George Mitchell did not know about Paul Byrd before 10/21/07, but "LEAGUE OFFICIALS" did--and interviewed Byrd?

• Inconsistency in Mitchell Report about knowledge of Paul Byrd allegations--MLB knew but Mitchell didn't?

(Mitchell Report): "Neither I (George Mitchell) nor any member of my investigative staff had any prior (to 10/21) knowledge of any allegation about Byrd."

• Page 246 (pdf), "The Mitchell Report," 12/13/07, referencing the San Francisco Chronicle report on 10/21/07

(ESPN.com's Howard Bryant): "League officials" spoke with Byrd and others "during the season (2007) after they were implicated in a criminal steroid and growth hormone investigation." (12/11/07)

• If Selig's office ("league officials") knew:

• 1. That Paul Byrd was "implicated in a criminal" drug "investigation" during the 2007 season...

• 2. How could Mitchell not know?

• 3. How could ESPN.com's Howard Bryant know?

**************************** "Friction and Fractures Erode Faith in Mitchell's Investigation," by Howard Bryant, ESPN.com 12/11/07

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