykstra | Yes |
Johnny Damon | No |
Carl Everett | No |
Kyle Farnsworth | No |
Ryan Franklin | Yes |
Rich Garces | No |
Jason Grimsley | Yes |
Troy Glaus | Yes |
Juan Gonzalez | Yes |
Eric Gagne | Yes |
Nomar Garciaparra | No |
Jason Giambi | Yes |
Jeremy Giambi | Yes |