The Associated Press Gets an 'F' in Math, an A+ in Politics. David Justice DID MEET WITH MITCHELL BEFORE REPORT.

From the AP story tonight published in the NY Times about Mariano Rivera's new contract:

• "The 38-year-old Rivera insisted that the Yankees' legacy was safe even though ***11 players from their championship run*** were included in the Mitchell Report. They included Clemens, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton.

''I don't think that we have to defend anything,'' Rivera said. ''Those years were hard work and a lot of dedication. The whole team was involved, not ***just two guys***.''"

• AP story, "Rivera Finalizes Deal and Supports Pettitte," published in the NY Times, 12/17/07

Did you know ONLY 1 YANKEE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE USED DURING 'THE CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS,' 1996-2000, that being Clemens?

• YET HOW MANY BASEBALL WRITERS ARE IN BUD SELIG AND GEORGE MITCHELL'S POCKET, LEADING THE WORLD TO BELIEVE LIES ABOUT NUMEROUS "YANKEES FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS IN THE REPORT?'

The Mitchell Report should be thrown out, as it was mainly the Radomski-McNamee Report AND HAS BEEN USED SOLELY TO FOCUS FALSEHOODS AND NEGATIVITY ON THE YANKEES INSTEAD OF EMPHASIZING THAT IT'S WORKING ON GETTING NAMES FROM SUPPLIERS TO ALL TEAMS.

• Yankee bashing is how you ADVANCE YOUR CAREER in baseball writing, MOVE UP THE FOOD CHAIN. Say you're on the downside, maybe could use a little more bread from ESPN, just get headlines for doing what threadbare phonies do--say the 4 World Series had 11 users, or phrase your statements so the reader is left with that impression.Hey! You may get chosen to vote in the next BBWAA baseball awards scam!

• "Championship Run" years: 1996-2000

• Mike Stanton: alleged and denied purchase: 2003 as a Met

• David Justice: alleged and denied HGH purchase sometime after the 2000 World Series. (NY Times)

• Chuck Knoblauch: alleged used during 2001

• Roger Clemens: alleged use during championship years

• Andy Pettitte: 2002, HGH while on DL in April 2002.*****************************

• What about David Justice? Did you know that he DID meet with the Mitchell people before the report, as stated by Tyler Kepner in a NY Times article?
• NY Times by Tyler Kepner: "Justice spoke with the Mitchell investigators before the allegations by Radomski and McNamee, saying in his interview that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. The report says Justice did not respond to a subsequent interview request to answer specific charges; he said he never got the message."

THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SAID IN THOUSANDS OF MEDIA TRANSMISSIONS. IT HAS ONLY BEEN SAID THAT JUSTICE NEVER SPOKE WITH THEM. Kepner's article said they called him to meet a second time, and that meeting never happened for whatever reason.

• And the fact that this alleged purchase was AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP years is only vaguely mentioned in Kepner's article towards the end. I had to look for it:

NY Times, Tyler Kepner:"Justice dismissed the idea that he purchased H.G.H. from Radomski after the 2000 World Series. His final two seasons were plagued by more groin injuries, and his performance fell off sharply.

“It really helped me, huh?” Justice said, facetiously."" Reference NY Times article by Tyler Kepner, "Justice Attempts to Clear his Name," 12/15/07. *********************

• HALL OF SHAME FOR BASEBALL WRITER MARK WHICKER, Orange County Register, 12/17/07.

Reports for days have established Andy Pettitte's experience with HGH to have been in April 2002 when he was on the DL. This was the accusation by McNamee and Pettitte admitted it. But MARK WHICKER TODAY SAYS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I THOUGHT MARK WHICKER WAS A GUARDIAN OR CONSCIENCE OF THE GAME, THERE TO WATCH OUT FOR NUMBERS. HE PUTS THE SPIN THAT PETTITTE TOOK IT AT THE END OF 2002 THEN CONNECTS IT TO ANDY'S RECORD IN 2003:

• Mark Whicker:"Andy Pettitte bought Radomski's wares near the end of the '02 season and, in '03, tied a career high with 21 victories. The report does not say McNamee injected Pettitte after that, although it does say the two continued working together."
• WILL MARK WHICKER RUN A FIRST PARAGRAPH RETRACTION OF THAT OBVIOUSLY "TAINTED" UNPROFESSIONAL MISSTATEMENT?

Next************** ***Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune, COME ON DOWN!***(12/13/07) "Clemens, Pettitte, Justice, Knoblauch and five other teammates on the 2000 World Series champion New York Yankees were among 87 players connected to the use or possession of steroids or human growth hormone in the 409-page report Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig authorized..."

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