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The Mitchell Report: Don't Say You're Sorry if You Don't Really Mean It

Someone once told me, "Pat, you can say you're sorry all you want but just because you say it enough to think you mean it doesn't actually mean that you do." That's a pretty true statement, I think, and it certainly applies to baseball right now. Since the release of the Mitchell Report last week, the en vogue thing to do...

Brian Roberts: 'I Took One Shot of Steroids'

First it was Andy Pettitte admitting to HGH use, then Fernando Vina came clean on-air yesterday. Today, Brian Roberts admits to taking steroids. But, of course, he only tried them once before he ran for the hills."In 2003, when I took one shot of steroids, I immediately realized that this was not what I stood for or...

Fernando Vina Confirms HGH Use

Apparently, Fernando Vina is interested in keeping his analyst job at ESPN and staying in the public eye. To do that, Vina had to come clean and discuss his appearance in the Mitchell Report ... and that's exactly what he's done in an interview with Bob Ley (loose quotes): In 2003 I did use HGH ... in '01 I played over 150...

Fernando Vina's Future at ESPN Still Unclear

When former big leaguer and current ESPN analyst Fernando Vina was named in the Mitchell Report, some people wondered why ESPN didn't immediately put him on the air to address the allegations. But as it turns out, his conspicuous absence was apparently his decision and not the network's. From Richard Deitsch of SI.com:Will...

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Fetzer Wine Sold To Chilean Company

California-based Feztzer Vineyards has a new owner.

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10/10/11 Ivan Nova â An Uncommon Rule 5 Story Source: FanGraphs Ivan Nova 's rookie season ended on a sour note Thursday night with a strained forearm and a loss to Detroit.
10/02/11 Archuleta, Smith among inductees into ASU Hall of Fame Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Marvel Smith finds it marvelous that he is among the 10 new members of the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame. "To me it's almost like I don't deserve it," said Smith, an All-America tackle in 1999 who went on to play nine seasons in the NFL with Pittsburgh Steelers including on two Super Bowl-winning teams, and made the Pro Bowl. "I struggled with this feeling my whole career. I knew if I did the right things and did them the right way, what I achieved was a given. But I must have done something special."
10/02/11 GAMES NOTES: Arizona State vs. Oregon State Source: TheSunDevils.com ASU ended a three game skid against the Beavers with their 35-20 victory on Saturday.

Background on Fernando Vina

Fernando Viña (pronounced VEEN-ya) (born April 16, 1969 in Sacramento, California) is a retired Cuban-American Major League Baseball second baseman and current MLB analyst for Oakland Athletics.

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